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Community Service Legal Assistant/Paralegal

2 months ago

San Francisco, California, United States Open Door Legal Full time
About Us

At Open Door Legal, we're pioneering a system of universal access to civil legal representation to dramatically reduce poverty and prove that the law really can belong to all of us.

Job Summary

We're seeking a Community Service Legal Assistant/Paralegal to provide critical support for our direct legal services work, ensuring that ODL meets its mission of providing free legal representation on all viable civil legal claims or defenses for residents of our service areas.

Key Responsibilities
  • Gain a basic knowledge of all the areas of law that ODL handles and direct services legal advocacy to conduct brief services and emergency intakes, triage legal issues, spot deadlines, give legal information, and do discrete legal work under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
  • Support your team with administrative and advocacy responsibilities where a law license is not needed, including providing clients with individualized case support, leading intakes to gather information, drafting simple demand letters, and owning limited cases.
  • Assist in providing high-quality, trauma-informed, and competent legal services and maintaining self-care.
  • Provide services and support to our low-income clients with sensitivity and awareness to cultural, socio-economic, and disability barriers to service.
  • Be physically present at one of ODL's four offices for a total of four days a week in order to conduct in-person intakes, ensure safety, and provide emergency legal assistance.
  • Execute timely and error-free filings and mailings. Physically go to SF Superior Court on an as-needed basis to file, deliver courtesy copies and/or pick up orders, and E-file any filings as required.
  • Staff the Front Desk on a very limited basis, as needed.
Requirements
  • At least an associate's degree or equivalent work experience. A paralegal certificate or declaration is required for a paralegal designation.
  • Ability to commute to any of ODL's offices four days a week to support the team's in-office needs.
  • Strong time management skills and the ability to organize time, manage diverse activities, and meet critical deadlines with minimal supervision.
  • Have a high level of comfort learning and using technology and cloud-based case management systems. We use Salesforce, Dropbox, and Google Suite.
  • Must genuinely enjoy and be motivated by working with low-income clients and be able to work competently with clients impacted by trauma (emotional, mental, and physical), including those at risk of homelessness and currently un-housed.
  • Must actively demonstrate cultural humility and sensitivity to barriers low-income residents face when attempting to access the justice system.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
  • Embrace and embody our values of teamwork, grit, caring, passion, and dynamism.
Benefits
  • Loan Repayment Assistance - for staff pursuing 10-year public interest debt forgiveness, we will pay the minimum payment on all qualifying loans so that you don't need to worry about student loan debt.
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Plan offerings at 100% coverage
  • Paid mental health benefit
  • Generous paid time off (four weeks vacation and two weeks sick/care)
  • Flexible work hours
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • 401K/Retirement Account
  • Strong organizational culture with an eNPS of 100
  • We believe everyone is always learning. We financially invest in individual professional development for each staff member and provide many internal and external mentorships, coaching, and learning opportunities.
How to Apply

Applications submitted prior to August 30, 2024 will receive priority consideration.

Ideal Start Date: October 2024