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Paralegal
Lawyers Preventing & Ending Homelessness Project
(Full-Time Non-Exempt Position)
Inner City Law Center (ICLC) is a nonprofit law firm in the Skid Row neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles. We are looking for extraordinary people to help us end homelessness in Los Angeles. Founded on the fundamental principle that every person should always be treated with dignity and respect ICLC fights for justice for low-income tenants working-poor families people experiencing homelessness people living with HIV/AIDS people with disabilities and homeless veterans.
Position Description: ICLC seeks a talented full-time Paralegal for our Lawyers Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project. The project is focused on providing clients who are homeless or at risk for homelessness with a broad range of legal assistance that removes barriers to getting and staying housed. A core component of this work is helping clients access critical public benefits that support housing stability and basic survival. This includes assistance with programs such as SSI SSDI CalWORKs CalFresh General Relief Medi-Cal CAPI and In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) as well as help navigating overpayments terminations and denials.
The teams client community is made up of highly vulnerable individuals including people living with physical and mental disabilities and people living with HIV. The Paralegal will work closely with clients and our partner organizations and will bring a whatever-it-takes approach to ending and preventing homelessness. Strategies include maximizing income through government benefits and increased employability; consumer law; limited immigration assistance; eviction defense; record expungement; citation defense; credit improvement; debt reduction; and preserving and obtaining housing subsidies. The strategies used to prevent and end homelessnessis the first time that comprehensive legal services will be fully integrated into the Coordinated Entry System.
Responsibilities: The Paralegal will work under the supervision of attorneys and will play a key role in advocating for our clients. Essential duties and responsibilities may include: assisting clients with applications appeals and/or hearings for public benefits programs such as SSI SSDI CalWORKs CalFresh General Relief Medi-Cal and IHSS; managing deadlines and discovery for unlawful detainer cases; drafting reviewing editing and preparing pleadings in a variety of cases; preparing briefs correspondence and discovery requests and responses; completing legal forms; maintaining case files and documents; filing documents with courts and administrative agencies; screening and interviewing clients; preparing letters to clients; reviewing documents to identify and assess various legal issues; performing legal research; and liaising with benefits caseworkers and community partners.
The Paralegal will also assist with administrative and clerical duties such as communicating with clients calendaring copying and filing and opening digital case files. Other duties may be assigned as needed to support the teams holistic legal services model.
- Assisting clients with applications appeals and hearings for public benefits programs including but not limited to SSI SSDI CalWORKs CalFresh General Relief Medi-Cal CAPI and IHSS.
- Communicating with county and state benefits agencies on behalf of clients tracking deadlines and supporting resolution of terminations denials and overpayments.
- Interviewing clients and potential clients conducting intakes and supporting assessment of potential representation.
- Being the point of contact for clients; collecting and reviewing evidence and other documents including visiting clients in the field and assisting clients with attendance at appointments throughout LA County as needed.
- Drafting correspondence pleadings motions declarations applications and discovery requests and responses.
- Preparing trial mediation arbitration and hearing briefs exhibits and other documents.
- Attending trials and hearings.
- Assisting with administrative and clerical duties including electronic filing.
- Maintaining electronic case files and documents and proper documentation in our case management system.
- Providing language interpretation and translation to support legal representation.
- Completing grant-related forms and processes as required by funders.
- Working closely with other paralegals to advise on and implement team procedures and systems.
- Providing client education information and referrals.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Hiring Criteria: Commitment to ICLCs mission and values. Excellent communication writing and organizational skills. Ability to interact with a wide range of clients utilizing client-centered advocacy and trauma-informed frameworks. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal barriers confronting people experiencing homelessness and appreciation for the vital role social workers and other non-lawyers play in addressing their needs. Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and as part of a team. Ability to use good judgment multitask and meet deadlines. Skilled at using Word Excel and PowerPoint. Familiarity with using databases and data entry. Access to reliable transportation. Certification as a Paralegal or a Bachelors degree is required.
Compensation: Hourly compensation ranges from $24.54 - $37.45 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits.
How to Apply: Cover letters and resumes are reviewed upon receipt and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply please upload your resume and a cover letter detailing interest in the position directly athttps:// City Law Center is committed to having a diverse staffand anequitableandinclusive workplace. To read our full DEI Statement please clickhere.
ICLC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race religion ancestry national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity transgender status age disability marital status or medical condition. All qualified applicants with criminal histories shall be considered in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
To keep our staff and clients safe ICLC requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and undergo TB testing upon hire.
Employment Type
Full Time
