Project Coordinator, Consumer Bankruptcy and Education Debt Initiative

Project Coordinator (Bilingual English / Spanish), Consumer Bankruptcy and Education Debt Initiative Department :

• City Bar Justice Center Reports to : Project Director FLSA : Non-Exempt The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) seeks an enthusiastic and organized individual who is committed to equal access to justice to join our team as a Project Coordinator – a role that is similar to a legal assistant or paralegal – principally for our consumer bankruptcy and education debt practice.
• CBJC annually provides high-quality, free civil legal services benefiting over 27,000 New Yorkers who lack the resources to hire private counsel.
• CBJC also relies on partnerships with our affiliate, the  New York City Bar Association , as well as with law firms, corporate legal departments, solo practitioners, law schools, the courts, and other stakeholders.
• Last year, over 3,000 pro bono attorneys donated services to support clinics and client work drawn from CBJC’s  dozen civil legal services projects .
• The City Bar Justice Center’s Consumer Bankruptcy Project advises individuals burdened with consumer, medical, and student loan debt on rights and remedies available to them under Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy and consumer laws, and offers financial literacy educational resources and tools to the larger community .
• The project also assists borrowers with federal and private student loans through a partnership with the Community Service Society’s Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program, and trains and mentors pro bono attorneys to assist project clients and support legal clinics, trainings, and presentations.

CBJC has an immediate opening for a new, bilingual (English / Spanish-speaking) Project Coordinator to work closely with and under the supervision of a CBJC Project Director and Staff Attorney to handle the following areas of responsibility, among others, for our consumer bankruptcy and education debt practice :

To apply :

We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and unique experiences to apply.

It is our policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, disability, arrest or conviction record, pregnancy, credit history, salary history, caregiver status, marital status, partnership status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, religion, sex, genetic information, military status, unemployment status or any other characteristic as protected by law.