TEMPORARY BILINGUAL OFFICE SUPPORT (PART TIME)

We are looking for someone with a strong commitment to social justice and interest in supporting attorneys and advocates who provide direct legal assistance to our clients.

In this part-time position, you will work with and report to the Napa Regional Office Managing Attorney and work closely with staff and advocates to ensure the smooth operation of the office and support critical legal services to clients.

This position is based at our Napa office location, and the workdays will be Monday to Thursday afternoons, from 1 : 00-5 : 00pm This is a 6-month temporary position.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Learn about and engage with the diverse legal needs of low-income communities in the broader Bay Area and contribute to BayLegal's work and mission to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, break systemic cycles of poverty, and address social injustice.
• Reception and Screening - Provide on-site reception services, including answering telephones, greeting visitors, and connecting individuals and families to appropriate resources, scheduling appointments, and ensuring our reception is professional, welcoming, and safe for all members of our community.
• Secretarial and Clerical Support - Assist with composing and proofreading simple letters and routine legal documents, maintaining the office library, preparing, and distributing mail, filing, scanning, and organizing electronic documents, case file organization, case management, data entry, and calendaring systems.
• Interpretation and Translation Provide interpretation and translation services to support legal services. A stipend is paid upon passing bilingual language test administered by ALTA via BayLegal.

Requirements / Qualifications / About the Successful Candidate :

• Humility in working with colleagues and clients across the spectrum of diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, immigrant status, religious identity, physical and mental disabilities, and / or limited English proficiency.
• Must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire to be considered.
• High school degree or equivalent.
• Experience working cooperatively and efficiently with colleagues and members of the community.
• Fluency and / or proficiency in Spanish
• Curious and self-directed with an ability to anticipate what needs to be done
• Intermediate level with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
• Type at least 50 words per minute
• Ability to operate all office equipment including photocopying, fax and scanning and mail postage systems.
• Within 90 days of hiring, must become proficient in utilizing the case management systems and database, timekeeping, calendaring, and other computer applications used in the office.
• Must be able to handle a fast-paced environment and multi-task with minimum supervision.
• Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices.
• Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware and software necessary to perform duties of the position.

HYBRID WORK OPTION : BayLegal is committed to the health and safety of our staff, clients, and community. Being accessible to our client communities and reducing barriers for them to access our services is integral to our mission and commitment as a direct services community-based law firm.

BayLegal employees are expected to work on-site and in-person at a BayLegal office or community-based advocacy site at least three (3) days per week and may work remotely from home on a part-time basis.

Employees are expected to reside in California and at a distance allowing them to commute to their physical BayLegal base location, and to other service delivery locations as needed, during the standard work week.

Compensation and Benefits : We offer a diverse, family friendly environment, and compensation based on competitive public interest salaries along with paid holidays and sick leave.

The estimated hourly rate is $30 to $35 dollars. Placement is in range determined primarily by years of related experience.

Stipend is paid to multi-lingual employees whose language skills are regularly used in the provision of work tasks; to qualify must pass written / oral language test of fluency and / or proficiency administered by ALTA Language Services via BayLegal.

Applications : BayLegal thrives on our diversity, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culturally diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) and QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black,Indigenous, and People of Color) individuals, veterans, individuals who have been impacted by the criminal justice system, persons with disabilities, and persons from other underrepresented groups to apply.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law.

We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact BayLegal's Human Resources Manager at : (510) 250-5225.

BayLegal will begin reviewing applications upon receipt and continue until the position is filled. Please submit (1) cover letter including response to question below (no page limit), (2) resume, (3) references, and (4) writing sample through BayLegal's career application portal.

As part of your cover letter, please address the following :

BayLegal's clients are low-income and very low-income members of our communities. They include LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) and QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) individuals, the working poor, seniors, people who are limited English proficient, veterans, persons with disabilities, survivors of abuse and exploitation, individuals impacted by the criminal justice system, and people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, and persons from other underrepresented groups.

To ensure our organization is best serving these populations, BayLegal strives to promote an evolving set of behaviors and attitudes amongst our staff, as well as policies that enable us to work effectively across cultures, with clients, with our coworkers, and with the community.

We see this as a commitment to enhance the provision of our services to all clients; to raise the level of positive client outcomes;

and to create an inclusive and respectful workplace in which differences are acknowledged and valued.

How do you think your experiences, professional or otherwise, prepared you to serve our diverse client base effectively, work effectively with colleagues from different backgrounds than your own, and to contribute to our commitment to humility, inclusion, and diversity?

Feel free to think broadly about your response to this question, applying various aspects of your life and personal experiences.