Administrative Assistant - Harbor/UCLA Medical Legal Partnership - Remote

Overview

For over 50 years, Bet Tzedek Legal Services has provided high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents. Since 2018, Bet Tzedek’s Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) has offered on-site (and virtual) services at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Our MLP team works in partnership with medical professionals to holistically address community members’ social determinants of health through legal advocacy. Bet Tzedek seeks a bi-lingual (Spanish-speaking) Administrative Assistant to provide general administrative support to attorneys and advocates assigned to the MLP and other programs as needed.

In Short

• Provide general administrative support to attorneys and advocates.
• Maintain legal files and enter case information into a legal database.
• Conduct data entry, scanning, and word processing.
• Communicate professionally with clients and legal partners.
• Participate in community outreach events and home visits.
• Work in a hybrid/remote environment with regular office visits.
• Spanish proficiency is required for translation tasks.
• Organize electronic legal files and maintain case statistics.
• Assist with opening and closing case files.
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Requirements

• AA/AS or BA/BS or equivalent work/life experience.
• Proficiency in Spanish (written and oral).
• Effective communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office and legal databases.
• Self-motivated with strong initiative.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks in a high-volume environment.
• Willingness to travel to clinic locations.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Benefits

• Generous paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Life and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee-contributed 401(k) and 403(b) plans.
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and childcare.
• Commuter transit and parking benefits.
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave after 1 year of employment.
• Compensatory time for exempt employees.