About Us

North Penn Legal Services (NPLS) is the regional civil legal services provider in Northeast Pennsylvania. We are a Pennsylvania non-profit organization with a mission to provide professional legal representation, advocacy, and community legal education to low-income individuals and families.

We seek staff who are committed to civil legal justice issues and helping clients resolve cases related to housing, public benefits, employment issues, family law, and other areas of public interest law. NPLS maintains staff in nine offices across twenty counties, and outreach to all counties.

NPLS is an equal opportunity employer. We offer frequent opportunities for professional growth and development through local, state, and national trainings as well as collaboration with program and statewide law groups.

Salary is commensurate with relevant experience based on a salary scale. We offer a benefits package that includes employer paid health and dental insurance, a 401(k) plan and generous paid leave and time off for holidays. Employees may qualify for and choose to elect cash in lieu of some of these benefits. Additionally, employees may qualify for loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Contact HR for details 570-320-8712.

Legal Secretary Opening - Bloomsburg Office

• Full-time position with significant benefit package.
• Position includes all support staff duties: legal secretarial, client intake by telephone and in-person, and receptionist.
• Individual will receive training to screen callers for eligibility and to use case management system for calendar and client records.
• Individual will use MS Word and Hot Docs for document preparation.
• Bilingual in Spanish helpful.
• Require proficiency in word processing. Knowledge of legal terminology and principles desirable.
• Salary DOE. $19.66 to $20.43 per hour (2 – 4 years range) plus employer paid insurance, noted above.

Your Application

Please reply to resumes@northpennlegal.org. Preference given to applications which include a resume and a statement describing your interest in our position and how it meets your goals.

North Penn values a diverse work environment and strongly encourages women, people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ, people with disabilities, people who have experienced poverty or homelessness and people who have had prior contact with the juvenile, criminal, or child welfare systems to apply.

Except as required by Sections 1006(b)(6) and 1007(a)(8) of the Legal Services Corporation Act, and Part 1616 of the Corporation Regulations, when any position for employment is available, North Penn Legal Services will seek qualified applicants without regard to color, sex, race, religion, disability, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identification, veteran’s status or any other consideration prohibited by law and will actively recruit diverse candidates for employment.

Reference: BloomsburgSec’yOct.2024