Paralegal

New Economy Project seeks an experienced paralegal to work on cutting-edge legal advocacy that advances racial and economic justice in New York City. The paralegal will play a vital role working with low-income New Yorkers through our free legal assistance hotline, conducting know-your-rights workshops for community groups’ staff and members, and providing critical administrative support to our legal team.

New Economy Project works to build an economy that works for all, rooted in racial justice, cooperation, neighborhood equity, and ecological sustainability. We combine coalition-building, legal and policy advocacy, popular education, applied research, communications, and other strategies in our work. We work closely with neighborhood groups to advance community land trusts, public banking, financial and worker cooperatives, and other community-led institutions that build power and community wealth in Black, brown, and immigrant neighborhoods.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

The paralegal’s core responsibilities will include:

• Helping staff our NYC Financial Justice Hotline, a free legal assistance hotline for low-income New Yorkers confronting abusive lending, debt collection, and other matters
• Engaging hotline callers in media and policy advocacy, as appropriate, and amplifying their stories through social media, testimonials, and other strategies
• Conducting outreach to community groups and presenting workshops to promote our hotline and know-your-rights resources
• Creating know-your-rights material for community outreach sessions and our website
• Tracking and analyzing hotline data for grant reporting, evaluation, and work planning
• Providing ongoing administrative and operational support to the legal team

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will:

• Have 2-5 years’ prior experience as a paralegal, community educator, and/or in a public interest law or similar setting
• Embrace New Economy Project’s vision, mission, and commitment to transformational change, racial justice, just transition, and economic democracy
• Be extremely organized, motivated, and detail-oriented
• Possess strong writing, research, interpersonal communication and time-management skills
• Have a track record of working effectively with individuals and community groups across racial, gender, class and other identities
• Be fluent in Spanish

We will consider a candidate’s full range of educational, professional, and life experience. We do not require that candidates possess any specific degrees or levels of formal educational attainment.

COMPENSATION

Salary is competitive with NYC public interest law organizations and commensurate with years of experience, with an expected annual salary between $60,000 and $68,000. New Economy Project offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, 403(b) and flexible spending plans, and generous paid time off, including a three-month sabbatical after five years.

LOCATION

New Economy Project’s office is located in NYC. The position is hybrid, with both in-office and remote work.

TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter as one PDF document to: hiring@neweconomynyc.org, with “Paralegal Position” in the subject line. Indicate in your cover letter: (a) your interest in and qualifications for the position; (b) how you learned about this job posting; and (c) an area of our work you find especially compelling, and how it aligns with your values.

New Economy Project is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workplace, and to providing staff with ongoing professional development opportunities. We actively recruit and encourage people of color, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, immigrants, and people from low-income backgrounds to apply.