Immigration Legal Assistant
Kentucky Equal Justice Center seeks a part-time bilingual Legal Assistant for its vibrant immigration law program at Maxwell Street Legal Clinic in Lexington. The Legal Assistant will help with client intake, file management, translations/interpreting, and general administrative tasks.
Duties and responsibilities
The Legal Assistant will:
Conduct client intake via telephone interviews in English and Spanish, as well as other languages through use of telephonic interpretation service
Meet daily with program attorney to discuss client eligibility for Clinic’s services
Schedule appointments with clients; refer clients to other service providers
Translate various documents between English and Spanish
Provide interpretation between English and Spanish during client consultations
Create files for clients and input data into legal case management software
Perform various administrative tasks, e.g., answering calls, mailing closing letters, assisting with planning for fundraising events
Qualifications
The Legal Assistant should:
Be fluent in Spanish and English
Have strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Have excellent interpersonal skills
Be comfortable working in a multi-cultural setting, sensitive to language and cultural issues
Have excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
Have strong computer skills and excellent attention to detail
Have some knowledge of internet communications tools
Be a self-starter in developing and carrying out activities
Be able to take initiative and work independently, as well as in a team
Have some knowledge of low-income issues and a commitment to social justice, particularly immigrants’ rights
Additional language skills, as well as prior experience with immigration law, the immigrant community, and/or case management software are also strongly preferred.
Salary and benefits
$19.00 to $31.30 an hour DOE. Part-time, 16 to 20 hours a week, depending on funding. Health and other fringe benefits not included.
Application instructions
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to:
Allison Hight, Program Director
Maxwell Street Legal Clinic
Please put “MSLC Legal Assistant” in the subject line of your email. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Application deadline: Open until filled.
For more information: Contact Allison Hight at Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, 315 Lexington Avenue, Lexington, KY, 40508. Email: ahight@kyequaljustice.org.
Diversity Statement: KEJC welcomes your application. Employees shall be selected entirely on a nondiscriminatory basis with respect to age, ancestry, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity, limited English proficiency, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status and all other categories provided nondiscriminatory treatment by law, statute, or ordinance.
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