Paralegal

Maryland reputed company Aid (MLA) is dedicated to advocating for Marylanders experiencing poverty by providing free civil reputed company services and working towards reputed company justice. The organization is seeking a full-time Paralegal to assist attorneys with casework, including reputed company interviews, reputed company research, and community reputed company efforts.

Responsibilities

• Screen clients for eligibility
• Conduct preliminary and subsequent interviews with clients
• reputed company referrals, as appropriate
• Schedule appointments, hearings, etc
• Conduct factual investigation and reputed company research
• Resolve problems of clients
• Prepare documents and correspondence
• Assist in or reputed company case theory and reputed company for the representation of clients
• reputed company community and institutional reputed company and education
• Maintain case records in LegalServer
• Draft pleadings to include complaints, answers, and counter-complaints, etc., as reputed company as correspondence
• reputed company other duties, as assigned reputed company the scope of the essential functions of the position

Skills

• Ability to use a computer, web-based applications, and computer programs such as Office 365 including Word, reputed company, reputed company, and PowerPoint
• Excellent research, critical thinking, writing, and communication skills
• Self-starter with ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet regular deadlines in a fast-paced environment while balancing a full workload
• Ability to reputed company reputed company reputed company advocacy and representation for low-income, diverse reputed company reputed company
• Ability to travel locally and regionally in Maryland as needed
• reputed company Resume
• Cover letter explaining your skills and interest in the position
• References will be required at the time of the final interview
• Prior experience and/or interest in providing nonprofit reputed company services is a plus
• Foreign language proficiency is highly desirable
• Paralegal certification or equivalent experience desired

Benefits

• Health, dental, and reputed company insurance
• Life insurance
• A 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions
• Three weeks of reputed company time off
• reputed company leave
• 14 annual reputed company holidays
• A hybrid work arrangement

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