*Paralegal certification or experience is not a requirement for this position.
The Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center is seeking a bilingual (Spanish and English) Outreach Paralegal for its Immigrant Justice Project. The position will be based in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Outreach Paralegal will perform extensive outreach to current and prospective clients and community organizations and assist with field investigations, discovery, and evidence preparation. He or she will also assist the Center’s attorneys with case management and support, conduct research, and organize information. Outreach to clients will involve substantial overnight travel.
Qualifications*:
- Fluent in Spanish and English (required)
- At least two years’ experience working with and for low wage and immigrant workers
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment
- Strong organizational skills, follow-through, and flexibility around changing priorities and deadlines
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team to develop new cases and legal initiatives
- Ability to work on several cases at once and take direction from several attorneys
- Strong communication skills
- Understanding and sensitivity to issues client populations face
- Passion for social justice
- Commitment to a client-centered approach to advocacy and ability to working on delicate issues in a compassionate and sensitive manner
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Manage and maintain routine client communication (by phone and in person)
- Case management and support including substantial document management
- Settlement administration
- Developing and executing outreach strategies to current and prospective clients and community organizations
- Outreach and community education, including, but not limited to Know Your Rights presentations, door to door canvassing and community meetings
- Discovery information management and trial preparation
- Researching and investigating facts of case including detailed intake interviews
- Willingness to travel and work long hours, including weekends, as needed
Location: This position will be based in Atlanta, Georgia. SPLC will pay reasonable relocation costs.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
The salary is competitive and there is an excellent benefits package. To apply, please submit all applications materials here.
Only those candidates deemed qualified will be contacted.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity.
*Paralegal certification or experience is not a requirement for this position.
The Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center is seeking a bilingual (Spanish and English) Outreach Paralegal for its Immigrant Justice Project. The position will be based in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Outreach Paralegal will perform extensive outreach to current and prospective clients and community organizations and assist with field investigations, discovery, and evidence preparation. He or she will also assist the Center’s attorneys with case management and support, conduct research, and organize information. Outreach to clients will involve substantial overnight travel.
Qualifications*:
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Location: This position will be based in Atlanta, Georgia. SPLC will pay reasonable relocation costs.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
The salary is competitive and there is an excellent benefits package. To apply, please submit all applications materials here.
Only those candidates deemed qualified will be contacted.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity.