Legal Assistant - Incarcerated Survivors

Legal Assistant – Incarcerated Survivors

Supervised by

Staff Attorney, Incarcerated Survivors Division

Status

Part-time

Overview

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Assist with providing administrative support to attorneys, including copying, mailing, scanning, scheduling, data entry, file organization, retrieving court documents, and other administrative tasks as assigned.
• Assisting with case management system tasks & data entry (intakes, open profiles for return / repeat clients, update client cases).
• Preparing for prison trips, with potential visits to the prison / jail to manage paperwork.
• Creating certificates for class attendance at the prison / jail.

Other Responsibilities

Work Environment

Qualifications

Ascend Justice is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ qualified individuals based on individual merit. Ascend Justice does not discriminate against any individual with respect to the terms and conditions of employment based on that individual's race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, housing status, or any other non-merit factor protected under state, local or federal laws. Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all personnel actions such as recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotions, training, transfer, termination, and opportunities for training. Ascend Justice is committed to a fair and equitable workplace where everyone is a respected and valued member of the team. Applicants / clients wishing to lodge a complaint about discrimination in the provision of services can do so by contacting the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The ICJIA nondiscrimination policy can be found on the ICJIA website at http : / / www.icjia.org / grants / grant-resources. Applicants can also send complaints via e-mail to CJA.CivilRightsOfficer@illinois.gov

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