Main Areas of Responsibility:
Successful applicant will assist attorneys by: communicating with clients; locating witnesses to testify; factual investigation such as obtaining documents, photographs and other evidence; performing legal research; editing/proofing pleadings and other legal documents; organizing, analyzing, summarizing and indexing documents; preparing charts, tables and other demonstrative evidence; investigating and developing cases and projects assigned, and conducting necessary interviews.
Additional Areas of Responsibility:
• College degree
• Paralegal certification or equivalent experience required
• High level of proficiency in verbal and written communication
• Excellent research and analytic skills
• Self-motivated and dependable
• Detail-oriented
• Demonstrated commitment to addressing poverty and/or equal access to justice issues
• Experience working with low-income people, people of color, and other marginalized groups