Job Posting
PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE SEEKS A FAMILY LAW PARALEGAL
Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) seeks to hire a temporary, full-time paralegal for its Family Law Unit for a minimum of one year, and possibly longer, to begin in July, 2006. PLA is a non-profit legal services organization primarily funded by the Legal Services Corporation. PLA serves approximately 3,000 clients each year in the area of Family Law and views the practice of family law to be an integral part of the war on poverty and family violence. The family law paralegal will assist clients in a variety of domestic relations matters, including custody, support, divorce and protection from abuse. This assistance includes client interview, pleading preparation, litigation coordination, and other routine paralegal duties.