Paralegal - New Port Richey (Full-Time)

Bay Area Legal Services is seeking to fill a full-time Paralegal position on their New Port Richey Team.

Paralegal position providing support to NPR team of five attorneys in wide range of practice areas including housing, family law, consumer, elder law and general legal services. Assistance in outreach and at pro se forms clinic being created also needed.  The Paralegal supports staff who are facilitating or directly providing legal services to low income clients.

Office Location

New Port Richey
7340 Little Road
Suite 101
New Port Richey, FL 34654

This position is hybrid, 4 days in office and 1 day remote.

Illustrative Duties:

• Interview new and continuing service clients, ensure grant compliance.
• Investigate facts, checks and examines law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, constitutions, and legal codes to prepare complex legal documents, such as briefs, pleadings. Assist with CL referrals and case closing procedures, and other grant-related tasks.
• Handle individual client matters independently, but under attorney supervision.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by supervising attorney, including private attorney involvement as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a paralegal with an AA degree in paralegal studies or 1-year experience as a paralegal with a Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies or may substitute education with a total of 5 years’ experience as a paralegal
• Excellent time management, organizational skills, detailed and deadline oriented
• Excellent written, verbal, and proof-reading skills
• Extremely client focused with the desire & ability to work effectively and compassionately with clients in low-income levels facing social, economic, and legal issues who have limited access to services to assist them.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and complete majority of tasks independently
• Ability to work in and contribute effectively to a supportive, collegial, and friendly team environment
• Extensive knowledge of legal documents, procedures and terminology, and processes
• Extensive knowledge of legal case management systems and accurately tracking and processing legal case data using these systems
• Stress management skills, multi-tasking skills, and telephone etiquette skills
• Experience using legal case management system(s) 

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience at a Non-Profit a plus
• Florida Registered Paralegal (FRP) through Florida Bar

Compensation/Benefits: 

• Starting hourly rate $26.15/hr, increases based on relevant experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package: 4% match for the 403b retirement plan with immediate vesting; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability coverage; and more
• Generous time-off and work-life balance: 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks’ vacation for the 1st year of employment, and 37.5-hour workweek
• Reimbursement for travel expenses (mileage, etc.)

See a list of all full-time and part-time employee benefits.

This position requires successful completion of a level II background screening based on the required duties and responsibilities.

How to Apply:  

• Send Resume and cover letter to recruiting@bals.org
• Include where you applied for this position (ex: bals.org, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc.).