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Legal Services of New Jersey:
Program: Legal Services of New Jersey
Job Title: Administrative Assistant - Bi-Lingual
Legal Services of New Jersey, a non-profit that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans, has an immediate opening for an experienced bi-lingual administrative assistant to work with multiple attorneys and paralegals. Here’s what you’ll do!
- Assist attorneys with tasks like contacting clients, document gathering, and case file management.
- Manage client appointments, reschedule as needed, and ensure clear communication through emails and calls.
- Prepare and send client mail, respond to client inquiries (both email and mail), and manage attorney mail flow.
- Maintain a streamlined scheduling system, send out in/out notifications.
Previous administrative experience, Spanish fluency, a working knowledge of Outlook and excellent communications and organizational skills are required. Legal experience is a plus.
LSNJ offers a positive workplace among colleagues who enjoy and are passionate about their work. We encourage a supportive, teamwork environment, with work-life balance. Benefits include comprehensive, low cost health insurance, employer sponsored retirement plans and generous leave policies.
Send a resume and cover letter explaining interest and related experience to: [email protected]. EOE.
Program: Legal Services of New Jersey
Job Title: Administrative Assistant - IT Department
Legal Services of New Jersey, a non-profit that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans, has an immediate opening for an experienced Administrative Assistant. Here’s what you’ll do!
- Calendar management and maintaining staff schedules; updating as needed.
- Recording and organizing meeting notes.
- Assist in validating monthly invoices for authorization and accuracy.
- Assist with routine purchasing and maintain communication with vendors as directed.
- Ability to work independently on tasks and escalate issues with required.
Previous administrative experience, a working knowledge of Outlook and excellent communications and organizational skills are required.
LSNJ offers a positive workplace among colleagues who enjoy and are passionate about their work. We encourage a supportive, teamwork environment, with work-life balance. Benefits include comprehensive, low cost health insurance, employer sponsored retirement plans and generous leave policies.
Send a resume and cover letter explaining interest and related experience to: [email protected]. EOE.
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South Jersey Legal Services:
Program: South Jersey Legal Services
Date: April 28, 2025
Job Title: Staff attorneys (10) in multiple offices: Burlington (2), Camden (1), Gloucester (2), Monmouth (3) Cumberland/Salem (1), and Cape May County Neighborhood offices (1)
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates to fill available positions as Staff Attorney in our offices as listed above. Under the direction of the Managing Attorney, the Staff Attorney provides the highest quality of legal services to SJLS clients in a variety of poverty law matters. The Staff Attorney also acts as a liaison between SJLS and the local community groups and engages in community outreach, community legal education.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Handle intake interviews;
- Provide direct representation to clients in a variety of legal matters, including but not limited to family, landlord/tenant, housing, consumer, public benefits, healthcare, employment, and senior issues;
- Participate in group representation, where appropriate;
- Participate in staff and case acceptance meetings and program wide working groups;
- Work with the Managing Attorney, Director of Litigation and/or the Executive Director in planning, developing and litigating significant impact cases;
- Participate in community outreach and community legal education, clinics and seminars;
- Develop new ideas and methods to provide service to clients;
- Work with other staff as an effective member of the team;
- Assist in supervising paralegals, clerical workers, and students;
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION:
- Admission to the Bar of New Jersey preferred but not required. Must be a member of the Bar in any State and/or be eligible and willing to take the next available New Jersey Bar Exam;
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred;
- Ability to relate to low-income clients and groups with demonstrated interest in poverty law issues and/or public interest service.
Comprehensive benefit package; *2025 attorney salary scale starts at $79,960, commensurate with experience; hybrid work option available for attorneys*
Qualified applicants with an interest in this position should send resume and cover letter expressing interest to: Brittani Morris, PHR, SHRM-CP, Director of Operations, South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. 745 Market St. 2nd Floor, Camden, NJ 08102 or via email at [email protected].
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