Bilingual English & Spanish Program Coordinator

The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) provides free legal services to low-income seniors and people with disabilities. CDEL’s clients, individuals often marginalized by age, disability and poverty, may have difficulty accessing the legal system. CDEL strives to provide access to the legal system to assist our clients in asserting their legal rights and live better lives. 

CDEL seeks a Bilingual English & Spanish Program Coordinator to support its legal services.  The position will primarily support CDEL’s Adult Guardianship programming.  CDEL provides limited representation services with its Adult Guardianship Help Desk and also provides full representation to over 100 families and caregivers each year.  CDEL also provides representation in the areas of end-of-life planning, consumer law and housing law. This position is currently hybrid with two days per week expected in CDEL’s office. 

Responsibilities 

• Conduct intakes and follow-up with clients on CDEL’s full range of legal services, with an emphasis on guardianship 
• Draft court documents for attorney review 
• Assist with preparing clients for court  
• Support CDEL attorneys document review and client correspondence  
• Track case progress in CDEL’s case management system 
• Assist with community outreach presentations and workshops 
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications 

• Ability to speak, interpret and write Spanish fluently 

• Experience with direct client services preferred 
• Experience with adult guardianship not required, but preferred 
• Experience working in a legal setting preferred 
• Demonstrated commitment to CDEL’s target population and social justice preferred 
• Comfortable with CDEL’s client base, including working with older adults and people with disabilities 
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines 
• Adaptable and detail-oriented  
• Team player  

Salary and Benefits 

Salary range:  $42-$47K, depending on experience.  Full-time position.  CDEL offers a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401k, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.  CDEL also has a generous personal time off policy.   

About the organization 

The Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL) provides high-quality, pro bono legal assistance to persons marginalized by poverty, age and/or disability. 

CDEL’s organizational structure consists of a modest in-house staff which supports a network of hundreds of volunteer attorneys, students and paralegals. CDEL volunteers provide legal representation in a wide range of civil practice areas including: guardianship, simple estate planning, landlord/tenant, consumer debt and fraud, elder abuse and real estate. CDEL has also developed a number of limited engagement opportunities for those volunteers that are unable to handle cases that require long-term client commitments. 

CDEL is an equal opportunity employer.  We are a welcoming community that engages, encourages and empowers those who are members of underrepresented communities.  We are a dedicated advocate for our clients who hold many diverse identities and experiences, across race, color, sex, age, religion, class, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge, source of income, housing status and gender identity. We believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized and underrepresented communities to apply for this position.  We also encourage you to read our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement available on our website. 

Position is open immediately, closed when filled.