Continuing Paralegal Education (CPE)

The Asheville Area Paralegal Association hosts two bi-annual seminars which are pre-approved for 6.0 hours of CPE/CLE credit (including 1 hour of ethics credit) in the Spring and Fall. The Seminars feature local attorneys, paralegals, Judges, Magistrates, or other legal professionals, that speak regarding the area of law they practice in. Topics covered include all areas of law, including practicing before the Federal, State, Administrative, Appellate, and Business Courts in North Carolina. For more information regarding the next upcoming seminar, or to make suggestions for topics or speakers, please email Cyndi Williams.

Upcoming CLE/CPE opportunities that are not hosted by the AAPA are posted to our social media pages. Please check these often if you need CLE/CPE credits before the next AAPA Seminar.

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Asheville Area Paralegal Association

6 days ago

Litigation Legal Assistant: We are adding to our team! Asheville Law Firm, Roberts & Stevens, has a need for a full-time, experienced litigation legal assistant.We would love a candidate with at least 10 years of experience; however, we will consider candidates with less experience. Experience with litigation is required. Candidate must also have experience in scheduling depositions and hearings. Should be a critical thinker with strong attention to detail and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidate should be able to work independently but also be a team player and be able to work well under pressure. We conduct background checks on potential new hires.Competitive salary and excellent benefits package offered, including participation in the firm’s 401(k) plan upon eligibility. Compensation of $40,000 – $55,000 a year will be based on relevant experience. Other offered benefits are PTO, 10 paid holidays per year, 401k with a 4% match and profit sharing, flexible schedule and telecommuting options, employer paid life insurance and long term disability insurance. Our medical insurance rates for employee only coverage are $10 biweekly and $100 biweekly for family coverage with low annual deductibles. We also offer the employee paid supplemental insurance options of: short term disability coverage, cancer coverage, critical illness coverage, and accident coverage options. This is a wonderful opportunity to join an outstanding team of litigation professionals.If you would like to apply for this position, please send a cover letter, along with your resume, to HumanResources@Roberts-Stevens.com. ... See MoreSee Less

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Asheville Area Paralegal Association

3 weeks ago

Asheville Law Firm, Jack Stewart at Law, has a need for a full-time experienced legal assistant to join its team. Excellent salary and benefits for someone with the ability to multi-task, provide careful attention to detail, and be a part of a great legal team of professionals. Candidate must have a minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a legal assistant (preferably with civil litigation, family law, and/or criminal defense). Candidate should have experience in Microsoft, word processing, dictation/transcription, managing deadlines and attorney’s calendars, and billing summaries. Submit your resume to julie@jackstewartlaw.com. ... See MoreSee Less

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Asheville Area Paralegal Association

3 weeks ago

WNC Health and Economic Opportunity Program (HEOP) WNC HEOP Intake Advocate Hybrid remote work schedule: 3 days in office/field and 2 days remote Base office in Asheville; Position Status: Full-Time; FLSA Status: Non-Exempt. The WNC Health and Economic Opportunities Program (HEOP) Program supports our mission in 18 Western North Carolina counties as part of a multi-year grant funded expansion of anti-poverty work within the broad areas of free tax preparation/tax credits and outreach/enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance. Counties serviced include: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey. The WNC HEOP is designed to have long-term impact through two main priorities: (1) reduce the child poverty rate in each WNC county and (2) increase the insured rate through quality, affordable health care coverage in each WNC county. The program will work in conjunction with the entire PLS legal aid staff to support expanding free legal assistance to help a growing number of low-income people each year to solve problems related to basic needs, particularly housing, domestic violence, health care, and insufficient income. The WNC HEOP Intake Advocate position will be responsible for providing tax preparation services and enrolling consumers in affordable health insurance based on high volume enrollment periods. When not preparing taxes or enrolling consumers in health insurance, this position will provide support to the Health & Economic Opportunities Program by performing general office duties, providing phone support, making appointments, following-up with consumers and conducting outreach throughout our service region. This position will have a hybrid work schedule and will be based in the PLS Asheville-Central Ave office. Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities: • Commitment to Pisgah Legal Services’ mission, values and vision. • Successfully complete and pass VITA certifications for volunteer standards of conduct, intake volunteer, site coordinator, and advanced tax preparation. • Successfully complete and pass the certification to become a Healthcare Navigator provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to counsel consumers in the ACA health insurance enrollment process. • Answer phones, respond to all questions related to health insurance and taxes, schedule appointments, and refer individuals to other community resources or internally to our other PLS programs as appropriate. Log all information into contact logs. • Work with individuals in one-on-one appointments to support health insurance enrollment in the NC Marketplace or Medicaid. • Provide follow-up to consumers identified as needing further assistance and log all contacts in online tracking system. • Provide outreach to consumers identified by legal staff. • Work collaboratively with HEOP team members, volunteers, and other PLS staff. • Utilize web-based software programs to report health insurance enrollment outcomes, tax appointment outcomes, and track consumer forms. • Commit to continued learning about the connection between socio-economic factors, health and poverty. • Passionately support the idea of access to quality healthcare for all people, and access to federal refunds waiting for them. • Assist with program data entry and grant reporting. • Provide all information and services in a manner that is culturally and linguistically appropriate and ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities. • Provide remote services through phone, Zoom, Microsoft teams and other platforms as well as utilize Asheville office as needed. • Provide documentation assistance to tax filers. • Facilitate the filing of taxes (may include filing taxes if demand increases to such a level). • Screen/support tax line as needed. • Attend tax clinics as appropriate and needed. • Conduct outreach that includes both ACA and tax credit information. Qualifications:• Passion for and commitment to PLS’ mission, values, and vision. • Possess a valid driver’s license. • Ability to work independently and within a team environment. • Ability to effectively collaborate with co-workers. • Living in the Western North Carolina region is preferred. • Bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience or equivalent experience required. • Prior work experience working with outreaching to diverse populations. • Full-time: Available to work Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm, with flexibility for some evening and weekend shifts. • Must be able to pass the Advanced Tax Preparer and Site Coordinator tests for the IRS Vita Program. • Must be able to pass certification process to become a Certified Navigator provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). • Demonstrated skills at socio-economic and cultural sensitivity and the ability to work with clients who may be angry, upset, or ill. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail. • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with teams and independently. • Fluency in Spanish desired. Salary/ Benefits:Salary ranges from $41,812 – $73,438 depending on experience. Additional language skills that are applicable to this role may qualify for up to an additional $3k upon completing a language assessment test. Our salary scale is predetermined based on the years of relative professional work experience that qualify for this position to ensure equity in pay. Pisgah Legal Services is a Living Wage Certified Employer. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage the 1st of the month following the start date. Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) pays 100% of the Employee and 50% of the Dependent Cost for BCBS Medical and Dental coverage. PLS pays 50% of the Employee Coverage Cost for BCBS Vision coverage. PLS pays 100% of Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Coverage, Life Insurance Coverage of 5x base salary + an additional $15,000 Life & AD&D Coverage. 401k Retirement Plan after 6 months of employment. Additional Fringe Benefits includes Pet Insurance, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Bereavement Leave, 13.5 Company Holidays, 22 Paid Leave Days, Paid Sabbatical Leave for eligible staff, Employee Assistance Program for entire household and a great working environment with work life balance! To Apply Submit your online application with resume and cover letter through our Career Center located at www.pisgahlegal.org/jobs. PLS invites all applicants to include in their cover letter a statement about how your unique background and/or experiences might contribute to the diversity, cultural vitality, and perspective of our staff and legal services practice. ... See MoreSee Less

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Asheville Area Paralegal Association

3 weeks ago

PLS is seeking a full-time Bilingual Receptionist/ Legal Screener based out of our Charlotte Street office in Asheville, NC. Applicants should be passionate about promoting justice and overcoming barriers facing low income people, be a creative and zealous team-player, and be committed to achieving lasting results for clients and low-income communities. Responsibilities : • Serve as a receptionist. • Provide high quality legal screening for prospective PLS Applicants. • Accurately complete legal screening applications within the Legal Server System in a timely manner and monitor all generalist call-back lists and online applications. • Respond to urgent requests for services and have the ability to flag issues for supervisory review. • Coordinate and communicate with the Volunteer Coordinator on legal screening and use of volunteers, which will involve distribution of screening work and case flow coordination, as well as assisting in training of volunteer screeners and receptionist when needed. • Spanish interpreting for Advocates Qualifications:• Demonstrated fluency in English/Spanish required. • Previous experience in interpretation required. • Word processing skills. • Experience with data entry. • Ability to understand, remember, and carry out complex instructions. • Experience in law office and cloud-based systems. • Experience working and communicating with low-income population preferred. Salary/ Benefits: Salary ranges from $39,200 - $56,737 depending on experience. Additional language skills that are applicable to this role may qualify for up to an additional $3k upon completing a language assessment test. Our salary scale is predetermined based on the years of relative professional work experience that qualify for this position to ensure equity in pay. Pisgah Legal Services is a Living Wage Certified Employer. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage the 1st of the month following the start date. Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) pays 100% of the Employee and 50% of the Dependent Cost for BCBS Medical and Dental coverage. PLS pays 50% of the Employee Coverage Cost for BCBS Vision coverage. PLS pays 100% of Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Coverage, Life Insurance Coverage of 5x base salary + an additional $15,000 Life & AD&D Coverage. 401k Retirement Plan after 6 months of employment. Additional Fringe Benefits includes Pet Insurance, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Bereavement Leave, 13.5 Company Holidays, 22 Paid Leave Days, Paid Sabbatical Leave for eligible staff, Employee Assistance Program for entire household and a great working environment with work life balance! To Apply Submit your online application with resume and cover letter through our Career Center located at www.pisgahlegal.org/jobs. PLS invites all applicants to include in their cover letter a statement about how your unique background and/or experiences might contribute to the diversity, cultural vitality, and perspective of our staff and legal services practice. ... See MoreSee Less

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