Full Time Paralegal-CARPLS LEGAL AID - CARPLS LEGAL AID
Job Description
CARPLS legal aid is Cook County’s largest provider of free legal services. We have provided over one million legal consultations to low- and moderate-income residents to help them find solutions to their everyday legal matters. CARPLS operates a legal aid hotline and three court-based advice desks for Cook County. We are also partners with the Cook County Legal Aid for Housing & Debt Early Resolution Program (ERP), and for our statewide projects, we are partners with New Leaf Illinois, the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network, COVID HELP Illinois and Eviction Help Illinois.
Qualifications
- A graduate of an ABA-accredited Paralegal program (bilingual in Spanish preferred)
- Prior legal aid, public interest, and/or family, consumer, or housing law experience is encouraged
- Adept at using Ms. Word, Adobe, and Zoom platforms
- Advanced computer skills are required
- The ability to work independently after training is a must
Pay and Benefits
The annual salary is $53,575 per year. Excellent benefits include 401K (with an employer match), health, optional vision and dental, life insurance, and pretax transit benefits.
Schedule
The position operates on a hybrid remote/office schedule with two required weekly days in the office. This includes working at our in-person courthouse desks.