Senior Paralegal - Detained

$27 - $33/Yr

KIND - New York City, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

New York City, NY

Social Assistance

About the position

KIND seeks a Senior Paralegal to support KIND's delivery of legal services through a range of case preparation, legal research, and related tasks in support of the legal strategy for the client. The Senior Paralegal also provides supervision to Paralegal(s) and other non-attorney staff and interns as needed and oversees training and development of paralegal staff in collaboration with Staff Attorneys, Senior Attorneys and Managing Attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the overall programmatic function of the KIND office paralegal program.
• Onboards, trains, and supervises paralegals, including conducting initial and ongoing training for paralegal staff.
• Troubleshoots, reviews, and provides quality assurance of referrals, filings, and pleadings.
• Conducts legal research, completes immigration benefit forms, and drafts affidavits and motions for immigration and state court proceedings in consultation with attorneys.
• Ensures consistent, accurate, and timely file maintenance and data entry into our case management system.
• Assists in clients' preparation for hearings and adjudicatory interviews.
• Supervises undergraduate interns and assists with training of legal interns.
• Tracks and ensures referral and intake metrics achievement under grants and contracts in consultation with attorneys.
• Supervises paralegals in the consistent and quality provision of intake interviews, phone screenings, intake memos, and presentation of cases to attorneys.
• Assists with pro bono training, including non-attorney pro bono team members.
• Assesses cases for social service needs and assist with social services referrals.
• For direct representation cases, performs ordinary functions of an accredited representative including conducting client interviews.
• For pro bono cases, assists in case audit efforts and ensures timely recording of updates in case management system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or undergraduate degree with 1 year of relevant experience; or high school diploma with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience working with children, preferably at-risk youth, immigrants or refugee children.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in humanitarian-based immigration work.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working independently on projects and/or programs.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with detained populations or youth in diverse institutional settings.
• Minimum of 1 year experience with preparing and delivering presentations on legal and know-your-rights information.
• Proven ability to supervise or coach and guide others on programs and/or projects.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, and attention to detail.
• Strong cultural competency and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites.
• Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in a dynamic environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Committed to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Experience working and communicating in a remote environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with KIND paying 100% of the employee only portion of the premium for one of the two medical plan options.
• Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) for both medical and dependent care.
• Pre-tax transit and parking spending account.
• Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Employer-paid short and long-term disability insurance.