Administrative Assistant, Harbor - UCLA Medical Legal Partnership

at  Bet Tzedek Legal Services

Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA -

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Immediate13 Feb, 2025Not Specified14 Nov, 2024N/AExcel,Leadership,Spanish Translation,Attorneys,NetdocumentsNoNo
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Description:

For over 50 years, Bet Tzedek Legal Services has provided high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents. Since 2018, Bet Tzedek’s Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) has offered on-site (and virtual) services at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Our MLP team works in partnership with medical professionals to holistically address community members’ social determinants of health through legal advocacy. Bet Tzedek seeks a bi-lingual (Spanish-speaking) Administrative Assistant to provide general administrative support to attorneys and advocates assigned to the MLP and other programs as needed.
This position is eligible for Bet Tzedek Legal Services’ hybrid/remote workplace designation, however, the employee will be required to regularly work at the Harbor-UCLA Hospital, complete home visits, and work in the office or other locations to meet workload/business obligations.

Requirements:

  • AA/AS and/or BA/BS or equivalent work/life experience (required);
  • Spanish proficiency and ability to provide written and oral Spanish translation (required);
  • Ability to work effectively with hospital personnel, staff, volunteers, students, attorneys, and community members (required);
  • Proficiency with MS Office and legal database (including Word; Power Point; Excel; Lexis Nexis/Westlaw) (required);
  • Proficiency with NetDocuments, LegalServer or other web-based document and case management systems (preferred);
  • Self-motivated, takes initiative, ability to learn quickly (required);
  • Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, and meet deadline in a high-volume caseload environment (required);
  • Ability to travel to clinic location(s) (required);
  • Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to Bet Tzedek’s mission of equal justice for all and Bet Tzedek’s core values of leadership, community-based advocacy, and innovation (required);
  • Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (required)

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain legal files and timely enter case and client information into legal database;
  • Data entry, scanning, copying, word processing, create and maintain spreadsheets, process case files, and other administrative duties;
  • Clearly and professionally communicate with clients, legal partners, hospital personnel, courts, agencies, and the general public;
  • Maintain well organized electronic legal files and accurate case statistics;
  • Assist with the administrative aspects of opening and closing files;
  • Participate in MLP clinics, home-visits, and other client service or community outreach events;
  • Provide other general administrative support as requested.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements:

  • AA/AS and/or BA/BS or equivalent work/life experience (required);
  • Spanish proficiency and ability to provide written and oral Spanish translation (required);
  • Ability to work effectively with hospital personnel, staff, volunteers, students, attorneys, and community members (required);
  • Proficiency with MS Office and legal database (including Word; Power Point; Excel; Lexis Nexis/Westlaw) (required);
  • Proficiency with NetDocuments, LegalServer or other web-based document and case management systems (preferred);
  • Self-motivated, takes initiative, ability to learn quickly (required);
  • Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, and meet deadline in a high-volume caseload environment (required);
  • Ability to travel to clinic location(s) (required);
  • Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to Bet Tzedek’s mission of equal justice for all and Bet Tzedek’s core values of leadership, community-based advocacy, and innovation (required);
  • Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (required).


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Legal Services

HR / Administration / IR

Legal Services

Graduate

Proficient

1

Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA