Job Title: Remote Paralegal I/II

Location/Travel: Works Remotely From Home But Local Travel Within City of Fresno Regularly Required; Must Reside in or near Fresno County, CA

Primary Practice Area: Housing/Landlord-Tenant Law; Employment Law & Workplace/Title IX Investigations

Languages: Bilingual – English & Spanish strongly preferred.

Pay Range: $22-$36/hour ($45,760-$75,000 annually)

Job Overview:  The paralegal will assist attorney(s) by providing support services including document preparation and review; file management; correspondence with clients; scheduling meetings and other clerical tasks; tracking client deadlines; and legal research and brief writing. Firm’s areas of practice include employment law and human resources matters, corporate law, business law, education law, and housing and landlord-tenant law.

Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions (i.e., fundamental job duties of the position), subject to attorney supervision, are as follows:

• Assists attorneys in representing tenant’s facing eviction within the City of Fresno, including communication with tenant clients, correspondence with the City of Fresno, court filings and in-person pick-ups in Fresno County, collecting documents and information from tenants in-person within the City of Fresno.
• Conducts legal research, prepares legal memoranda and case briefs.
• Prepares employee handbooks and other human resources documents.
• Prepares corporate formation documents and related filings and minutes.
• Proofreads and formats a wide variety of documents.
• Prepares exhibits and assists with report writing.
• Performs other general clerical and administrative duties as requested, which may include scheduling meetings, answering the firm’s phone line, recordkeeping, event set-up, depositing checks, mailing items and checking the firm’s mail, maintaining office supplies and coordinating equipment maintenance, and handling packages and correspondence.
• Responding professionally to client emails and phone calls.
• Assist with document management within the firm’s cloud-based storage systems.
• Assisting with calendaring of events (non-litigation and litigation).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Associates degree in Paralegal Studies or related field required (or Paralegal Certificate or equivalent work experience).
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least one year of experience in a law firm setting preferred.

Required Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English required. Spanish language skills (written and verbal) are strongly preferred.
• Understanding of legal language, principles, and research methods (including experience using online research platforms).
• Must have excellent customer service skills, and courteous and professional demeanor.
• Must have excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively prioritize to meet deadlines.
• Must be experienced with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Zoom, and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point (firm uses cloud-based platforms such as Office 365).
• Must have California drivers’ license.
• minimal supervision.
• Must have a can-do attitude, be flexible and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial business culture.

Emerzian Shankar Legal Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any protected class under California state or federal law. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to those with disabilities in performing the essential functions of the position.

Job Title: Law Clerk – Remote Work From Home – Multiple Openings

Pay Range: $25.00 – $38.00/hour

Primary Practice Area:Landlord-Tenant; Public Agency Law – Under direct supervision of licensed attorneys, representation of tenants facing unlawful eviction through the firm’s contract for services for City of Fresno’s Eviction Protection Program; Labor & Employment Law; Workplace Investigations; Education Law & Title IX.

To apply, email your resume to: jrodarte@eslegalinc.com

Job Overview:  The paralegal will assist attorney(s) by providing support services including document preparation and review; file management; correspondence with clients; scheduling meetings and other clerical tasks; tracking client deadlines; and legal research and brief writing. Firm’s areas of practice include employment law and human resources matters, corporate law, business law, education law, and housing and landlord-tenant law.

Job Duties:
Provide support to attorneys and paralegals with:

• Representing tenants facing possible eviction including pre-litigation phase, litigation phase (unlawful detainer), and post-litigation/settlement phase.
• Optional opportunities to attend court in Fresno, CA with attorneys for professional development purposes.
• Research and writing experience in the firm’s other practice areas including business law, non- profit corporations, and education law (including Title IX).
• Workplace and school investigations, including preparing summaries of transcripts, assisting with report writing, and coordination of documents and information related to same.
• Corporate entity formation and compliance.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication and customer service skills.
• Must have excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively prioritize to meet deadlines.
• Must be experienced with cloud-based Microsoft Office 365.
• Must be emotionally mature and able to take personal responsibility for projects with minimal supervision
• Must have a can-do attitude and be comfortable working in an entrepreneurial business culture.

Emerzian Shankar Legal Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any protected class under California state or federal law. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to those with disabilities in performing the essential functions of the position.