Executive Legal Assistant
Employment Status: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Practice Group/Team: Leadership Team
Organization Information
Empire Justice Center, a diverse and highly respected statewide legal services organization, seeks an Executive Legal Assistant. This is an opportunity to join and grow in one of the most influential organizations serving marginalized low-income individuals and families in New York State.
Empire Justice Center attracts and employs a diverse team of dedicated, determined, and passionate advocates who significantly impact the lives of low-income New Yorkers. We succeed through direct legal representation, high-impact litigation, and legislative and administrative advocacy. As an organization, we provide top-notch training and technical assistance to other advocates to ensure fairness and justice for New Yorkers. We thrive on our commitment to advancing justice for populations that have historically experienced oppression. These populations include racially diverse individuals and families experiencing poverty, housing insecurity, immigration issues, and domestic violence. Additionally, the organization advocates for people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and school-age children facing discrimination and violations of their civil rights in schools.
Our offices in Rochester, Albany, Westchester County, and Long Island offer staff an exciting, dynamic, inclusive work environment with a strong commitment to work-life balance, teamwork, diversity, wellness, and personal/professional development.
Position Summary
Empire Justice Center is pleased to announce an opening for an Executive Legal Assistant. Specifically, Empire Justice Center seeks a highly organized and professional Executive Legal Assistant to provide high-level administrative and legal practice support in a fast-paced, mission-driven legal environment. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities with professionalism and discretion.
This position plays a critical role in providing direct administrative support to the Chief Legal Officer on internal legal and labor relations matters, organizational risk management, and legal practice management and operations. This position also provides direct administrative support to the Director of Litigation and other attorneys in the Rochester office, ensuring efficient case management, effective use of technology, and smooth day-to-day operations. This position is supervised by the Chief Legal Officer.
Salary
The referenced pay range represents the estimated minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range and will be determined by considering factors, including but not limited to, education, experience, qualifications, the individual's expertise, market data, and internal equity considerations.
The salary range for this position is $44,654-$55,818.
Benefits
We are an organization that supports and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Empire Justice Center offers a generous benefit package, including:
· 35-hour full-time work week.
· Comprehensive health insurance plan.
· 403(b) eligibility - immediately eligible to begin contributing from your paycheck.
· Immediate vesting upon hire - ALL contributions (both employee and employer).
o 1% employer match is eligible after 12 months of employment.
o 3% non-elective annual contribution made by employer after 12 months of employment.
· Generous vacation, sick, personal, and holiday time
o 14 Paid Holidays
o Vacation: 10.5 hours/month; Sick: 7 hours/month; Personal: 35 hours/year
· Loan Repayment Assistance Program for qualifying employees.
· Bilingual salary enhancement for qualifying employees.
· Generous Bereavement Leave.
· Employee Wellness Activities.
· Voluntary Supplemental Disability.
· Dental Insurance (employee paid).
· Vision Insurance (employee paid).
· $150K Group Term Life Insurance.
· NYS Short-Term Disability.
· FSA Eligibility.
Empire Justice Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and strongly desires a diverse and inclusive workforce. Empire Justice Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type, specifically - race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, disability status, genetics, neurodiversity, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.