Public Interest Project Coordinator — Hybrid NYC

New York City Bar Association; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical plans

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401K with employer match

Life insurance

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts

Professional association & CLE access

Job summary

The City Bar Justice Center, a division of the New York City Bar Association, seeks a Project Coordinator for the FedPro-SDNY program in a hybrid New York, NY role. You will support litigant intake, case management, and liaise with volunteers, interns, and staff to deliver pro bono services in SDNY matters.

You will engage with diverse clients, help prepare grants and program content, and support training and events while maintaining accurate records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or substantially equivalent work experience in a professional setting.
• Minimum 6 months of work experience (relevant internships acceptable).
• Strong data entry, organizational and project management skills; high attention to detail; excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable communicating both by telephone and in direct contact with the public; self-starter with a record showing consistent professional timeliness and reliability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, and the ability to quickly learn and effectively use LegalServer and other technology.
• A curiosity to learn about various federal laws and civil litigation procedure.
• A team player with an ability to interact respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for public interest legal work, serving those who struggle with a lack of resources, and providing legal assistance to historically underserved communities.
• Professional working proficiency in Spanish or another non-English language a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for pro se litigants seeking legal assistance, including interviewing and screening litigants for eligibility for FedPro-SDNY services by phone, email, and/or in person at FedPro-SDNY’s lower Manhattan courthouse office.
• Carefully maintain case, program/activity, and volunteer records and databases, and run and analyze statistical and other reports.
• Provide administrative help by helping to engage interns and volunteers, and organizing virtual and in-person training programs, events, and legal clinics.
• Liaise with attorney volunteers from large firms, corporate legal departments, and solo practices.
• Assist in preparing grant applications and reports, and in designing and writing program content such as blogs, reports, legal informational resources, presentations and social media posts.
• As needed, provide general administrative support, including with new FedPro-SDNY programming and with other CBJC projects.

Skills

Data entry

Organizational skills

Project management

Verbal and written communication

Microsoft Office 365

Legal information systems

Team collaboration

Public interest/legal aid

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

LegalServer

Job description

The City Bar Justice Center, a division of the New York City Bar Association, seeks a Project Coordinator for the FedPro-SDNY program in a hybrid New York, NY role. You will support litigant intake, case management, and liaise with volunteers, interns, and staff to deliver pro bono services in SDNY matters.

You will engage with diverse clients, help prepare grants and program content, and support training and events while maintaining accurate records.