Bilingual Legal Advocate for Survivors - Remote & Flexible

Maryland Nonprofits; Silver Spring (MD); Híbrido; USD 49.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance premium coverage 80%

Vision and dental premiums covered 100

Flexible work environment with hybrid/

40 hour work week with paid lunch

Paid sick and safe leave

Twelve paid holidays

Paid vacation 10–15 days

Floating holidays (3)

Two personal days

Overtime after 40 hours

Descripción de la vacante

MCASA's Sexual Assault Legal Institute (SALI) seeks a full-time legal advocate (bilingual English/Spanish preferred) to provide legal services to survivors of sexual violence, with administrative duties in law office management. The role includes supporting attorneys, outreach, and training activities, reporting, and collaboration with stakeholders.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree; fluency in English and Spanish; travel within Maryland and occasional in-person work.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required; recent JDs considered only if aligned with outreach and other responsibilities.
• Experience working with survivors of sexual assault or other power-based violence preferred.
• Fluency in English; fluency in Spanish required.
• Strong communication skills in person, by phone, via email, and in writing.
• Access to a car and valid driver’s license; travel within Maryland 1–3 times annually.

Responsabilidades

• Provide high quality, culturally competent legal advocacy for survivors of sexual assault.
• Assist attorneys in representation of sexual assault survivors in a range of cases; these may include protective and peace orders, U-visa, family law, crime victim rights, education, employment and other cases.
• Increase SALI’s presence on social media and improve legal information available on MCASA’s agency-wide website.
• Coordinate and develop culturally competent outreach materials and arrange for translation of SALI literature.
• Participate in forums and meetings relating to SALI activities.
• Conduct initial interviews (intakes) with survivors of sexual assault.
• Provide safety planning for survivors.
• Assist in production of training and technical assistance materials.
• Support effective agency communications including, for example, listservs, social media, e-newsletter, conference calls, etc.
• Collect data needed for grant reports, assist in preparation of grant applications and grant reports.
• Ensure compliance with grant objectives, goals, collection of data and reporting requirements.
• Assist in report preparation using SALI’s Legal Server database.
• Assist in recruiting, training, and working with legal interns.
• Prioritize and fulfill responsibilities in accordance with available funding and grant requirements.
• Comply with or assist others in compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct (legal ethics).
• Such other duties as assigned by the Managing Attorney or Executive Director Counsel.

Conocimientos

Fluent in English

Spanish fluency

Strong written and verbal коммуника

Bilingual English/Spanish

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

MCASA's Sexual Assault Legal Institute (SALI) seeks a full-time legal advocate (bilingual English/Spanish preferred) to provide legal services to survivors of sexual violence, with administrative duties in law office management. The role includes supporting attorneys, outreach, and training activities, reporting, and collaboration with stakeholders.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree; fluency in English and Spanish; travel within Maryland and occasional in-person work.