Position Description

The Legal Revolution is seeking a coordinator for its Prison to Law Pipeline. The Prison to Law Pipeline (PLP) is democratizing legal education and reshaping the legal discipline to benefit and comprehensively include incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Specifically, the PLP facilitates American Bar Association-accredited law degrees and ABA-approved paralegal degrees for incarcerated legal scholars—an effort that is the first of its kind in the United States.

Position Status: Full-Time (1.0 FTE), Hybrid work structure (applicants must be located in the Twin Cities and the surrounding areas and able to commute).

Compensation: Starting annualized salary range between $55,000 - $65,000 with significant growth opportunity as programming and the organization expands. Health, dental, vision, 401k, Sick and Safe, PTO and three paid “wellness breaks” provided to salaried staff as well.

The Legal Revolution is seeking a PLP Coordinator to assist the Pipeline Manager with managing and supporting the various components of the Prison to Law Pipeline. In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Coordinator will support all of the day-to-day needs of the Prison to Law Pipeline to ensure that pipeline scholars are thriving academically. Having expanded the Pipeline scholars in both the juris doctorate and paralegal tracks, our Program Manger is looking to onboard a coordinator who can manage and coordinate the execution of the Pipeline and its varying components—including scholar supports, course content and delivery, and administration, at large.

Who We Are: All Square and The Legal Revolution are nonprofit organizations that invest in those impacted by mass incarceration. Our mission is to heal the harms created by the criminal legal system.

What We Do: We deploy innovative interventions to transform the harms created by the criminal legal system. We carry out our work through our four core pillars: our fellowship program, our craft grilled restaurant and food truck, our Prison to Law Pipeline program and our law firm (collectively known as “The Legal Revolution”).

The Legal Revolution, which is a subsidiary of All Square, is transforming the legal discipline through a series of tailored legal initiatives that center racial equity, wellness and the expertise of those most impacted by the law. What fuels the Revolution, and its Prison to Law Pipeline, is the premise that nobody warrants access to legal education more than someone who has been directly impacted by legal processes and racialized legal outcomes. Though paralegal programs and law libraries are prevalent in most prisons across America, ABA-approved paralegal degrees are not, and, to our 1 knowledge, there has never been an ABA-accredited law degree offered behind bars in the United States. The Legal Revolution is addressing this deficit.

What You’ll Do

• Prison to Law Pipeline Program Administrative Support:
  • PLP Information Email Management & Responses ○ Respond to program-related communications and Inquiries
  • Program Application Cycle & Scholar Outreach Coordination
  • Receipts, Invoices & Reimbursement (as needed)
  • Support in general grant information drafting, needs & compliance (ex: DEED)
  • Oversee and provide support to active professional and student mentors assigned to Pipeline scholars
  • Maintain scholar personnel and program information in scholar management system
  • Coordinate and Booking of pipeline-related travel for conferences, site visits, etc.
  • Coordinate and Support on the Law School Admissions Test days within correctional facilities
  • Foster and maintain established relationships with institutional and community partners (schools, facilities, partnering nonprofits, etc.)
  • Support and collaborate with DPO on programming decisions

• Prison to Law Pipeline Prospective & Current Scholar Supports:
  • General Communication, Check-Ins & Updates
  • Facilitate Assignment, Exam & Grade Submission & professor feedback for Currently Incarcerated Pipeline Scholars
  • Forms, Releases, Consents & Contact Information Coordination
  • Scholar Email, Law School Admissions Council, Education Account Support & Oversight
  • Law School Application drafting & editing support
  • Enrollment, Registration and Academic Schedule support in coordination with academic institutional partners
  • Logistical coordination and collaboration with Department of Corrections education staff
  • Scholar Professional and Peer Mentorship coordination
  • Scholar Registration & Textbook/Material Ordering
  • LSAT registration, accommodation, and study (as needed) support
  • Coordinate and Direct scholars to supportive services with institutional and community partners (therapy, legal services, accommodations, etc.)

Qualifications:

• High school diploma (preferred)
• 1-2 years experience working in nonprofit programs (preferred)
• Formerly Incarcerated or Justice-Impacted (Preferred) 2
  • What does it mean to be Justice-Impacted? An individual who is justice impacted has had some interaction with the criminal justice system in their life
• General familiarity with the legal field and/or nonprofit organizing is preferred
• Demonstrated skills at socio-economic and cultural sensitivity and the ability to work with diverse group of people
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with teams and independently
• Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, etc.
• Confidence and competence in learning and using existing and new technologies
• This position is in the office 4 days a week with 1 remote day
  

TO APPLY: Please submit both your cover letter and resume to HR@allsquarempls.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. In alignment with our values, we encourage individuals with criminal records (i.e., lived expertise with the criminal justice system) to apply. We invite all applicants to include in their cover letter a statement about how your unique background and/or experiences might contribute to the racial equity, cultural vitality and perspectives of our team.