Job Announcement: Paralegal
LANC Farmworker Unit, Raleigh, NC
Job Posting #389
Background:
Migrant farmworkers are essential to harvest North Carolina’s
tobacco, fruits, vegetables and other plants. Legal Aid of
North Carolina's
Farmworker Unit provides free legal assistance in civil matters
to this population statewide. Its office is centrally located
in Raleigh, but staff make regular visits to rural areas where
farmworkers live and work, mostly in the evenings. The Unit’s
litigation primarily involves employment law, utilizing state and
federal laws regulating wages, working conditions, safety and
housing for migrant farmworkers. The Unit includes four
attorneys, a community education coordinator, three paralegals and
an administrative assistant.
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC)
is committed to high quality representation of farmworker clients
and offers an opportunity to do challenging work with committed
colleagues.
LANC is a statewide,
nonprofit [501(c)3)] law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters
to those households whose income falls below 125% of the federal poverty
guidelines.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Provide litigation support for cases for farmworker clients, as a
part of a team with attorneys and paralegals. Paralegals work
independently to gather and synthesize documentary and testamentary
proof for cases. Paralegals also are responsible for
maintaining the office case management system, and, under attorney
supervision, interviewing clients. The paralegal will also
lead an outreach team or conduct client education sessions.
Limited evening or weekend work is required.
Qualifications:
Excellent analytical and organizational skills; good writing
skills; excellent computer skills, especially with Microsoft Access,
Excel and Word; proven ability to learn quickly and relate well to
people who are low-income or of different nationalities and
cultures; fluency in written and oral English and Spanish.
Experience with farmworkers and as a paralegal in the area of
employment law is preferred.
Salary:
DOE. Excellent benefits package. Relaxed office atmosphere.
Application Deadline:
Position is open immediately. Initial review of
applications is September 4, 2009. Send cover letter, resume and
names/contact information of three (3) references to:
Farmworker Unit
Legal Aid of North Carolina
P.O. Box 26626
Raleigh, NC 27611
OR via FAX to 919-856-2187
OR by E-mail to:
maryleeh@legalaidnc.org
*
Legal
Aid of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer.*
Minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled are
encouraged
to apply.
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Mission Statement
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in
order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers
to economic opportunity.