Criminal Defense Paralegal

Job Summary:

Nave Law Firm, a four-time recipient of the "Best Companies to Work For" award in our area, is currently seeking an experienced paralegal/legal assistant to join our team as we expand our corporate offices in downtown Syracuse. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in supporting our Attorneys by handling secretarial and paralegal responsibilities, which encompass calendaring client meetings and court appearances, composing correspondence for clients, courts, and prosecutor's offices, collaboratively drafting legal documents with our Attorneys, and maintaining our time management program. Additionally, you will be responsible for conducting regular telephone outreach to clients, courts, and prosecutor's offices, ensuring that our clients' satisfaction remains our top priority.

We pride ourselves on offering a comprehensive benefits package, including paid parking, a 401K plan, medical and dental coverage, vision benefits, unlimited personal time off, paid lunch breaks, and more. Your commitment to providing exceptional customer experiences aligns perfectly with our core values, making you an integral part of our team. Join us in our mission to provide outstanding legal services while fostering a positive workplace environment.

Job Summary:

The Paralegal at Nave Law plays a pivotal role with two primary functions:

Collaborate with Attorneys: Assisting attorneys by managing their schedules, scheduling client meetings and court appearances, drafting correspondence for clients, courts, prosecutors' offices, and opposing counsel, preparing legal documents, and maintaining the time management program.

Client-Centered Service: Delivering exceptional service to clients, which includes promptly responding to calls and emails within 24 hours, providing regular updates, and ensuring clients have a clear understanding of the status of their case and the forthcoming steps.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Additional duties may be assigned.

Employee

• Follow and be on board with companies Core Values, Mission and Vision.
• Maintain a positive environment within the office, where issues are discussed openly, but a lingering negative attitude is not tolerated on any level.
• Be open to new ideas, strategies, training by Supervisor.
• Participate or lead in weekly department meetings.

Paralegal

• Handle a caseload between 125-150 cases range.
• Contact all new clients to introduce themselves, schedule initials, and invite them to Clio For Clients.
• Ensure attorneys they are working with always have an accurate calendar, which includes;
• Calendar court appearances,
• Deadlines for filing various legal documents, meetings and essential reminders for each file,
• Draft legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings;
• Summarize depositions, interrogatories, and testimony;
• Conduct necessary legal research;
• Scan and save documents to clients' electronic files and maintain physical files as outlined per the firm's File Management System.
• Communication with clients about Court dates, Adjournments, Case Updates, Follow up's, Customer Service (ensuring contact is made every two weeks)
• General office duties include handling mail, copying, faxing, and filing;
• Review cases with attorneys every month

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant; and
• Experince in the following areas of law: Criminal Defense/DWI
• Capable of performing all essential job duties and responsibilities.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies;
• Paralegal Certification preferred;
• Experience (or an expressed desire to learn) drafting basic legal documents for review by Attorneys, such as discovery demands, motions, applications for criminal record sealing, and certificates of relief from disabilities;
• Capable of (or an expressed desire to learn) using legal research databases such as Westlaw, FastCase, or LexisNexis
• Familiarity with CLIO, legal CRM.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Paralegal: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Paralegal Certificate (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40,000 - $60,000