Position: Grant Coordinator (Full-Time)

The Organization:
The mission of Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (LACLJ) is to secure justice for survivors of domestic
violence and sexual assault and empower them to create their own futures. LACLJ is a non-profit law firm
serving survivors throughout Los Angeles County. LACLJ’s primary practice areas are family law and immigration. How-
ever, LACLJ strives to provide clients with holistic legal services and has a growing criminal justice advocacy, homeless-
ness prevention and appellate practice. Additionally, through our integrated legal/social worker service model, LACLJ
Community Advocates provide supportive services such as education, safety planning, accompaniment, and linkages to
other service providers as part of the legal team. LACLJ is committed to a trauma-informed and culturally responsive
workplace and service provision.

The Position:

LACLJ is seeking a full-time Grants Coordinator with a strong commitment to public interest and social justice advocacy
to join our team. The Grant Coordinator will report directly to the Director of Grants & Contracts and will provide admin-
istrative and compliance-related support with government grants and contracts. In addition to processing documents
electronically and regularly updating LACLJ’s grants database, this position will work collaboratively with the grants team
to prepare and submit government grant solicitations, reports, and compliance documents.

The primary responsibilities of this position include: 

Provide day-to-day coordination of all government grants and contracts by maintaining and updating proposal
and award information in systems and databases, creating and maintaining files, and coordinating/tracking pro-
posal submission, award set-up, compliance, and reporting; 

Assist with grant solicitations and reports, including coordinating team assignments, gathering updated corpo-
rate documents, preparing standard documents, updating project staff bios, researching, proofreading, and sub-
mitting final documents to grant funders; 

Participate in grantor/contractor site visits conducted at the main office and off-site office for purposes of com-
pliance; 

Attend any grant and contract required meetings, specifically meetings required by Department of Public and
Social Services (DPSS); 

Develop and improve effective and efficient grant systems for tracking and monitoring grant compliance, report-
ing deadlines, volunteer hours, and contacts; 

Monitor grant and contract expenditures to ensure appropriate spending; 

Monitor grant funded partners to ensure grant spending, reporting and compliance requirements are met; 

Work with LACLJ’s case management system (LegalServer) team to ensure that new grant and contract data re-
quirements are recorded in LegalServer; 

Collect data on all matching and volunteer hours, including Pro Bono Attorney hours.

Job Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

All candidates must have: 

Bachelor’s degree; 

Experience working with government grants and contracts; Whittier Blvd., 4th Floor Los Angeles CA 90022 P 323- 980-3500 F 323-980-3510 www.laclj.org 

Experience with Legal Server or similar case management system software; 

Strong written and oral communication skill; 

Strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to work collaboratively with a dynamic team; 

Able to troubleshoot technical issues at a moment’s notice; 

Strong research skills to gather information; 

Strong technology and software skills including MS Outlook, Word, Excel etc. 

Ability to interpret data and draw conclusions from it; and 

Positive attitude and resourcefulness, irrespective of obstacles or the task at hand.

Preferred candidates will also have one or more of the following: 

Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income people; 

Demonstrated committment to serviing survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficing
and/or immigrant populations.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements 

Prolonged periods of stiting at a desk and working on a computer. 

Work will be performed remotely or in an office setting at a work station. 

This position requires concentration on tasks while facing distractions. 

This position requires attendance at meetings, both remote and in person, in and outside the LACLJ
offices and requires applicants to be located in Southern California. 

Use of office machines such as computers, photocopiers, and telephones, in addition to virtual office
platforms. 

Ability to work at and travel between the LACLJ main office at 5301 Whittier Blvd. in East Los Angeles and
other locations. 

LACLJ complies with all Los Angeles County Covid-19 Vaccine mandates, which may require candidates to
provide proof of Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters.

Salary and Benefits: This position is a nonexempt position with a salary range from $28-$33 per hour,
depending on experience. LACLJ offers a generous benefits package, a 35-hour workweek, paid vacation leave and sick
leave and 100% employer-paid medical (Kaiser), dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance. Staff also have the
option to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan and dependent and health flex savings accounts (FSA). LACLJ is an
eligible nonprofit employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Marilyn Florentino, Office Manager, via email to
marilyn@laclj.org with the position title in the subject header. Resumes will be accepted until the position is
filled.

Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, religion, color, sex, disability, or sexual orientation.