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About the Role

The Juvenile Rights Practice is seeking an experienced Paralegal Client Advocate to handle immigration needs for Juvenile Rights clients. This role is part of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to the legal representation of children and adolescents before NYC family courts.

Responsibilities

Provide support in compiling application packets, conducting factual and legal research, and performing administrative tasks.
Compile country conditions for asylum applications and obtain clients’ records from agencies.
Assist with litigation tasks, such as drafting affidavits and compiling motions.
Assist in fact development by meeting with clients, contacting family members abroad, and gathering information and documentation.
Interview, assess, and provide direct assistance to clients under attorney supervision.
Prepare immigration relief applications on behalf of immigrant clients.
Complete and manage a reasonable volume of individual immigration applications.
Respond to and address emergent immigration policies that affect clients.
Maintain and update case management database.
Liaise with court officials and other stakeholders to ensure clients' immigration needs are met.
Assist with motion practice, requiring advanced writing skills and legal understanding.
Monitor compliance with court orders and support clients through the immigration process.
Support organizational initiatives to create a uniform practice across all boroughs.
Collaborate and communicate in an interdisciplinary environment.
Participate in training modules and contribute to the professional development of interdisciplinary teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree (strongly preferred) or a paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited paralegal program.
Experience in and/or commitment to advocacy on behalf of low-income people, immigrants, and children.
Demonstrated skills in advocacy and interviewing.
Experience assisting people in crisis.
Knowledge of immigration law is strongly desired.
Experience preparing immigration applications is strongly desired.
Ability to manage a reasonable volume of cases and solve problems creatively.
Ability to work efficiently and under time constraints to meet deadlines.
Ability to work in and value collaborative team model.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
Excellent research, writing, and computer skills.
Proficiency in other languages, particularly Spanish language, is strongly desired.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.

Skills

Advocacy
Interviewing
Research
Writing
Computer skills
Interpersonal communication
Organizational skills

Location

Queens Trial Office
49 Thomas Street, Downtown Office

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Experienced Paralegal

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Paralegal certificate

Salary/Compensations

$64,307 - $98,477

Benefits

Health insurance
Paid vacation
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
State and Federal loan forgiveness programs
New York state assistance for loan repayments

About the Company

The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
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.
We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs.
Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.

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 (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), 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.