Housing Tenants' Rights Paralegal, New Orleans

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) is a non-profit law firm serving the 22 parishes east of the Atchafalaya basin. We provide free civil legal aid to low-income households. SLLS has received national and local awards for its outstanding work.

Our Housing Law Unit represents residential tenants, who are struggling with housing insecurity, and helps to stabilize their housing and enforce their rights. In 2022, Orleans Parish passed a city ordinance providing any residential tenant facing eviction the right to an attorney. For this purpose, the City turned to SLLS to provide quality representation to these tenants. Our Housing Unit’s RtC team defends tenants against evictions, subsidy terminations, illegal lockouts, and other housing issues that might lead to displacement. Strategies to accomplish the goal of the project include direct representation, education and outreach, operation of Eviction Help Desks, social services assistance and connection to resources, as well as strategic impact advocacy. Our RtC program partners with the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center and Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative. Our RtC team includes attorneys, legal assistants, paralegals, and social workers. We’re currently looking for the following:

Housing Tenants' Rights Paralegal

The Paralegal position will be working within the Housing Tenants' Rights Program in the SLLS New Orleans office. This position performs various functions to support the attorneys to serve clients facing eviction and housing insecurity.  

This position performs various functions to support the attorneys to
serve clients facing eviction and housing insecurity.
Job duties include handling phone calls, producing written work under the supervision of attorneys, such as drafting pleading and motions, case management, and performing other tasks on a client’s case permissible for non-attorneys working under the supervision of an attorney.

This position will be full-time with a salary range of $32,625 - $45,375, depending on experience. Additional compensation for bilingualism, commissioned notary, a paralegal certificate, and a college degree (Associate and Bachelor).

For more information about SLLS, current jobs ads, and the benefits offered, please visit www.SLLS.org/employment. 

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Shannan Latino, SLLS Human Resources Manager, at slatino@slls.org. 

At SLLS, we know our differences make us better and stronger in achieving equal access to justice and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion to make a positive contribution to our clients, communities, and each other. SLLS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status.