Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid
Starting Salary: $42,000 – depending on experience

Ready to Make a Difference? 

Summit Legal Aid is a non-profit organization in the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) that provides free legal services to low-income residents in a ten-county region.  Our mission is to provide civil justice to vulnerable people in need of legal help.  Our services empower our clients by keeping families protected, homes secured, and finances stabilized. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• A technical or Associate’s degree related to paralegal work and/or paralegal experience is strongly preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal, and listening skills. 
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook. 
• Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to helping low-income and disadvantaged people overcome institutional barriers to employment, safety, housing, and income support, and the provision of assertive, compassionate, victim-sensitive, trauma-informed services to victims of domestic violence. 

Paralegal Essential Duties 

• Advise and advocate for our clients in civil legal matters, including but not limited to:
  • Housing
  • Financial matters related to unemployment and debt
  • Family matters related to child custody and support
  • Protection from abuse, sexual violence, and intimidation
• Maintain a commitment to advocate for the rights of our low-income community. 

This position will be full-time with benefits, but with a prohibition against the outside practice of paralegal services.  Flexible work schedules are permitted, when possible, including a hybrid schedule involving some work from home.  

Please send a resume and at least two references to:
Brian V. Gorman, Executive Director
brian@summitlegal.org