Legal Assistant

About the role

Mission Action’s Deportation Defense and Legal Advocacy Program seeks a full-time, experienced legal assistant/paralegal to support attorneys in representing and providing legal assistance to low-income community members in removal proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Respond to calls, walk-ins, and correspondence from individuals seeking assistance or donations;
• Scan DDLAP mail and direct to appropriate DDLAP staff;
• Congduct intake and prepare non-complex DACA applications for DACA applicants under attorney or DOJ Accredited Representative supervision;
• Coordinate and manage consultations and legal clinic schedule;
• Meet with clients to conduct interviews, gather documents, complete immigration forms, and draft client statements for attorney review;
• Translate documents and provide interpretation services for clients;
• Occasionally deliver legal documents to various courts and government agencies in San Francisco;
• Write correspondence to assist clients in obtaining records for their cases;
• Manage and coordinate databases, case files, attorneys’ correspondence files;
• Assist in the coordination and management of grant reporting, including data input and file management;
• Aid the Program Director with check requests, invoices, supplies, reimbursements, and other administrative necessities;
• Perform other special projects and other duties as assigned by Mission Action’s attorneys;
• Participate in agency meetings, community activities, and trainings;
• Engage in outreach, education, and advocacy in the area of immigrant rights on the local and state level;
• Maintain and establish relationships with community partners and immigration service providers.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish and excellent written and oral English skills are required;
• Ability to work effectively and compassionately with survivors of trauma and clients with mental illness;
• Commitment to immigrant rights, community empowerment, and providing culturally competent services;
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with superb attention to detail;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including professional phone manner;
• Ability to collaborate and work within a team and independently to manage priorities, and prioritize workflow;
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Commuter benefits
• Paid holiday
• Paid sick leave
• Generous vacation with Summer Recess and Winter Recess
• 401(K) with employer matching

Pay

$25/hr. Full-time equivalent. M-F 9:30-5:30PM (flexible)

Schedule

Non-Exempt Position