Bilingual Grant Paralegal - Farm Worker Rights Division (FWRD)

Colorado Legal Services; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (100% premiums for an

Dental insurance (100% premiums for an

Vision insurance (100% premiums for an

Life insurance (100% premiums for an

Long-term disability (100% premiums)

403(b) retirement account with match

Paid time off & 13 holidays per year

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Job summary

Colorado Legal Services is seeking a full-time, two-year grant paralegal to join the Farmworker Rights Division in Denver. You will support attorneys with case management, intakes, and outreach, serving agricultural workers across Colorado on employment and civil rights matters.

Spanish fluency and strong organizational and communication skills are essential. The role may involve statewide travel and occasional weekend hours to meet clients and attend events.

Qualifications

• Fluency in oral and written Spanish.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to independently manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with clients and staff.
• Trauma-informed approach and cultural responsiveness.
• Experience with outreach and working with low-income workers is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys in case management and support: intake, referrals, and opening cases.
• Manage mail, filing systems, and electronic/physical documents.
• Conduct legal research and draft documents for attorney review.
• Handle FWRD intake line and follow-up with clients and team.
• Maintain client communications throughout the case lifespan, including interviews and document gathering.
• Assist outreach and education efforts for workers and service providers.
• Support outside attorneys with invoicing and timekeeping.
• Travel statewide for outreach and client meetings; occasional weekend/evening work.

Skills

Spanish fluency

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Organization Overview:

Colorado Legal Services (CLS) is Colorado's statewide nonprofit legal aid program, with twelve offices providing civil legal assistance to low-income Coloradans throughout the state. CLS provides free legal assistance in a broad variety of legal areas, including family law, public benefits, eviction defense, consumer protection, services to survivors of serious crime and human trafficking, and many others.

CLS has strengthened lives, assisted families, and supported communities-one person at a time for over 100 years. We are committed to providing high-quality, free legal advice and representation to eligible individuals throughout Colorado. We have a long history of successful impact and advocacy. CLS strives to bring about substantive, transformational change in the lives of those we serve.

At CLS, we value representation. We value and respect our staff's wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We ensure representation of our client communities in our staff, Board of Directors and leadership teams. We also envision a fair, just, trusted, and harm reductionist legal system which emphasizes access to and implementation of true justice for every Coloradan.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a full-time, two-year term grant paralegal to work on our small Farmworker Rights Division team. Based in Denver, CLS' Farmworker Rights Division provides free civil legal assistance to low-income agricultural workers throughout Colorado. Cases typically concern employment and civil rights law, including litigation regarding wages, working conditions, and discrimination. FWRD also sometimes represents agricultural workers who have endured labor trafficking and other severe crimes in obtaining humanitarian visas for themselves and their derivatives. In addition to assisting attorneys with casework, the paralegal participates in FWRD’s robust outreach and community education programming, meeting with workers and service providers to share information.

Essential Duties:

• Assist attorneys in case management and support:
  • Serve as initial point of contact for applicants, including by screening cases, completing intakes, providing referrals, and opening cases;
  • Manage mail and other correspondence;
  • Implement/maintain filing systems, file electronic and physical documents, ensure case data is tracked;
  • Complete legal research; and
  • Draft documents for attorney review;
• Manage FWRD intake line including tracking of all incoming calls and ensuring appropriate follow-up with FWRD team and potential clients;
• Maintain client communications throughout the lifespan of their case, conducting interviews and fact investigation, gathering documents, and providing technical assistance as necessary (e.g., educating client on preserving electronic evidence or participating in video conferences);
• Work with FWRD team to develop and implement effective outreach and education strategies for both workers and service providers;
• Support work with outside attorneys, including through processing invoicing and managing timekeeping;
• Travel throughout the state occasionally as required for outreach to farm workers, engagement with services providers, and client meetings (must have access to/provide your own transportation); and
• Be available for occasional weekend and evening work, as required.

Qualifications

We are looking to hire an empathetic and trauma-informed paralegal who is energetic, experienced with outreach, and passionate about our mission. They must also have:

• Fluency in oral and written Spanish;
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to independently manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to treat clients and staff with courtesy and respect;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Cultural responsiveness;
• Experience working with agricultural workers or other low-income workers, experience in immigration and/or employment law, and Microsoft Office proficiency strongly preferred.

Compensation and Benefits:

• 100% employer paid premiums for employee health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance
• partial employer paid premiums for spouses/dependents, based on a sliding scale
• Dependent Care and Medical Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CLS contributes $200/month to each employee's 403(b) retirement account
• matches 100% of employee contributions up to 3% of employee salary; vesting occurs gradually with full vesting after 3 years of employment
• generous paid time-off and 13 paid holidays per year

CLS values its employees' commitment to working hard for the population it serves and recognizes the importance of work/life balance. We promote and foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically safe work environment, striving to be a "Best Place to Work" in Colorado.