Hybrid Paralegal for LGBTQ+ Rights & Policy

Lambda Legal; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Lambda Legal is seeking a Paralegal to support lawyers across the HIV Project and policy advocacy efforts in a hybrid or remote setting. The role will involve drafting legal filings, researching legislation, maintaining case files, and coordinating with coalitions and clients.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years paralegal experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with MS 365, Westlaw, CM/ECF, and iManage. Join a national LGBTQ+ rights organization with a strong commitment to DEIB.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years prior paralegal experience required.
• Willingness to develop specialized knowledge about the legal system and documents.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, detail-oriented, well-organized, and dependable.
• Strong collaborative team player.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Electronic court filing systems (CM/ECF).
• Proficiency with Westlaw; LexisNexis acceptable.
• Experience with iManage or similar storage apps.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to attorneys including, but not limited to, the production of motions, legal pleadings and briefs (including proofreading and cite-checking).
• Prepare legal advocacy materials, including administrative comments, substantive advocacy letters, and other legal filings.
• Perform legal and non-legal research, track legislation, monitor activity in the Federal Register, and search the Congressional Record.
• Help attorneys to ensure compliance with all current applicable court rules, maintain and create case files, legal department databases, and other organizational systems, and other professional rules of responsibility.
• Attend case meetings and assist with note-taking client interviews as appropriate.
• Assist with case discovery which may include document collection and review.
• Assist with expense reports and other legal admin tasks.
• Draft correspondence.
• Contact court personnel, other attorneys and advocates, and others as appropriate.
• Assist in maintaining client relationships.
• Work collaboratively with other paralegals.
• Provide general administrative support to members of the Legal Department.
• Prepare presentations and other educational materials.
• Support coalition-building and partnership activities, including coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and materials, taking notes, and tracking follow-up items.
• Communicate regularly with coalition members, community-based organizations, advocates, legal partners, and other stakeholders to support ongoing advocacy efforts.
• Participate in coalition and partner meetings and represent the organization professionally and respectfully in interactions with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Detail-oriented

Team player

Motivated

Tools

Microsoft 365

Adobe Acrobat

CM/ECF

Westlaw

iManage

LexisNexis

Job description

Lambda Legal is seeking a Paralegal to support lawyers across the HIV Project and policy advocacy efforts in a hybrid or remote setting. The role will involve drafting legal filings, researching legislation, maintaining case files, and coordinating with coalitions and clients.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years paralegal experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with MS 365, Westlaw, CM/ECF, and iManage. Join a national LGBTQ+ rights organization with a strong commitment to DEIB.