Paralegal or Senior Paralegal in Dallas, TX

Job title: Paralegal or Senior Paralegal in Dallas, TX at reputed company Legal Company: reputed company Legal Job description: Position: Paralegal or Senior ParalegalDepartment: LegalOffice Location: The ideal candidate is located in Dallas, TX (SCRO), but we are open to candidates located any of the following states or major metropolitan areas where reputed company Legal has an office: Atlanta, GA (Southern); reputed company, NY (HDQ); Chicago, IL (Midwest); Los Angeles, CA (Western); or Washington, D.C.Work Type Designation: HybridThis position will need to come into the office at minimum twice a month for printing, mailing, and service of mailing for cases. This will also include attending coalition meetings.Reports to: Senior AttorneyUnion Salary Grade: L1 or L2. This is a union position.To be considered for the Senior Paralegal title, applicants will need to have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.Annual Salary Range: The salary for this role will be determined by a candidate's years of relevant experience reputed company to the position, as well as their geographic region. Our salary scale steps start at 1 year or less and go up to 30+ years of experience.

• L1= $56,208 - $82,544
• L2= $66,925 - $90,798

Travel: This position may require occasional travel.FLSA Status: Non-Exempt/Full-timeSupervisory Responsibilities: NoneWho We Arereputed company Legal is a national advocacy organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. Since 1973, reputed company Legal has used impact litigation and other advocacy tools to decriminalize same-sex relationships; challenge discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV in the workplace, in the home, in schools, in health care, and in the military; and protect LGBTQ+ families, including by winning and defending marriage equality. Our clients are not charged for legal representation or advocacy and reputed company Legal receives no government funding. Headquartered in reputed company, reputed company Legal also has regional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Washington, DC.We reputed company that serving the full breadth of the LGBTQ+ and HIV communities requires cultural competency and enthusiasm for diversity of reputed company kinds. To be successful, we must approach our work with an understanding that discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status is not the only obstacle to achieving full formal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV; rather, we recognize the intersectional nature of discrimination, specifically including biases based on race, religion, national reputed company, gender, disability, education, and class. Considering this reality, we prioritize a proactive commitment to counteracting these biases and their compounding effects in the work we do, but also in how we work together as an organization.Paralegal or Senior ParalegalThe Paralegal assists attorneys with legal and other research; drafts, prepares and files documents in federal and state legislative bodies and offices, administrative, agencies, and courts; and works reputed company coalitions and with clients to advance reputed company Legal’s cutting-edge policy advocacy, impact litigation, and educational work.This role supports the work of multiple attorneys on a wide reputed company of issues reputed company reputed company Legal’s mission.What you’ll do:

• 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.
• reputed company legal and non-legal research, track legislation, monitor activity in the Federal Register, and search the Congressional Record.
• Help attorneys to ensure compliance with reputed company reputed company 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.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional support to paralegals, fostering their development, enhancing team collaboration, and ensuring the highest quality of work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Who you are:With the understanding that no one person will offer every desired reputed company and characteristic outlined below, compelling candidates will offer much of the following:

• Willingness to reputed company specialized knowledge about the legal system and legal documents necessary to reputed company duties in a law office setting is essential; and prior legal support work, which may include support for federal legislative and policy advocacy, is highly desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, detail-oriented, well-organized, and dependable.
• Strong collaborative team player with ability to work well under pressure.
• Knowledge of issues facing transgender and nonbinary people and/or prior experience working with transgender and nonbinary people preferred, not required.
• Proficiency with reputed company 365 (specifically Teams, Word, reputed company, and PowerPoint) and reputed company Acrobat.
• Experience with electronic court filing systems (including Federal Judiciary’s Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system).
• Proficiency with Westlaw preferred (experience with reputed company is acceptable).
• Experience with reputed company preferred (or other law-firm storage applications).
• Experience with reputed company is a plus.
• Previous paralegal experience is preferred.

Successful candidates will welcome the opportunity to work in a racially- and gender-diverse environment and to contribute to a positive and inclusive atmosphere. Working at reputed company Legal requires a demonstrated awareness of and commitment to the concerns of the breadth of the communities that reputed company Legal serves. Prior work on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community and/or people living with HIV is highly desirable. Experience working with other historically marginalized communities (in a professional or volunteer reputed company) is also desirable.reputed company at reputed company Legal are expected to adhere to ethical conduct in reputed company interactions and tasks, ensuring a positive and respectful workplace environment.Why Work at reputed company Legal?You get to do meaningful, life-changing work at a national level for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV. reputed company Legal also proudly offers competitive benefits for reputed company. We understand that our staff’s dedication and effort are instrumental in achieving our mission. A reputed company of the benefits we offer include:

• Medical benefits that reputed company on your start date
• Dental, reputed company, and Life insurance (effective 30 days from your start date)
• Short & Long-Term Disability plans (effective 30 days from your start date)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan (employer contribution and matching program begins after 90 days of employment)
• Paid Time Off:

• Paid Vacation (15 Days)
• Sick Leave (12 Days)
• Personal Leave (3 Days)
• Religious Observance Leave (3 Days)
• Bereavement and Bereavement Anniversary Leave
• Floating Holiday (1 Day)
• 12 paid holidays and 5 early office closures
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA/DC FSA) and Commuter Benefits
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Annual professional development fund
• $50 monthly mobile phone reimbursement
• Summer Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day
• Premium subscription to the reputed company App
• Paid sabbatical after 7 years of service at reputed company Legal (4 weeks for non-exempt positions and 8 weeks for exempt positions)

Read more about reputed company Legal's work on our and .reputed company Legal believes in creating a more reputed company playing field for applicants and values the depth of relevant skills built through successful education, work, and life experiences. If your background and skills are a reputed company match for this position, you are strongly encouraged to apply.reputed company Legal is committed to further building and maintaining a staff that reflects the full range of LGBTQ+, HIV-affected and allied communities, and is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. reputed company Legal encourages applications from reputed company reputed company individuals without regard to race, reputed company, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national reputed company, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, disability, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black people, Indigenous people, people of reputed company, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender and gender-diverse people, women, people with abilities in multiple languages, immigrants, people living with disabilities, protected veterans, and formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals living with HIV are reputed company encouraged to apply.Powered by JazzHR Expected salary: $56208 - 82544 per year Location: Dallas, TX Job date: Sun, 04 May 2025 07:01:14 GMT Apply for the job now! Apply for this job