Legal Coordinator, Pro Bono & Partnerships
HIAS · Polk County, OR · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteLegal$55k–$60k/yrFull-time
Essential Functions
- Assists with administrative tasks, including data entry, data management, data analysis and report writing.
- Conducts prescreens and/or intakes for clients who may be eligible for adjustment of status, U.S. citizenship, or asylum.
- Collections client documents, prepares case files, and assists with our comprehensive pro bono case placement process.
- Schedules appointments, meetings, trainings and events.
- Assists in organizing and managing in-person and remote intake clinics and case launch clinics.
- Manages interpretation/translation needs of clients, including by providing document translation and live language interpretation.
- Manages our pro bono attorney database and assists with pro bono attorney onboarding.
- Manages our Country Conditions Research pro bono project.
- Provides other assistance to the attorneys on the Pro Bono & Partnerships team as needed, including assistance with filling out immigration forms.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Undergraduate degree preferred.
- 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
- Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Dari, Pashto or other language skills preferred.
- Strong grammatical, editing, proofreading and writing skills.
- Personality that enjoys interacting with clients and colleagues each day.
- Strong commitment to social justice for low-income communities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.