Reporting to the Program Director, the Paralegal will be responsible for providing paralegal and administrative support to the Disability Rights Program, which litigates and advocates in our priority areas of voting, education, autonomy, and criminal justice and also provides support to affiliates and the National office on disability rights issues that intersect with core civil liberties.

Prepare and file legal pleadings; arrange for service of legal documents; prepare and serve discovery documents; conduct research on court rules and procedures

Maintain case files, attorneys’ correspondence files, and internal litigation tracking systems including case summaries and calendar of litigation deadlines and court dates

Provide administrative and litigation support to attorneys, including maintaining calendars, preparing correspondence, making travel arrangements and processing expense reports

Monitor and manage excel spreadsheets for DRP budget

Respond to requests for legal assistance

Update content on the ACLU website and intranet

Provide administrative support for manager review of applications for intern and fellowship positions

Work jointly with interns and communicate routine and/or procedural guidance on projects assigned by managers

Work collaboratively with other support staff in both New York and San Francisco offices to ensure that office systems run smoothly

Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL

Paralegal, Disability Rights Program

Responsibilities

Qualification

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Aclu

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