Client Coordinator & Legal Support Assistant - Immigrant Family Legal Clinic & Justice

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please include a cover letter with application submission. This is a fully onsite position; onsite location TBD, likely in or near Downtown Los Angeles.

This is a 1 year contract with possibility of extension and/or conversion to a career appointment.

The UCLA Immigrant Family Legal Clinic (“Imm Fam”) is a unique partnership between the UCLA School of Law and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Located on the campus of the Robert

F. Kennedy Community Schools in Koreatown/Pico Union, the clinic serves immigrant students at the six public schools on the campus, as well as their family members.

Imm Fam provides individual representation in cases involving humanitarian visas, asylum, and removal defense. It also offers legal consultations on a wider range of legal topics, including workers’ rights, housing, public benefits, and criminal justice. Imm Fam also organizes programming and enrichment opportunities related to social justice and legal rights for teachers, students, and families in the RFK community.

The law school recently launched the Housing Justice Clinic (“HJC”) to address the housing crisis in greater Los Angeles and to train students to become skilled litigators and public interest attorneys. The HJC will begin taking students in spring 2026 and will be based on a community‑lawyering model. The clinic works closely with tenant unions and community organizations to protect vulnerable individuals and communities from displacement.

The clinic’s clients will predominantly be low income, people of color, recent immigrants, and individuals who speak languages other than English. The clinic will develop a partnership with one or more LAUSD schools in downtown LA.

The UCLA School of Law Clinical Program is hiring a Client Coordinator & Legal Support Assistant for two off‑campus clinics: the Immigrant Family Legal Clinic and the Housing Justice Clinic. This full‑time, benefits‑eligible position requires a bilingual Spanish‑English individual with strong people skills and administrative experience. It is based at the two off‑campus community‑based clinics: at Robert

F. Kennedy Community Schools, 701 S. Catalina St., Los Angeles, CA, and at the Trust Building, 433 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA, or another location TBD in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Client Coordinator provides high‑level legal and administrative support to faculty directors, staff attorneys, students, and clients of both clinics. The role is responsible for client intake, case management, program administration, communications, outreach, and ensuring smooth operations and effective service delivery across both clinics. The coordinator will focus particularly on developing the clinics’ partnerships with downtown LAUSD schools, providing legal support and outreach within the school setting.

The coordinator may also supervise undergraduate student interns and student workers. The position requires autonomy, initiative, and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse populations in a dynamic, community‑based legal environment.

UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. UC Benefit package starts on day one. UC Total Compensation Estimator calculates the total compensation value with benefits.

• Minimum 2 years experience as a legal assistant, administrative assistant, legal support specialist, or paralegal in a law office or legal services organization.
• Prior experience working with immigrants, refugees, low‑income individuals, or other vulnerable populations (preferred).
• Experience and detailed knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and One Note.
• Experience with case management systems.
• Fluent speaking and reading of Spanish.
• Typing and office skills to prepare a variety of legal documents under deadlines.
• Flexible work style with changing priorities and…