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Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Law Office Of Adrienne D Edward Pc • Garden City, NY, US
7 days ago
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  • Full-time
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Job Description

Job Description
NY/NJ firm seeking LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / PARALEGAL for our Garden City office.

Solo practitioner is seeking a legal assistant with proven experience to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment. the Assistant must be willing to be committed to the office and the clients. The successful candidate will work directly with the Senior Attorney and Junior Associate in a variety of administrative tasks. The position is full time and in-person. The Assistant must have strong interpersonal, organizational, written and communication skills. Must have the ability to effectively handle sensitive and confidential information. The Assistant must have a strong familiarity with New Jersey e-filing systems: E-Courts, JEDS, Municipal Court Searches and New York systems: EDDS and NYSCEF. Must be comfortable interacting with clients in person, email and phone. Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Answering a high-volume phone and greeting clients.
  • Client intake which involves gathering detailed information on potential cases and providing them with the information needed to proceed with a consultation.
  • Collating and organizing mail for the attorney.
  • Directing calls to the appropriate party and emailing messages in real time.
  • Timely respond to emails, knowing when to prioritize certain tasks.
  • Prepare Notice of Motions, Order Forms, CLIS forms and draft Divorce Complaints, Summons with Notices, Note of Issues, etc.
  • Handle all e-filing of necessary documents, including Notice of Appearances, Adjournment Requests, Briefs, Exhibits, etc.
  • Heavy calendar management, if a scheduling conflict emerges, you must be able to seek consent from opposing parties and file appropriate adjournment requests via various e-filing systems (e-courts, EDDS, NYSCEF, JEDS, etc.).
  • In charge of scheduling court dates (avoiding potential scheduling conflicts), consultations, and virtual jail visits (both via email and NYC DOC video teleconferencing website).
  • Create and maintain filing systems, both electronic and physical.
  • Keeping track of discovery, both media and printed, for all client files.
  • Make copies of all paper and media discovery for clients (detained and non-detained).
  • Provide administrative support and enhance office effectiveness.
  • Keep track of office supplies to ensure items are always fully stocked (i.e. copy paper, toner, USB’s, envelopes, etc.)
  • Maintain account receivables for client’s monthly payments.
  • Sorting documents for discovery.
  • Perform standard secretarial duties: filing, copying, scanning, emailing and maintaining office.
  • Highly knowledgeable of Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Clio, Law Pay, My Case NY & NJ e-filing systems, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

In order to apply, please send in your resume and a cover letter which specifies your salary requirements and outlines why you think that you would be a good fit for this office. Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required. Please send your documents to abogada549@gmail.com.
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