Legal Assistance/Paralegal

Legal Assistant/ Paralegals

Duration: 4+ Months contract with possibility of extension or FTE

Location: New York, NY 10005 - Litigation Bureau

Work hours: 1st shift.

Job Description:
Duties:

Provide extensive assistance to attorneys in a busy professional legal office that handles Federal and State litigation.
Prepare correspondence and all relevant case materials for the record.
Electronic file management for NY Matters, including scanning, and transferring documents within NY Matters updating, maintaining, and searching NY Matters for case files.
Perform document review, including the use of electronic discovery.
Organize exhibits for examination before trial (EBT).
ssist assigned attorney with State and Federal trials.
Serve subpoenas or arrange service.
rrange for filing pleadings and other legal papers with the court clerk of record.
Review discovery demands received and work closely with attorney to prepare responses.
ssist in the review and redaction of documents for production in response to discovery demands.
ssimilate transcripts from EBTs or excerpts from trial transcripts.
Conduct legal research using Westlaw, Federal Court Pacer, NY Courts E-Filing and legal source materials such as statutes, rules, and regulations.
Review litigation documents such as summons and complaints, motions, affidavits, and agency determinations.
Draft and assemble legal documents (Notice of entry, hearing exhibits, legal correspondence, judgments, subpoenas, etc.).
nalyze and process interim and dispositive decisions and orders.
Prepare final documents for file closing.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Skills/Abilities: Must be proficient in Microsoft Word/Excel and have knowledge of Relativity eDiscovery platform.
Preferred Education: High School or Technical Degree/Certificate