Instructor - Legal Support jobs in Columbus, OH

Description

Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO)’s mission is to provide civil legal aid and advocacy to overcome unfairness and injustice, reduce poverty, and increase opportunity. LASCO is the new name for two long-standing legal aid programs, The Legal Aid Society of Columbus and Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, which merged in January 2024. The programs have been affiliated for more than a decade, and this legal merger is just the culmination of many years of collaboration and growing efficiencies between our two direct service programs. 

LASCO is actively seeking a professional, reliable and dedicated Operations Administrative Assistant to support our growing organization with a high degree of motivation, initiative, sense of urgency and professional demeanor to support the day-to-day work of the organization. They may also work to support other efforts across the organization. 

The Administrative Assistant will be primarily responsible for providing administrative and technical assistance to the Operations team and must exercise independent judgment, communicate clearly and thoughtfully, and support organizational progress.

Are You Someone Who:

• Has interest in and sensitivity to the legal needs of low-income individuals?  
• Is motivated, professional and customer service focused?  
• Works well within a collaborative, team-driven, and goal-based environment?  
• Can communicate verbally with a wide range of people?  
• Takes pride in excellent attention to detail when producing documents and other work?  
• Is agile and able to respond effectively to the changing needs of a growing organization??  
• Creates processes to increase work efficiencies and systems to work smarter not harder?  
• Is open to participating in community events?  

You Will:

• Serve as primary administrative support for the daily work needs and operations functions primarily in the Columbus office, but also across the organization 
• Perform administrative tasks including opening and reviewing client hard files, opening and reviewing client electronic cases, completing funder compliance paperwork and other related duties
• Collect, organize and manage client trust and petty cash for the Columbus practice groups
• Be responsible for some general office work including incoming/outgoing mail, making copies, sending client information, reception duties, and other similar tasks
• Coordinate, order and organize office supplies, as needed
• Assist and support attorneys with secretarial tasks and duties, including but not limited to drafting correspondence to clients, closing letters, no contact letters and other routine communications 
• Support the review and collection of data for grant compliance requirements 
• Enter data in the case management system and contribute to required reporting for compliance purposes  
• Support and collaborate with staff, partners and other related parties to help achieve goals
• Periodically support the organization through answering phone calls, greeting guests, interacting with vendors and clients, and maintaining a welcoming office environment 

Requirements

You Have:

• A positive attitude, go-getter mindset and drive to do things well 
• Ability to anticipate needs and navigate problems with a creative, practical approach toward reaching successful resolution  
• Ability to prioritize workload to manage time and tasks in a dynamic environment  
• Proficient skills across the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, effectively with diverse audiences 
• Ability to increase efficiencies in individual work and team processes  
• Strong work ethic with an eye for detail 
• High ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion 
• English language proficiency is essential and Spanish/English bilingual skills are a plus. Additional languages – even better 
• High school diploma or equivalent required 
• Prior Legal Aid or related work experience a plus, but not required 

Other Details:

LASCO’s clientele is diverse, and all of our clients are low income. To ensure that our program is best serving our communities, LASCO strives to promote an evolving set of behaviors and attitudes amongst our staff, as well as policies that enable us to work effectively in all cross-cultural situations, with clients, with our coworkers, and with the community. We see this as a commitment to enhance the provision of our services to all clients; to raise the level of positive client outcomes; and to create an inclusive and respectful workplace in which differences are acknowledged and valued.  

It is the policy of LASCO not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, age, ancestry, and military status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

This full-time position is based in Columbus, Ohio and reports to the Chief Operations Officer. 

Wages start at $18.46 per hour DOE and LASCO offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package, paid time off, and ongoing training and development opportunities.  

To Apply:

Submit resume, references and letter of interest. 

To promote social justice and best serve our clients, LASCO is committed to maintaining a diverse staff and providing culturally competent services. We strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities and historically oppressed groups including BIPOC, people with disabilities and LGBTQ individuals to apply. Bilingual/bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.