Paralegal and Legal Assistant

Title: Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Location: 1 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 401, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601(Onsite)

Duration: 4 Months contract

Hours Weekly: 37.5hrs

Duties:

• Receiving mail and packages from UPS, USPS, FedEx, etc.;
• Mailing letters and packages using the stamp machine, UPS/FedEx slips, and mailing or calling for pick up from postal services;
• Answering the main office phone and directing the phone calls to the proper person and/or giving the proper phone number with regards to the matter the consumer calls for (the 2 Poughkeepsie legal assistants have been answering the phones more frequently during this period based on the Teams schedule);
• Communicating (e-mail and/or phone) with the Court of Claims, Supreme Court Chambers, & Clerk Offices for three counties to verify and obtain information with regards to the calendar, claims, return dates, index no’s, motions, etc.;
• Updating the Poughkeepsie Regional calendar on Outlook with regards to new return dates for ongoing cases;
• Close cases in NY Matters;
• Archive cases in MY Matters and PAM;
• Write up and send out to the involved parties the Notices of entry (NOE) for supreme court and Court of Claims decisions/judgments;
• Communicate with the NYS Comptroller’s Office on obtaining payment for Judgments in favor of the petitioner/claimant. Gather the proper documents and forward to the Comptroller’s Office;
• Communicate with Parole and/or DOCCS regarding any decisions in favor of the Petitioner/Claimant;
• Communicate Parole and/or DOCCS with obtaining records with regards to Inmate Petitioners/Claimants;
• Communicate with the court of claims and/or Supreme courts on requesting extensions on return dates;
• Schedule witnesses for deposition and trial;
• Schedule depositions;
• Schedule court reporter;
• Assemble exhibits for filings;
• Prepares and files with the courts all associated court papers;
• Prepares and develops affidavits, affirmations, and other motion-related papers;
• Prepares and develops draft discovery demands, BOP demands, Medical demands, EBTs;
• Prepares and develops draft discovery responses, BOP responses, and Medical responses;
• Prepare and develops responses to bailments;
• Prepares and develops correspondence and all relevant case materials for the record;
• Prepares and develops answers and/or motions for Article 78’s and Article 70 (writ) cases;
• Research matters as assigned by AAGs.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you comfortable working with 4 Months Contract?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Paralegal/Legal Assistant: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30 - $35