Legal Assistant

Title: Paralegal and Legal Assistant

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Duration: 4 Months contract

Job Description:

Duties:

• Receiving mail and packages from UPS, USPS, Fed Ex, etc.;

• Mailing letters and packages using the stamp machine, UPS/Fed Ex 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.

Preferred Education: Bachelors Degree

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 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: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30