About the Position NHLAA seeks to hire a bilingual legal assistant to join its team. The legal assistant will support attorneys representing individual clients in a variety of civil legal matters. The legal assistant will have the opportunity to learn from and work thoughtfully and effectively with our dynamic NHLAA team, clients, and community groups to address a wide range of issues impacting our client community.

About New Haven Legal Assistance New Haven Legal Assistance Association (NHLAA) is a legal aid organization, founded in 1964 in the midst of the Civil Rights movement. We were established on the principle that everyone, regardless of race, income, or health, should have equal access to the justice system. We serve clients living in 22 cities and towns in the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck Valley communities. Our clients are primarily people of color impacted by the legacy of structural racialization, systemic racism, and implicit bias. They are children, low-wage workers, domestic violence survivors, individuals with disabilities, seniors, and immigrants.

Responsibilities Typing, word processing on a computer, proofreading, revising, filing, and retrieving filed materials as required by offices or units assigned. Composing and completing letters, forms, memos, legal documents and similar items. Making and receiving telephone calls and making appointments for designated staff members. Interpreting and translating for staff in the office. Interpreting for staff outside the office within the NHLAA service area. Conducting intake interviews and preparing applications. Developing and maintaining relationships with social service agencies, to keep updated resource guides and support outreach efforts. Making referrals and following up referrals of clients to appropriate alternative or additional sources of assistance.

Qualifications Ability to speak, understand, write, read, interpret, and translate Spanish and English. Strong computer skills, including the ability to electronically file documents with courts and government agencies, and proficiency in NHLAAs case management system, donor database and software programs (including Outlook, Word and Excel). Strong organizational skills. Reliable and dependable. Good verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Access to an automobile, insured and licensed to drive in Connecticut. Willingness to translate/interpret in NHLAA service area.