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Paralegal

Michigan Advocacy Program
Ypsilanti, USA
Full-time
Entry
Onsite
Discovered 2 days ago

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RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Client intakes and case investigations, including possible home-visits to MLP clients.
  • Casework support, including preparing correspondence and routine legal filings, conducting legal and factual research, drafting memos, and assisting with discovery and trial preparation
  • Representation of clients at administrative hearings and school meetings.
  • Providing resources and referral information to the public, including creating community legal education materials.
  • Serving as our liaison with courts, medical staff, community partners, and volunteers.
  • Administrative support, including tracking data for evaluation and grant reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Either a paralegal studies certificate or degree, some college, or at least 3 years of relevant post-high-school work experience, is required. The ideal candidate must be able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with people from a wide range of backgrounds, and must demonstrate a commitment to serving low-income and underserved communities with patience, empathy, and sensitivity. Relevant life experience is a plus. We are a collegial and collaborative office, seeking a colleague with strong interpersonal, organizational, time-management, and computer skills, who demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the civil legal system, especially as it affects our clients, and shares our goal of using legal advocacy to effect systemic change.
  • Either a paralegal studies certificate or degree, some college, or at least 3 years of relevant post-high-school work experience, is required.
  • The ideal candidate must be able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with people from a wide range of backgrounds, and must demonstrate a commitment to serving low-income and underserved communities with patience, empathy, and sensitivity.
  • We are a collegial and collaborative office, seeking a colleague with strong interpersonal, organizational, time-management, and computer skills, who demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the civil legal system, especially as it affects our clients, and shares our goal of using legal advocacy to effect systemic change.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant life experience is a plus.

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