Global Pro Bono Coordinator
New York
Pro Bono /
Full-Time /
Remote
Opportunity
The Global Pro Bono Coordinator will sit in IRAP’s Global Pro Bono department, a team that responds to the needs of displaced people by developing and implementing high-impact projects and leveraging IRAP’s partners, including law firms, law student chapters, and networks of legal practitioners. The Global Pro Bono Coordinator will provide legal, organizational, and project management support to a variety of the team’s initiatives, including coordination and relationship management with student chapters, case placement with law firm attorneys, supporting the creation and dissemination of legal training and resources to improve legal services, and project planning and implementation.
The Global Pro Bono Coordinator will report to the Director of Global Pro Bono and will work closely and collaboratively with the Director of Legal Knowledge & Training.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning March 2, 2026. Interested candidates should apply earlier for full consideration.
Responsibilities
- Project Management
- Support the development and implementation of new projects for IRAP’s student network, such as limited representation cases, advocacy efforts tailored to local community needs, research projects, and other learning opportunities.
- Assist with pro bono legal representation projects placed with law firm partners and led by the pro bono department, such as projects to assist refugees in the U.S. applying to adjust status or reunite with family members outside the U.S.
- Support the creation and dissemination of legal training, technical assistance, and resources to improve legal services, such as developing legal skills and pathway online training courses or projects to share legal updates with IRAP’s networks.
- Co-manage the law student fellowship program, including coordinating recruitment and programming.
- Coordinate new pro bono projects, including liaising with other departments and logistical support to clients as needed.
- Relationship Management
- Serve as the point of contact for IRAP’s 28 law school chapters.
- Build relationships with chapter leaders and law school administrations and support chapters with student engagement.
- Engage in creative visioning around the future of student work at IRAP in collaboration with the Director of Global Pro Bono.
- Lead planning and coordination for student events, including the annual Student Summit and Advocacy Week.
- Administrative Support
- Assist with the preparation of new cases for placement with law firm attorneys, including by providing law firms with case-related and conflicts information, drafting case summaries and notes, communicating with law firm contacts, and creating and organizing case files.
- Update and manage IRAP’s legal trainings and resources, collaborating with staff across IRAP as required.
- Provide administrative and logistical support for casework, quality assurance mechanisms, and case file management.
- Support the Director of Global Pro Bono with development and operations-related tasks.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education
- Experience-
- Values, Competencies, Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree plus 1-2 years of relevant work experience or 4-6 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience working in legal settings or mobilizing students is a plus.
- Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills.
- Interest in and commitment to IRAP’s mission.
- Demonstrated experience with relationship management and organizational skills, as the role will be split between coordination and administrative tasks.
- Interest in training, mobilizing, and working with attorneys and law students.
- Strong project management skills, including within different roles on projects.
- Ability to manage and prioritize a diverse workload with flexibility and strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including attention to detail.
-Motivation to provide administrative and logistical support in a dynamic work environment.
- Sensitivity to client empowerment and to working with clients of all backgrounds, including LGBTI clients, survivors of trauma, and other vulnerable populations.
- Comfort and interest in learning and using different technology systems.
- Familiarity with Microsoft, Adobe, Google Suite, Salesforce, and/or WordPress is a plus.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Additional languages (particularly Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, Somali, and/or Spanish) are a plus.
Job-related Requirements
- This position will preferably be based in IRAP’s New York office. If remote, the position would require frequent travel to New York.
- This position additionally requires semi-frequent travel to visit law school chapters in the U.S. and Canada, accompany student fellows to the NYC office, attend conferences and other related events, and potentially visit other IRAP offices.
Benefits- US
- Fully paid family health insurance.
- Retirement options.
- Extensive PTO (20 or more vacation days, 22 and more public/ org-wide holidays).
- Comprehensive leave time for sickness.
- Disability and parenting (more than six months of parental leave).
- Reimbursement for work-from-home equipment.
- Generous opportunities for professional development
IRAP’s benefits vary across office locations, and IRAP seeks to offer equitable and generous benefits to all employees.
$67,850 - $78,657 a year
Compensation is based on experience, education, and internal equity.
The salary will be between $67,850 and $78,657.
This role is subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement.
IRAP is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, IRAP will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please refer to your request in the cover letter.
IRAP is an equal-opportunity employer; people of color and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. IRAP does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, citizenship status, ethnic background, religion, political orientation, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other protected class. We consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all local, state, and federal laws related to the Fair Chance Act.
