Project Coordinator (Legal Non-Profit)
NYC Bar Association
- New York City, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
Department: City Bar Justice Center
Reports to: Project Director/Attorney
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Start Date: Varies between June - OctoberThe City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) seeks enthusiastic and organized individuals who are committed to equal access to justice to join our team as Project Coordinators. 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.CBJC Project Coordinators work closely with and under the supervision of attorney Project Directors to handle the following areas of responsibility, among others, for a specific project (practice area):
- Serve as the first point of contact for clients seeking legal assistance, conducting eligibility screening and client interviews and providing case assessment support.
- Carefully maintain client and volunteer databases and diligently track case statistics.
- Assist in the preparation of grant applications / reports and other fundraising activities.
- Provide administrative help by answering phones 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.
- Provide organizational and logistical support for both virtual and in-person training programs, legal clinics, and community outreach events.
- Conduct research and draft initial papers or applications under the supervision of CBJC attorneys.
- Liaise with attorney volunteers from large firms and corporate legal departments.
- As needed, provide general administrative support, including with new programming within and across CBJC projects.
- Bachelor’s degree or substantially equivalent work experience in a professional setting.
- Minimum 6 months of work experience (relevant internships acceptable).
- 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.
- Professional working proficiency in a non-English language a plus, but not required.