Project Coordinator (Bilingual) | Cancer Advocacy & Elderlaw ProjectsReports to: Director, Cancer Advocacy and Elderlaw ProjectsFLSA: Non-ExemptThe City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) seeks an enthusiastic and organized individual who is committed to equal access to justiceto join our team as a Project Coordinator (paralegal) for our Cancer Advocacy and Elderlaw Projects (CAP-ELP). CBJC annually provides high-quality, free civil legal services benefiting over 25,000 New Yorkers who lack the resources to hire private counsel. CBJC also relies on partnerships with the City Bar, law firms, corporate legal departments, the courts, and other stakeholders. In the past year, over 2,200 pro bono attorneys donated services to support clinics and client matter work drawn from CBJC's dozen civil legal services projects.The Cancer Advocacy and Elderlaw Projects provide cancer patients, cancer survivors, and seniors with information and legal assistance for life planning and end-of-life planning needs, including advance directives, healthcare proxies, powers of attorney, living wills, simple wills, and funeral options, as well as assistance and advocacy with issues of medical debt, insurance, and discrimination in the workplace. The Project Coordinator works closely with the attorney Project Director to determine which clients can be helped by the Projects, and to assist with intake, case management, and general client services as well as the recruitment and oversight of volunteer attorneys who support the Projects' clients.
The CAP-ELP Project Coordinator works closely with and under the supervision of the CAP-ELP director to handle the following areas of responsibility, among others:- Serve as the first point of contact for clients seeking legal assistance, conducting eligibility screening and client interviews for CAP & ELP clients (including those who only speak Spanish), and providing case assessment support.
- Review and maintain thorough and accurate client records.
- Provide administrative help by answering telephone and email inquiries and setting up client appointments, while also providing caring follow-up to clients, who typically seek our assistance at very vulnerable moments in their lives.
- Carefully maintain and run statistical reports on client, program/activity, and volunteer databases.
- Provide organizational and logistical support for both virtual and in-person training programs, legal clinics, and community outreach events, including making presentations at community organizations 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.
- As needed, provide general administrative support, including with new programming within CAP & ELP and across CBJC projects.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND 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 (or a demonstrable capacity for) 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, serving communities that are under-resourced, and advancing racial equity and social and economic justice is required.
- A team player with an ability to interact respectfully with clients, volunteer attorneys, government employees, and fellow staff members.
We are looking for candidates who are willing to make a minimum commitment of two years to the Project Coordinator role and can start as soon as possible. Candidates for this position must be available for a hybrid schedule requiring 2-3 days of scheduled in-person work at our Midtown Manhattan office and occasionally at offsite events, with the balance of time being work-from-home. This is a Local 153, Office and Professional Employees International Union position, with a starting annualized salary of at least $50,000 based on a 35-hour workweek (with higher salaries in the range of $51,000-$59,500 dependent on 2-8+ years of relevant prior experience), and other benefits and employment terms and conditions in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement. The City Bar's competitive benefits package includes 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, vision, 401K, life insurance, commuter benefits, Employee Assistance Program, short-term/long-term disability insurance, employee discounts, and more!
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor visas for this position.To apply: It is suggested for candidates to include a
cover letter explaining your interest, along with a
resume, and
three professional business references.The City Bar Justice Center is a proud equal opportunity employer, and we particularly encourage applications from candidates belonging to communities historically under-represented in the legal profession. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and unique experiences to apply. We welcome diversity of all kinds. It is our policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, disability, arrest or conviction record, pregnancy, credit history, salary history, caregiver status, marital status, partnership status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, religion, sex, genetic information, military status, unemployment status or any other characteristic as protected by law. With regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other related laws, the organization will endeavor to make reasonable accommodations for persons due to their religious beliefs, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition or because the individual was a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking.