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About the Role
The Paralegal Client Advocate will work with the supervised community on re-entry issues to prevent reincarceration and provide support to staff attorneys in parole revocation cases. This role involves significant communication with clients, attorneys, social workers, and court personnel, requiring knowledge of the NYS parole revocation process. Frequent travel to various offices, courthouses, community sites, and correctional facilities within New York City is expected.
Responsibilities
- Interview and assess client requests for services, facilitate referrals to partnering service providers, and provide direct client assistance.
- Assist attorneys in obtaining and preparing relevant documents for parole revocation hearings and related proceedings.
- Advise clients on relevant re-entry services and programs and advocate for program placement.
- Correspond with clients, their families, courts, adversaries, and corrections officials to aid in release and re-entry.
- Visit Rikers Island Correctional Facilities and other facilities as needed.
- Prepare documents for filing.
- Write memoranda and prepare reports.
- Update information in Law Manager.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (strongly preferred).
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited paralegal program.
- High school diploma/GED and 4+ years of legal work experience.
- 4+ years of combined higher education and legal work experience.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent computer and word processing skills, including Excel.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
- Experience in or commitment to advocacy for low-income people and non-citizens.
- Notary Public or willingness to become one.
- Valid NYS driver's license is helpful.
- Knowledge of New York criminal law and criminal procedure is strongly desired.
- Proficiency in a language other than English is desirable.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
- For citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status for TN visa.
Skills
- Parole revocation process knowledge
- Client communication
- Attorney support
- Court proceedings
- Document preparation
- Legal research
- Legal writing
- Microsoft Excel
Location
- Bronx, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Paralegal Certificate
- High School Diploma/GED
Salary/Compensations
- $64,307 - $98,477
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid vacation
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
- State and Federal loan forgiveness programs
- Potential New York state assistance with loan repayments
About the Company
- The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation.
- They are dedicated to building strong professional relationships with clients, understanding their diverse circumstances, and meeting their needs.
- The organization expects every member to continuously learn about identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in efforts to dismantle bias.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.