RECEPTIONIST/ INTAKE PARALEGAL-SPRING VALLEY, NY
LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
http://www.lshv.org
Date
Posted:
10/16/2018
Job Type: Receptionist/Paralegal-Spring Valley, NY
Schedule Type: Full-Time
Overview
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV)
is a 50-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to providing free,
high-quality legal counsel in civil matters where basic human needs are at
stake including: eviction and foreclosure prevention, domestic violence,
disability, children's law and advocacy, elder law, healthcare, consumer fraud
and more. Our services support more than
545,000 poor and low-income families and individuals who cannot afford an
attorney in our seven county service area. With the gap separating those
who can and cannot afford legal representation widening each day, we work to
ensure that everyone has equal access to justice, regardless of their ability
to pay. As the only provider of comprehensive
civil legal services in the lower and mid-Hudson Valley (Westchester, Putnam,
Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan), LSHV is proud to have handled
more than 15,500 cases impacting more than 36,000 household members including
14,000 children last year. LSHV has eight offices, a staff of 136, including 82
attorneys and 27 paralegals.
Job
Description
Legal
Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) has an immediate opening in our Spring
Valley Office for a Receptionist/Intake Paralegal. Under the supervision of the Attorney-in-Charge,
this person will be responsible for administrative duties in support of the
office and clients.
Responsibilities include but are not limited
to:
Initial
client intakes, and in some cases in-depth screening of applicants for
eligibility and services; Spanish
translation and interpretation; Front
desk reception duties for walk in clients and phone clients, including
provision of non-legal information and referrals; Maintenance
of file records for client and applicants for services; Administrative
work as well as general clerical duties, in support of the office staff;
Qualifications- Associate's degree;
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders;
- Excellent time management, organizational, and problem solving skills;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
Preferred- Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income persons with prior experience in legal services or similar program;
- Fluency in written and spoken Spanish;
- Certification in paralegal studies
Salary: Competitive union
scale, with excellent benefits.
Please apply for this position at our Career Center by
following this link, and include a resume and cover letter:
Legal Services of the
Hudson Valley- Receptionist/Paralegal, Spring valley, NY
Legal
Services of the Hudson Valley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that
celebrates our employees' differences.
Applicants of diverse race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veteran status, are
strongly encouraged to apply. Our
differences make us better.
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