Legal Administrative Assistant / Paralegal

Overview

Position : Legal Administrative Assistant / Paralegal

Status : Full time, exempt

Location : TLC office in Oakland, CA

Reports to : Legal Director or Legal Director's designee

Salary Range : $76,590 - $83,690

Note : We're thrilled by the interest in this role! To help our team manage the volume of applications, we kindly ask that you avoid calling or emailing to check on your status. We'll be sure to reach out if you're selected to move forward.

Location Requirement : The candidate must be located in Oakland, California. This position is fully in-office and does not offer remote or hybrid work options.

About Transgender Law Center

Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national, trans-led organization working to set all people free. We champion the rights of all transgender and gender-nonconforming people to make their own choices and live freely, safely, and authentically. Prioritizing BIPOC, disabled, and HIV+ communities, we advance community-driven strategies that harness trans knowledge, power, and joy to ensure that we all not only survive but thrive at all ages and phases of life.

You can learn more about our work at www.transgenderlawcenter.org.

About the Position

Transgender Law Center's Legal Administrative Assistant / Paralegal will provide key administrative support for the organization's litigation team and legal services project (LSP), including the prison mail program. This role is ideal for someone highly organized and detail-oriented, with a deep commitment to transgender justice and racial equity, who is interested in contributing to legal advocacy through behind-the-scenes work.

The person in this role will help manage crucial functions like processing incoming and outgoing prison mail, coordinating litigation-related tasks, supporting client communications, and handling a wide range of administrative duties that keep our legal programs running smoothly. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to build or deepen experience in movement-aligned legal work and gain exposure to legal advocacy on behalf of transgender people, particularly those navigating prisons, immigration detention, and other carceral systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Administrative Support for LSP Helpdesk and TLCs Prison Mail Program

• Ensure administrative functions of the prison mail response program, including :

Acquiring incoming mail from the post office

Administrative Support for TLCs Litigation Work

Legal Departmental Administrative Support

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

BENEFITS

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Transgender Law Center is proud to be an affirmative action employer. All interested individuals, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; women and femmes; people with disabilities; and people who are transgender, intersex, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer are particularly urged to apply. For more information about Transgender Law Center please visit our website : www.transgenderlawcenter.org.

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