Paralegal Casehandler, Foreclosure (Bronx)

Paralegal Casehandler, Foreclosure (Bronx)
Apr 24, 2024

The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice has a Paralegal Casehandler position available in the Foreclosure Prevention and Homeowner Preservation Unit in the Bronx Neighborhood Office. The Foreclosure Prevention Unit works with advocates citywide on policy advocacy and law reform issues and handles a broad range of individual representation at the trial and appellate levels in State and federal court. The Paralegal Casehandler will work with Staff Attorneys and to evaluate clients for assistance and representation, to assist clients with loss mitigation including submitting and advocating for loan modifications, and to advocate on behalf of clients with governmental agencies on a wide range of issues, including tax liens. The Paralegal Casehandler will also identify abusive and fraudulent real estate and lending practices, and seek redress for clients through non-litigation strategies, including filing complaints with governmental agencies. The Paralegal Casehandler will assist with community outreach and trainings.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Staff the Foreclosure Prevention Clinic and telephone helplines
• Interview and assess client requests for services
• Provide advice and/or brief services to clients
• Assist clients with their applications for a loan modification or other loss mitigation options, including obtaining funds where applicable
• Advocate on behalf of clients with lenders and government agencies
• Assist with outreach to elected officials, community-based organizations and other partners
• Assist in drafting community education materials such as "Know Your Rights" pamphlets
• Other duties as assigned

Bronx - Civil Practice Neighborhood Office

• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited paralegal program, bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Excellent written, oral advocacy, and computer skills are required
• Ability to work independently and in a team and manage a high volume of cases
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate successfully with other groups and organizations
• Experience in and/or commitment to advocacy on behalf of low-income people and immigrants is strongly desired
• Excellent organizational skills
• Familiarity with real estate and mortgage issues is desirable, but not required
• Experience assisting people in crisis is desirable, but not required
• Proficiency in Spanish highly desirable, but not required

SALARY TRANSPARENCY

The posting reflects the range of potential salaries for the role. The specific salary offers will be dependent on candidate qualifications, including collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.

Salary Range/ Salary: $57,687 - $83,218

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The leadership of The Legal Aid Society believes in attracting and retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. We offer a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Salaries for our unionized jobs are governed by our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please visit our Careers page for additional information. Salary and benefits information will be available to applicants, when and if, an offer is made.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

The leadership of The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients, to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us.

HOW TO APPLY

All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current job postings, and instructions on the application process. For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email .

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one's internal deeply-held sense of one's gender which may be the same or different from one's sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one's name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please submit these documents as a single combined PDF when you apply via the LAS (Legal Aid Society) Recruitment Portal.

• Resume
• Cover Letter