Remote Civil Rights Paralegal & Investigator – Hawaii

ACLU of Hawaiʻi; Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ACLU-HI seeks a resourceful Paralegal to support litigation, investigations, and legal program operations. The role reports to the Legal Director and involves independent fact investigations, intake management, case support, and maintaining legal systems.

The position is full-time and exempt, with a hybrid in-office/remote schedule. Strong communication, empathy for affected individuals, and EDIB commitment are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience as a paralegal, investigator, case manager, journalist, or related role.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including proofreading.
• Self-motivated, independent work ethic with ability to collaborate in a team.
• Experience interviewing people and gathering facts in investigations or similar work.
• Ability to communicate with empathy with people in crisis, including incarcerated individuals.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and multi-tasking skills.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Acrobat; able to learn new databases and case management tools.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB).

Responsibilities

• Provide paralegal support to the Legal Director and staff attorneys, including substantive and technical review of filings.
• Assist with case management: maintain electronic/physical files, pull filings, and calendar deadlines.
• Coordinate logistics for depositions, client meetings, or conference calls, service of process, and exhibits.
• Prepare, format, file, and serve basic legal filings and exhibits.
• Assist with discovery requests/responses and witness statements.
• Lead investigations and intake—interview clients, log requests, flag matters for attorney review, and track patterns across intakes.
• Draft summaries of interviews and maintain organized intake notes.
• Build and maintain Legal program databases and file systems; manage deadlines; handle general clerical duties.
• Support public education and communications by updating case pages and assisting with community events.

Skills

Communication

Interviewing

Project management

Detail oriented

Empathy

Team collaboration

Education

Paralegal certificate

Tools

PACER/JEFS

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

ACLU-HI seeks a resourceful Paralegal to support litigation, investigations, and legal program operations. The role reports to the Legal Director and involves independent fact investigations, intake management, case support, and maintaining legal systems.

The position is full-time and exempt, with a hybrid in-office/remote schedule. Strong communication, empathy for affected individuals, and EDIB commitment are essential.