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The Center for Children’s Advocacy is hiring. Please share with your networks. Thank you.
Paralegal – Part-time for CCA Medical-Legal Partnership Project
The Center for Children’s Advocacy Medical-Legal Partnership Project (MLPP) has an opening for a part-time paralegal position to assist project attorneys in our New Haven and Hartford offices. The MLPP improves health outcomes for poor children who are patients at partner health institutions in Connecticut (Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and the Hospital of Central Connecticut).
Please click here for more information about the Center’s Medical-Legal Partnership Project.
Job Description
· Maintain case files in our LegalFiles case management system
· Conduct screenings and intakes of potential clients
· Provide information and referrals as appropriate and conduct follow up with clients after services are provided
· Provide administrative support to MLPP attorneys such as requesting client records, drafting letters, organizing files, preparing for trainings and clinics
· Analyze data on MLPP statistics and outcomes
· Work on special projects as needed
Qualifications
Demonstrated commitment to providing quality advocacy and support to children in addition to traditional administrative tasks.
· Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills
· Strong organizational skills
· Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
· Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems
· Two or more years of related experience
· Knowledge of child advocacy issues as well as the health care field a plus
· Fluency in Spanish strongly preferred
Salary/Benefits
Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and are within the general range of salaries for public interest organizations.
To Apply
Email cover letter and detailed resume by August 15 to: Alice Rosenthal at [log in to unmask]. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
CCA is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability
