Crime
Victims Legal Assistance Paralegal
Long Island, NY -
Full time, Non-Exempt position
Empire
Justice Center, a highly respected, statewide legal services organization, is
seeking a Crime Victims Paralegal to join our team. The Crime Victims Paralegal will be a
critical member of a newly created Crime Victims Advocacy Project. The aim of
this project is to provide civil (non-criminal) legal assistance in a range of
substantive law matters to crime victims.
The
Empire Justice Crime Victims team will include staff in Westchester, Rochester
and Central Islip. The paralegal on Long Island/Central Islip will support the
Long Island Crime Victim attorney.
Each Crime
Victims paralegal will act as part of the overall statewide team, participating
in client representation, community outreach, required data reporting and
assessments. Each paralegal will be supervised by the Crime Victims Attorney in
their office.
Primary responsibilities of the
Crime Victims Paralegal will include:
- Conducting intake for crime
victims seeking legal assistance, being prompt in returning client
telephone calls or emails and tracking documents and ensuring case
management systems are appropriately utilized and individual case data is
up to date on all clients
- Participating as requested in
the overall Crime Victims Legal Network (CVLN) and ensuring that all
referrals from CVLN are handled promptly and appropriately
- Making appropriate referrals as
needed for crime victims seeking services not provided by Empire Justice
- Under the supervision of the
Crime Victims attorney, assisting in the representation of clients
- Completing all work in a timely
manner, meeting or exceeding caseload targets required by grant sources
- Working with community groups,
conducting outreach on the availability of services and helping to develop
and distribute community education materials.
- Developing an thorough
understanding of Crime Victims project and the general requirements for
grant reporting
- Actively participating in the overall
Crime Victims Project team and the work of the overall Practice Group as
assigned and to otherwise be an active member of the organization
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated commitment to
providing civil legal assistance to those in need
- A highly motivated individual
interested in assisting victims of crime
- Excellent written and oral
communication skills
- Ability to organize, plan,
prioritize, meet deadlines, and work under pressure
- Flexibility and experience
working as a team
- Ability to respond to cultural
differences among organizations, client population, and staff.
Desired Skills and Qualifications
- Bi-lingual in Spanish strongly
desired
- Depending on location and focus
(as noted above), working knowledge of immigration, consumer, employment
and/or family law
- Strong client communication
skills including learning to deal with "difficult" clients
- Be experienced in interviewing and
counseling clients, preferably in both English and Spanish
- Be willing and able to travel
to serve clients in a geographically wide-spread area
- To work well both independently
and as a member of a team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff
SaLary and Benefits
Salary
is commensurate with experience and based on the organization's salary scale. Empire
Justice Center offers a generous benefits package, including health insurance,
pension and life insurance, vacation, holiday, personal and sick time. We are an organization that supports and
encourages a work/life balance.
Empire
Justice Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and desires
a diverse work force. People of color,
women, persons with disabilities, persons who are elderly, gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender are welcomed and encouraged to apply.
TO APPLY:
Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled. If interested e-mail a cover
letter, resume, writing sample and three professional references to; employment@empirejustice.org
Please include, Crime Victims Paralegal,
First/Last Name to the subject
line of the email. No phone calls or hard copies please.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Crime
Victims Paralegal
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