National Legal Aid & Defender Association · 6 hours ago
Senior Paralegal (Bilingual)
Oakland, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is a national nonprofit focused on advocating for children, particularly those marginalized by society. The Senior Paralegal will provide clerical and research support to attorneys, including legal research, document preparation, and assistance with grant reporting.
LegalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Conduct legal research and factual investigation, including data analysis
Prepare and edit legal pleadings, correspondence, reports, and other documents
Finalize and file court documents, including generating tables of contents and tables of authorities
Assist attorneys with all aspects of discovery including drafting and responding to written discovery, preparing for depositions, working with expert witnesses and discovery motion practice
Review and coordinate incoming and outgoing document productions using litigation support technology such as Relativity and Logikcull
Organize, maintain, open, and close case and project files, including building and maintaining SharePoint sites and libraries
Assist with administrative tasks, including copying, mailing, and data entry
Assist with client and witness interviews, including preparing materials for interviews and providing interpretation where appropriate
Translate written documents and communications from Spanish to English and vice versa, maintaining accuracy, clarity, and cultural relevance for the target audience
Serve as a liaison with external parties including translation services, court reporters, witnesses, experts and co-counsel
Prepare and edit grant applications and reports
Coordinate team meetings, including content management, resource distribution, and logistics
Assist with other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bilingual in Spanish and English
Experience in legal research and factual investigation
Ability to prepare and edit legal pleadings, correspondence, reports, and other documents
Experience in finalizing and filing court documents
Knowledge of discovery processes including drafting and responding to written discovery
Experience with litigation support technology such as Relativity and Logikcull
Ability to organize, maintain, open, and close case and project files
Experience with administrative tasks including copying, mailing, and data entry
Ability to assist with client and witness interviews
Experience in translating written documents and communications from Spanish to English and vice versa
Ability to serve as a liaison with external parties
Experience in preparing and editing grant applications and reports
Ability to coordinate team meetings
Company
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
National Legal Aid & Defender Association leads a broad network of advocates on the frontlines to advance justice and expand opportunity.
Founded in 1911
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.3MKey Investors
Lumina Foundation
2022-02-15Grant· $0.3M
Leadership Team
April Frazier Camara, Esq.
President & CEO
Vernina A.
Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer
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