Casehandling Paralegal Specialist

2 weeks ago

New York, New York, United States CAMBA Full time
Job Title: Casehandling Paralegal

CAMBA Legal Services is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Casehandling Paralegal to join our team. As a Casehandling Paralegal, you will play a critical role in providing legal services to low-income New Yorkers in the areas of consumer law, foreclosure prevention, immigration, housing law, and domestic violence assistance.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist clients in completing intake applications and forms, ensuring accurate and timely submission.
  • Conduct legal intake and assessment of clients' situations and needs, documenting all relevant data in our data system.
  • May conduct home visits to perform intake and follow-up services, building strong relationships with clients and their families.
  • Assist clients in completing applications for fair hearings and other administrative proceedings, providing guidance and support throughout the process.
  • Process applications for charitable housing grants and conduct follow-up, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
  • Research and analyze law sources, including statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, and legal codes, to inform case decisions and strategies.
  • May draft or prepare legal documents, such as subpoenas, letters of advocacy, affidavits, stipulations, OSCs, motions, and forms for administrative hearings, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Investigate facts and law of case to assist in determining causes of action/defenses and prepare case accordingly, providing expert analysis and recommendations.
  • May file motions, briefs, pleadings, legal memos, and appeals with the court clerk, copy court files, and/or serve papers on other parties, ensuring timely and accurate submission.
  • Maintain accurate and comprehensive document/client files, including up-to-date case note documentation, to ensure seamless case management.
  • Deliver or direct delivery of subpoenas to witnesses and parties to action, in accordance with all legal requirements, ensuring timely and accurate service.
  • Recommend and implement strategies to persuade clients to participate fully in their own legal process, building trust and rapport with clients and their families.
  • Act as client liaison/advocate to coordinate with internal and external programs and agencies, making referrals and ensuring integrated services delivery.
  • Assist clients in completing SCRIE and DRIE applications, providing guidance and support throughout the process.
  • Pickup checks from agencies and/or charities and deliver to the office, court, or office of opposing counsel, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
  • Assist in communication with HRA benefits, requesting benefits issuance printouts, checking application status, and ensuring seamless case management.
  • Assist in referral and client communication throughout the duration of intake and/or case, providing expert guidance and support.
  • Interpret for clients and staff as needed, translating documents, forms, and other materials to ensure accurate and timely communication.
  • May help with reporting and/or billing, ensuring accurate and timely submission.
  • May conduct outreach to the community to inform them of legal services and recruit clients, building strong relationships with community partners and stakeholders.
  • May maintain client data in relevant databases, ensuring accurate and timely entry.
  • May provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports, ensuring accurate and timely submission.
  • May provide group presentations to advise potential clients of their legal rights and responsibilities, building trust and rapport with clients and their families.
  • May assist with making Marshals' calls and updating Marshals' call list, ensuring timely and accurate communication.
  • May handle NYCHA and HRA hearings, providing expert guidance and support throughout the process.
  • Assist with HPD and HCR administrative proceedings, ensuring accurate and timely submission.
  • May assist existing CAMBA clients with FHEPS applications, and/or other types of rental arrears/subsidy applications, providing expert guidance and support.
Requirements:
  • Associate's Degree (A.A.) and two years applicable experience or Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) and/or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bilingual (Spanish/Haitian Creole) preferred.
Compensation:

$53,639 - $83,528 annually

When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Benefits:

CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, marital or veteran status, pregnancy status or sexual orientation.

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