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About the Role
Advocates For Children (AFC) is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Legal Assistant to support legal services staff in representing families to obtain appropriate educational services. This role is crucial for processing payments, managing attorneys' fees claims, and administering a client loan fund, with potential for growth in casework responsibilities. The Legal Assistant reports to the Director of Project Thrive.
Responsibilities
- Track and follow up on money owed by the Department of Education to parents, schools, and service providers.
- Bill, negotiate, and account for fees owed to AFC by the Department of Education.
- Process, report on, and account for AFC’s client loan funds and coordinate with Hebrew Free Loan Society.
- Analyze and prepare data on loans and legal fees for budgeting and auditing.
- Assist in casework, including communicating with clients, preparing for hearings, and keeping records.
- Advocate on behalf of clients and handle casework based on demonstrated ability.
Requirements
- Understanding of and alignment with AFC’s mission.
- Desire to learn and apply diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism principles.
- 1-2 years of relevant post-college work experience.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Candidates must submit a resume and cover letter highlighting interest and alignment with the role and populations served.
Skills
- Excellent technical skills, especially in Excel.
- Experience with Salesforce or similar data management system (a plus).
- Strong organizational skills and attentiveness to accuracy and detail.
- Ability to think proactively, anticipate problems, and develop effective solutions.
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks and prioritize them, meet deadlines, and escalate issues.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Spanish fluency (preferred).
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 1-2 years post-college work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $63,702 - $69,323
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Medical and dental insurance with full premium coverage option for staff and dependents
- Generous time-off policies including 10 federal holidays
- Office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- 15 vacation days and 15 paid time off days in the first year
- 403(b) plan with fully vested employer match
- Coverage of premium cost of life insurance
- Coverage of premium cost of short-term and long-term disability insurance
About the Company
- Advocates For Children (AFC) is a dynamic social justice organization ensuring high-quality education for New York students facing barriers to academic success, particularly those from low-income backgrounds.
- AFC focuses on students at risk of academic failure due to poverty, race, ethnicity, disability, homelessness, immigration status/limited English proficiency, or involvement in the child welfare or legal systems.
- AFC uses integrated strategies to advance systemic reform, empower families and communities, and advocate for individual students' educational rights.
- AFC's values include being Family-Centered, leveraging Expertise from over 50 years of experience, demonstrating Passion for dismantling educational obstacles, fostering Community through collaboration, utilizing Justice through legal tools, and driving Impact through concrete results.
- See www.advocatesforchildren.org for more information.
Equal Opportunity
- AFC is an equal opportunity employer that actively seeks to recruit and retain a diverse staff.
- AFC encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, parents of persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or gender expressions, and persons of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
- AFC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability or other protected characteristic.
- The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.
- For more information and to request an accommodation, contact Human Resources at HR@advocatesforchildren.org.