Project Coordinator (Bilingual)- Cancer Advocacy & Elderlaw Project

$50,000 - $59,500/Yr

NYC Bar Association - New York, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - New York, NY

About the position

The Project Coordinator (Bilingual) for the Cancer Advocacy and Elderlaw Projects at the City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) plays a crucial role in providing legal assistance and support to cancer patients, survivors, and seniors. This position involves managing client intake, case management, and volunteer coordination, while ensuring that clients receive the necessary legal resources and support during vulnerable times in their lives. The coordinator will work closely with the Project Director and engage with various stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of the projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for clients seeking legal assistance, conducting eligibility screening and client interviews for CAP & ELP clients, including Spanish speakers.
• Review and maintain thorough and accurate client records.
• Provide administrative help by answering telephone and email inquiries and setting up client appointments, while providing caring follow-up to clients.
• Maintain and run statistical reports on client, program/activity, and volunteer databases.
• Provide organizational and logistical support for virtual and in-person training programs, legal clinics, and community outreach events, including making presentations in Spanish.
• Assist in the preparation of grant applications/reports and other fundraising activities.
• Create, draft, and design program content such as blogs, reports, advocacy and educational resources, presentations, and social media posts.
• Liaise with attorney volunteers from law firms and corporate legal departments.
• Provide general administrative support, including with new programming within CAP & ELP and across CBJC projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or substantially equivalent work experience in a professional setting.
• Minimum 6 months of work experience (relevant internships acceptable).
• Fluency in Spanish, both oral and written.
• Strong data-entry, organizational and project management skills; high attention to detail; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable communicating both by telephone and in direct contact with the public.
• Self-starter with a record showing consistent professional timeliness and reliability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, and the ability to quickly learn and effectively use LegalServer and other technology.
• Ability to connect with people from different backgrounds, and demonstrated enthusiasm for public interest legal work.
• A team player with an ability to interact respectfully with clients, volunteer attorneys, government employees, and fellow staff members.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (vacation, personal, sick time, holidays, day off for volunteer work, extra time off in the summer)
• Choice of medical plans (some offered at almost no cost to employee)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401K
• Life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Employee discounts