Employment Opportunities
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, endeavors to provide civil legal services throughout the State of Hawaii to those most in need. Our mission is to address critical legal needs through high quality legal advocacy, outreach and education in the pursuit of fairness and justice. Our team of dedicated advocates come to work every day with a purposeful desire to help and serve our community.
Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous benefit package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
If working in a meaningful and rewarding environment is what you're searching for, and if you have been desiring work life balance, please review the positions and requirements below.
To apply for a position: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org. The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No telephone calls please.
Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous benefit package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
If working in a meaningful and rewarding environment is what you're searching for, and if you have been desiring work life balance, please review the positions and requirements below.
To apply for a position: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org. The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No telephone calls please.
Outreach Specialist: Homeless Program, Oahu
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, seeks a full-time Outreach Specialist to work with our Community Engagement Team to conduct intake, provide legal assistance & conduct legal education for individuals experiencing homelessness and for other homeless service providers. Legal subject matter includes public assistance benefits (social security, general assistance and SNAP/food stamps), obtaining vital documents, housing law, family law & consumer protection. The Outreach Specialist is based out of the Honolulu Legal Aid Office, but many services are delivered at outreach sites across Oahu.
All candidates should meet the following minimum requirements:
Compensation: $16.49 – $20.86 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Our generous benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, 401K with employer match starting at 3%, life insurance, long term care insurance, and long term disability insurance. Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured but flexible work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous paid time off package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
To apply, send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, or religion. More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, seeks a full-time Outreach Specialist to work with our Community Engagement Team to conduct intake, provide legal assistance & conduct legal education for individuals experiencing homelessness and for other homeless service providers. Legal subject matter includes public assistance benefits (social security, general assistance and SNAP/food stamps), obtaining vital documents, housing law, family law & consumer protection. The Outreach Specialist is based out of the Honolulu Legal Aid Office, but many services are delivered at outreach sites across Oahu.
All candidates should meet the following minimum requirements:
- College degree or other equivalent experience.
- If not already knowledgeable in the area of law, ability and willingness to learn.
- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office and proficiency with a computer.
- Able to work collaboratively and maintain good working relationships in small working group.
- Culturally sensitive and able to work well with diverse, low-income populations.
- Demonstrable commitment to social justice or experience working with disadvantaged and/or low-income population, or issues affecting low-income populations strongly preferred.
- Experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness is helpful but not required.
- Able to perform multiple tasks with attention to detail.
- Sensitivity to resource limitations;
- Able to work under pressure in an empathetic and professional manner.
- Have access to an automobile or other means of reliable transportation on a daily basis required.
Compensation: $16.49 – $20.86 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Our generous benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, 401K with employer match starting at 3%, life insurance, long term care insurance, and long term disability insurance. Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured but flexible work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous paid time off package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
To apply, send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, or religion. More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org
Outreach Specialist: Hilo Hawaii
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, seeks a full-time Outreach Specialist to conduct intake, provide legal assistance & conduct legal education for individuals experiencing homelessness and for other homeless service providers. Legal subject matter includes public assistance benefits (social security, general assistance and SNAP/food stamps), obtaining vital documents, housing law, family law & consumer protection. The Outreach Specialist is based out of the Hilo Legal Aid Office, but many services are delivered at outreach sites in Hilo and on the east side of the Big Island.
All candidates should meet the following minimum requirements:
Compensation: $16.49 – $20.86 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Our generous benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, 401K with employer match starting at 3%, life insurance, long term care insurance, and long term disability insurance. Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured but flexible work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous paid time off package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
To apply, send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, or religion. More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, seeks a full-time Outreach Specialist to conduct intake, provide legal assistance & conduct legal education for individuals experiencing homelessness and for other homeless service providers. Legal subject matter includes public assistance benefits (social security, general assistance and SNAP/food stamps), obtaining vital documents, housing law, family law & consumer protection. The Outreach Specialist is based out of the Hilo Legal Aid Office, but many services are delivered at outreach sites in Hilo and on the east side of the Big Island.
All candidates should meet the following minimum requirements:
- College degree or other equivalent experience.
- If not already knowledgeable in the area of law, ability and willingness to learn.
- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office and proficiency with a computer.
- Able to work collaboratively and maintain good working relationships in small working group.
- Culturally sensitive and able to work well with diverse, low-income populations.
- Demonstrable commitment to social justice or experience working with disadvantaged and/or low-income population, or issues affecting low-income populations strongly preferred.
- Experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness is helpful but not required.
- Able to perform multiple tasks with attention to detail.
- Sensitivity to resource limitations;
- Able to work under pressure in an empathetic and professional manner.
- Have access to an automobile or other means of reliable transportation on a daily basis required.
Compensation: $16.49 – $20.86 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Our generous benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, 401K with employer match starting at 3%, life insurance, long term care insurance, and long term disability insurance. Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured but flexible work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous paid time off package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
To apply, send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, or religion. More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org
Administrative Assistant – Hilo Office:
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, endeavors to provide civil legal services throughout the State of Hawaii to those most in need. Our mission is to address critical legal needs through high quality legal advocacy, outreach and education in the pursuit of fairness and justice. Our team of dedicated advocates come to work every day with a purposeful desire to help and serve our community.
Position: Full-Time Administrative Assistant in our Hilo, Hawaii office. Primary responsibilities are providing administrative support for Managing Attorney, Staff Attorney and Paralegals, including but not limited to answering mail office phone line and appropriately directing calls; greeting and directing clients and other visitors; case file creation and organization, drafting of simple correspondence, processing of closed case files and maintaining case storage records, photocopying, postage, processing mail, notarization and filing.
Candidates should meet the following minimum job qualifications:
Compensation: $15.39 - $18.14/hour commensurate with experience and qualifications
Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. Our strong benefit package includes health and dental insurance, 401K plan, long term disability and long term care insurance, life insurance, paid state holidays and extremely generous paid vacation and sick leave. We offer an extremely generous paid leave including 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees. If working in a meaningful and rewarding environment is what you’ve been searching for we look forward to your application.
Interested individuals should send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org. No telephone calls please.
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, endeavors to provide civil legal services throughout the State of Hawaii to those most in need. Our mission is to address critical legal needs through high quality legal advocacy, outreach and education in the pursuit of fairness and justice. Our team of dedicated advocates come to work every day with a purposeful desire to help and serve our community.
Position: Full-Time Administrative Assistant in our Hilo, Hawaii office. Primary responsibilities are providing administrative support for Managing Attorney, Staff Attorney and Paralegals, including but not limited to answering mail office phone line and appropriately directing calls; greeting and directing clients and other visitors; case file creation and organization, drafting of simple correspondence, processing of closed case files and maintaining case storage records, photocopying, postage, processing mail, notarization and filing.
Candidates should meet the following minimum job qualifications:
- Strong “customer service” skills and ability to interact compassionately with differently-abled individuals. Able to engage with people from diverse ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic strata.
- Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school or equivalent experience, preferred.
- Computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook & SharePoint).
- Strong oral communication skills.
- Ability to organize and manage multiple responsibilities a must.
- Must be punctual and reliable.
- Ability to work directly and collaboratively with diverse persons and programs found in a multi-faceted agency and community.
- Certified notary public or able to take and pass notary exam a plus.
Compensation: $15.39 - $18.14/hour commensurate with experience and qualifications
Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. Our strong benefit package includes health and dental insurance, 401K plan, long term disability and long term care insurance, life insurance, paid state holidays and extremely generous paid vacation and sick leave. We offer an extremely generous paid leave including 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees. If working in a meaningful and rewarding environment is what you’ve been searching for we look forward to your application.
Interested individuals should send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org. No telephone calls please.
Administrative Assistant – Honolulu Office:
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, endeavors to provide civil legal services throughout the State of Hawaii to those most in need. Our mission is to address critical legal needs through high quality legal advocacy, outreach and education in the pursuit of fairness and justice. Our team of dedicated advocates come to work every day with a purposeful desire to help and serve our community.
Position: Full-Time Administrative Assistant in our Honolulu Office with Development/Grants Department. Primary responsibility is providing administrative support for management, including but not limited to case file creation and organization, drafting of simple correspondence, processing of closed case files and maintaining case storage records, photocopying, postage, processing mail, notarization and filing.
Candidates should meet the following minimum job qualifications:
Compensation: $15.39 - $18.14/hour commensurate with experience and qualifications
Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. Our strong benefit package includes health and dental insurance, 401K plan, long term disability and long term care insurance, life insurance, paid state holidays and extremely generous paid vacation and sick leave. We offer an extremely generous paid leave including 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees. If working in a meaningful and rewarding environment is what you’ve been searching for we look forward to your application.
Interested individuals should send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org. No telephone calls please.
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, endeavors to provide civil legal services throughout the State of Hawaii to those most in need. Our mission is to address critical legal needs through high quality legal advocacy, outreach and education in the pursuit of fairness and justice. Our team of dedicated advocates come to work every day with a purposeful desire to help and serve our community.
Position: Full-Time Administrative Assistant in our Honolulu Office with Development/Grants Department. Primary responsibility is providing administrative support for management, including but not limited to case file creation and organization, drafting of simple correspondence, processing of closed case files and maintaining case storage records, photocopying, postage, processing mail, notarization and filing.
Candidates should meet the following minimum job qualifications:
- Strong “customer service” skills and ability to interact compassionately with differently-abled individuals. Able to engage with people from diverse ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic strata.
- Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school or equivalent experience.
- Computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook & SharePoint).
- Strong oral communication skills.
- Ability to organize and manage multiple responsibilities a must.
- Must be punctual and reliable.
- Ability to work directly and collaboratively with diverse persons and programs found in a multi-faceted agency and community.
- Certified notary public or able to take and pass notary exam a plus.
Compensation: $15.39 - $18.14/hour commensurate with experience and qualifications
Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. Our strong benefit package includes health and dental insurance, 401K plan, long term disability and long term care insurance, life insurance, paid state holidays and extremely generous paid vacation and sick leave. We offer an extremely generous paid leave including 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees. If working in a meaningful and rewarding environment is what you’ve been searching for we look forward to your application.
Interested individuals should send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org.
More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org. No telephone calls please.
Staff Attorney – Lihue, Kauai
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, endeavors to provide civil legal services throughout the State of Hawaii to those most in need. Our mission is to provide essential legal services addressing critical legal needs through high quality legal advocacy, outreach and education in the pursuit of fairness and justice. Our team of dedicated advocates work every day with a purposeful desire to help and serve our community.
Position: Staff Attorney serving Kauai, Hawaii.
Responsibilities include client representation in Family Law, (including divorce, divorce modification, paternity, restraining orders, child abuse and neglect and some guardianship and adoptions), Public Assistance Benefits, Housing and Consumer Protection, & Seniors Legal services. Staff Attorneys also participate in community engagement, outreach and education, statewide initiatives, and in and day–to-day oversight of non-attorney staff.
Requirements:
Compensation: $50,000 - $60,531, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits package including $150/month law school student loan repayment, medical and dental insurance, 401K match, life insurance, long term care insurance, and long term disability insurance. Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous paid time off package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org. No Calls Please. The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, a non-profit law firm, endeavors to provide civil legal services throughout the State of Hawaii to those most in need. Our mission is to provide essential legal services addressing critical legal needs through high quality legal advocacy, outreach and education in the pursuit of fairness and justice. Our team of dedicated advocates work every day with a purposeful desire to help and serve our community.
Position: Staff Attorney serving Kauai, Hawaii.
Responsibilities include client representation in Family Law, (including divorce, divorce modification, paternity, restraining orders, child abuse and neglect and some guardianship and adoptions), Public Assistance Benefits, Housing and Consumer Protection, & Seniors Legal services. Staff Attorneys also participate in community engagement, outreach and education, statewide initiatives, and in and day–to-day oversight of non-attorney staff.
Requirements:
- Member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Hawai‘i or scheduled to take the July 2021 bar exam.
- Litigation experience preferred.
- Demonstrable commitment to social justice or experience working with disadvantaged and/or low-income population and survivors of domestic abuse strongly preferred.
- Able to work collaboratively and maintain good working relationships with co-workers.
- Culturally sensitive and able to work well with diverse, low-income populations.
- Organizational skills to manage a busy litigation practice, meet deadlines, and perform multiple tasks with attention to detail.
- Able to work under pressure in an empathetic and professional manner.
- Must have valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle for travel to various parts of Kauai.
Compensation: $50,000 - $60,531, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits package including $150/month law school student loan repayment, medical and dental insurance, 401K match, life insurance, long term care insurance, and long term disability insurance. Our organization embraces work life balance by offering our team a structured work week designed to achieve work excellence and ample time off to recharge, refresh and pursue individual passions. We offer an extremely generous paid time off package which includes 21 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave and 14 holidays a year. We are also proud to be the industry leader in offering 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave for qualified employees.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@legalaidhawaii.org. No Calls Please. The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer. More information about Legal Aid can be found at www.legalaidhawaii.org
