Paralegal, Family Law – Victims of Crime
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Plantation • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Provide direct legal services to victims of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and victims of crime who are age 60 and older
- Assist with case work, such as intake and interviewing clients, discovery, e-filing, calendaring, investigations
- Communicate with applicants and clients, drafting pleadings, trial preparation, and legal research
- Draft correspondence, legal documents, and communicate with clients
- Conduct client intake, interviews, and legal research
- Assist clients with applications and forms
- File documents through e-filing portal, copying, and faxing
- Represent and advocate for clients in administrative hearings and with agencies
- Collaborate with numerous attorneys and paralegals as part of a team
- Maintain data and generate reports
- Perform community outreach events in-person and virtually, as well as on social media
- Conduct educational training for staff, clients, and community providers, as needed
- Maintain records, case notes and daily timekeeping in CCLA’s case management system
- Ensure compliance with program and grant requirements
- Perform other duties as requested by Management, Supervisors, or as required by grant(s)
Requirements
- 1 to 5 years’ experience working in a legal field preferred
- Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Pro
- Bi-lingual (English/Spanish and/or Creole) preferred
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to multitask, work efficiently and independently
- Professional demeanor and client-oriented focus
- Experience or demonstrated interest working with people with disabilities, public benefits and/or people with lower socioeconomic status preferred
- Must pass a background check before employment begins
Benefits
- medical, vision, dental (100% employer paid for individual coverage)
- life, short-term, long-term disability insurance (100% employer paid coverage)
- supplemental insurance
- 403(b) plan (tax-sheltered annuity plan) with an employer contribution
- substantial discounts on gym memberships, parks, travel, pet insurance, and more
- substantial paid time off package which includes, vacation, sick leave and over 12 holidays a year
- flexible work schedule by temporarily working a hybrid schedule 2 days in the office and 3 days working remotely
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal researchdrafting pleadingscase workintake and interviewinge-filingtrial preparationdocument filingreport generationcommunity outreacheducational training
Soft Skills
organizational skillsinterpersonal skillswritten communicationverbal communicationdetail-orientedmultitaskingindependent workprofessional demeanorclient-oriented focus
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeAssociate’s degreeParalegal Certificate