Legal Assistant
National Headquarters, New York
Lambda Legal seeks a Legal Assistant for its Legal Department at its New York City Headquarters. The Legal Assistant will assist attorneys in research and legal brief preparation to advance Lambda Legal's cutting-edge impact litigation and advocacy. Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and people with HIV, through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in New York City, Lambda Legal has regional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas.
Lambda Legal's law reform, policy, and education work encompasses a wide range of areas, including federal and state constitutional law issues; discrimination in employment, benefits, housing, insurance, schools, foster care, and juvenile detention, and other areas; harassment and violence; anti-gay ballot initiatives; access to healthcare and HIV-related treatments; child custody, visitation and adoption; relationship protections, including the freedom to marry; discrimination based upon gender identity and sex-stereotyping. Lambda Legal has been involved in many recent Supreme Court cases, including Lawrence v. Texas, Morse v. Frederick, Garrett v. University of Alabama Board of Trustees, Dale v. Boy Scouts of America, Troxel v. Granville, Romer v. Evans, and Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin v. Southworth.
Responsibilities
The Legal Assistant will be responsible for legal and administrative support to attorneys who work on an array of areas important to the LGBT community and people with HIV. The legal assistant will help serve the states in the National Headquarters region (including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and increase Lambda Legal's presence as a force for civil rights there. In addition to the production of legal briefs and cite-checking, Legal Assistants are tasked with non-legal research, maintaining files and other organizational systems, drafting correspondence, telephone calls to courts and other attorneys, and general administrative support to the legal department.
Qualifications
The successful applicant will possess good oral and written communication skills and be motivated, detail-oriented, well-organized, self-starting, computer-literate (Microsoft Word; Excel and Powerpoint PowerPoint helpful) and interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-related legal issues. Familiarity with legal secretarial or support work is helpful; a willingness to learn specialized legal document production skills is essential. Prior work on behalf of the LGBT community and/or persons with HIV is a plus. A minimum two-year commitment is required.
Compensation
Low 30's. Excellent employer-paid benefits package including medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance and generous employer contribution to retirement account. Generous vacation.
Application
The position is open until filled. Send resume, writing sample, and letter of interest to:
Legal Assistant Position
Attn: Nick Tarasen
Legal Administrative Manager
Lambda Legal
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005
212.809.8585
People of color and people with disabilities, including HIV, are encouraged to apply. Lambda Legal is an equal opportunity employer.
