What are the responsibilities and job description for the Future Opening: Legal Assistant position at COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR FAMILY & YOUTH (CAFY)?
Benefits/Perks
- Flexible Scheduling
- Competitive Compensation
- Accrued paid time off health, dental, vision
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Legal Assistant to join our team. In this role, you will provide assistance to family law attorneys, ensuring they are able to carry out their duties. You will communicate with clients, compile case materials, and conduct research. The ideal candidate is hardworking and detail-oriented.
Responsibilities
- Communicate with clients and witnesses
- Prepare case-specific documents, including memoranda and briefs
- Ensure that case-related documents are well organized and available for review
- Attend court sessions and record important information
- Maintain and update documentation
- Provide general administrative support
Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Legal Assistant or similar role is preferred
- Certification or diploma as a Legal Assistant is preferred
- Familiarity with legal procedures, terminology, and the court system
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organized with document management experience
- Excellent research skills
- Comfortable Microsoft Office and case management software
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
Compensation: $38,500.00 - $41,500.00 per year
Founded in 2003, Community Advocates for Family & Youth (CAFY) was established to minimize the impact the judicial had on children. CAFY build on the founder’s passion to help children who through no fault of their own had to provide testimony in the adult court.
Later, in 2005, when a public safety officer asked a volunteer at the Sexual Assault Center at the Prince George’s County Hospital if something could be done for the crime victims who were not receiving treatment at the hospital, CAFY’s victim services began. That volunteer was Arleen B. Joell, Founder and Executive Director of CAFY. The non-profit she formed in 2003 as a result of her passion and that encounter has evolved to the point that the organization was recently described by a highly respected County activist as a victim’s “social emergency room”.
Since gaining its official nonprofit incorporation in 2005, CAFY has been the only dedicated community-based victim service provider supporting PGPD. The nonprofit she formed started servicing sexual assault victims referred by the Prince George’s Police Department (PGPD). More than ten years later, CAFY serves all victims of crime and has been lauded by State and Local officials for the work done for the citizens of Prince George’s County. CAFY now serves Prince George’s County Police Department along with the Cities of Laurel, Greenbelt and Bowie Police Departments.
Salary : $38,500 - $41,500
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