ParalegalCommunications Associate

The Public Interest Law Project (PILP) seeks a paralegal/communications associate to support our legal and administrative team. We are looking for a detail-oriented organized and collaborative colleague committed to our mission and enthusiastic to play a critical role in pursuit of PILPs mission.

About the Public Interest Law Project: Since 1996 PILP has provided crucial litigation and advocacy support to local legal services and public interest law programs throughout California. Responding to the elimination of federal funding for state and national legal services support centers PILP was established to ensure that local legal services programs could continue to participate in major litigation and advocacy on behalf of low-income people.

Today PILP is one of Californias premier legal services support centers and works to advance racial and economic justice for and in partnership with low-income communities and communities of color by building the capacity of legal services organizations through impact litigation trainings publications coalition building and systemic advocacy. Our current priorities include work to increase and preserve affordable housing; fight displacement; eliminate discriminatory zoning; support unhoused communities; prevent homelessness; and expand access to public benefits income support and supportive services.

Position Summary: The Paralegal/Communications Associate will provide support to our legal and administrative teams involving the full breadth of support staff activities including administrative work fundraising communications scheduling document preparation and management and assisting attorneys with preparing for civil litigation trainings and publications.

Litigation and Administrative Support to Attorneys

• Contribute to fact and cite-checking document formatting and other essential administrative tasks on PILPs litigation and advocacy matters
• Perform legal and data research as needed
• Assist in responding to and propounding discovery
• Prepare and file pleadings and discovery requests
• Assist in coordination and materials production for trainings publications legislative and administrative advocacy and other relevant activities and events
• Participate in regular skills-based training sessions
• Provide trial and hearing preparation and litigation support for attorneys
• Organize and manage case files including developing and maintaining electronic case and document databases
• Other related duties as assigned.

Administrative Support on Fundraising Communications and Special Projects

• Support with communications and newsletters including posting to website and social media
• Maintaining mailing lists
• Support with development including supporting grant-related data collection and reviewing grant-related materials
• Other administrative and program support items as assigned and special projects including providing coverage for other roles as needed

• Associate or bachelors degree
• At least two years legal experience or paralegal degree
• Expertise in housing homelessness and/or public benefits issues.
• Experience creating and managing content for social media websites email marketing or other digital communications platforms.
• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills including strong copywriting editing and proofreading abilities.
• Knowledge of OneLegal TrueFiling and similar e-filing systems
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Experience with data collection and creating reports
• Demonstrated commitment to racial and economic justice and advancing diversity equity and inclusion in the workplace and in the communities PILP serves
• High levels of emotional intelligence and cultural competency including being curious self-aware cognizant of bias empathetic patient and willing to listen and having a growth and open mindset
• Detail-oriented and demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks set and respond to changing priorities and flexibility to work independently and collaboratively
• Excellent word-processing and computer skills including proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft Office Suite
• Familiarity with Salesforce or other case management systems/databases and other cloud-based systems and/or aptitude for quickly learning new technology and software systems and ability to troubleshoot basic issues independently
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external teams to produce results
• A self-starter

Equivalent education or experience can be substituted for all minimum qualifications.

Salary range: $64000 - $72000 depending on experience. This is a non-exempt hybrid position based on a 35-hour full-time work week.

PILP offers an excellent benefits package including liberal vacation and leave policies fully employer-paid medical dental and life insurance benefits including for dependents a $1500 self-insurance health reimbursement policy and a generous employer-contributed retirement plan ranging from 10% to 15% of salary that fully vests after three years.

Although the majority of PILP staff currently work primarily remotely all staff must be prepared and available to provide in-person services as business needs dictate.

This position is open until filled. Please upload a cover letter resume and list of three professional references. We value lived and diverse experiences; your cover letter should reflect how your identity and background have prepared you to work for PILP and support our mission. You may also send the documents as attachments to

Note: All positions are subject to funding; ongoing funding or employment cannot be assured.

The Public Interest Law Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against employees or prospective employees on the basis of union membership or activity race religious creed religious observance ethnicity color gender sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information or predisposition military service military and veteran status pregnancy child birth and related medical conditions marital and family status national origin ancestry age medical conditions as defined by state or federal law or disability or any other basis prohibited by law.