• Title:** FXD Paralegal - Social Justice Initiatives
• VP Area:** School of Law
• Department:** Law Academic Year on Campus
• Work Schedule: **Fixed daytime hours Monday-Friday
• Telework Availability: **On-campus Position
• FLSA Status: **Non-Exempt
• Employee Classification: **Fixed Term Staff
• Hours per week: **40
• Months per year: **12
• Fixed Term End Date (if applicable): **2026-12-31
  

Job Purpose
Performs paralegal duties for Advocacy, Immigration, and LGBTQ+ clinics within the Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) and assists with other social justice initiatives and clinics in the Gonzaga Law School. Assists the CCHR and social justice-based work of faculty members and law students and performs a broad range of administrative duties, including grant application and reporting.
Essential Functions

• 70% - Paralegal Duties
• Performs paralegal duties, including but not limited to drafting and finalizing pleadings, correspondence, and other legal documents, maintains a client caseload.
• Performs complex administrative support work for the supervising attorneys.
• Assists the clinic supervisors, law clerks, and legal interns.
• Instructs students and faculty on court procedures and legal office procedures (e.g., network, family law software, legal forms, and timekeeping).
• Reviews client applications for service, including screening and responding to incoming calls and applications, interviewing clients, and makes referrals to outside agencies as needed.
• Interacts with law clinic students on a daily basis, providing procedural and basic legal information and guidance.
• Interacts with a broad range of clients and members of area agencies and the legal community.
• Performs all work with attention to detail, accuracy, and compliance with legal procedural requirements.
• Monitors Court dockets for active cases, files court pleadings as needed for active cases, and works with students on case file management and organization.
• Ensures that legal documents are prepared according to established formats.
• Checks legal citations and references, ensures that legal documents are prepared in accordance with established formats, type legal documents from note taking records, tapes, CDs, handwritten or rough-typed drafts.
• Acts as a liaison with grant administrators; prepares monthly and periodic statistical reports and annual grant renewal applications.
• 20% - Administrative support
• Provides general administrative support to supervising and staff attorneys and clinic manager in support of clinic and center activities.
• Assists in supporting clinic events and general clinic activities.
• 10% - Grant Reporting
• Prepare grant reports and grant and periodic statistical reports and annual grant renewal applications.
• Use spreadsheet database software for related grants.
  

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• Additional Duties as Assigned by the Department
  

Educational Requirement
Vocational, Associates, or Technical Degree
Years Of Related Experience Requirement
1 year
In lieu of the educational qualifications, candidates may qualify with equivalent professional experience at a ratio of one year of experience for each year of required education.
Certifications And/or Licensures
Valid Drivers License
Preferred Qualifications
College course work in related