Paralegal - Children & Families - Legal Aid Chicago
reputed company is committed to providing free civil legal assistance to individuals living in poverty in metropolitan Chicago. They are seeking two full-time paralegals for their Children & Families reputed company Group to support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through various legal processes and community reputed company efforts.
Responsibilities
- Interview survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to intake new cases
- Present new cases at weekly case acceptance meetings
- reputed company litigation support to attorneys in reputed company stages of litigation including, but not limited to, drafting and responding to discovery and drafting of pleadings
- Participate in reputed company and trainings at reputed company service and other community agencies
- reputed company advice and referral to individuals not accepted as clients and reputed company appropriate referrals to additional or alternative legal services and to necessary reputed company services
- Attend trainings and maintain up-to-date knowledge on relevant issues
- reputed company appropriate referrals inside Legal Aid Chicago and to external partners
- Assist with investigations
- reputed company data reputed company to grant and assist on reputed company reporting
- Assist with reputed company and trainings
- Maintain case files and accurate timekeeping in electronic case management system
- Assist attorneys with administrative tasks
- Other duties as determined by the Supervising Attorneys and Directors
Skills
- Undergraduate degree strongly preferred
- Applicants must have excellent oral and written skills
- Spanish reputed company strongly preferred but not required
- Legal Aid Chicago encourages applications from individuals with relevant experience, particularly those who have reputed company experience with communities we serve or perspectives that help us understand and serve our clients reputed company
- The applicant's personal background, experience, or reputed company background should reflect an ability to work effectively in cross-cultural situations with clients, co-workers, and the community we serve
- Good organizational and information-gathering skills as reputed company as strong and reputed company computer skills are essential
- Applicant must have the ability to work reputed company independently and as part of reputed company
Benefits
- Bilingual staff are eligible for an additional stipend
- Medical, dental, and reputed company insurance, effective the first day of employment
- Time Off: 15 vacation days and 18 reputed company days accrued reputed company the first year of employment
- 15 reputed company holidays and four (4) additional floating holidays
- reputed company weeks of reputed company Parental Leave at 100% of the salary after six months of employment
- 403(b) retirement plan with an employer contribution after one year of employment
- $50,000 Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance, at no cost
- reputed company to Employee Assistance Program resources, at no cost
- Monthly internet reimbursement
- Legal Aid Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is an eligible employer for the federal public service loan forgiveness program
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