Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Litigation

William Mattar, P.C.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Job summary

William Mattar, P.C. is seeking a Legal Assistant/Paralegal to support Attorneys handling client cases from the initial meeting through resolution.

You will prepare notices of claims, draft pleadings and motions using firm templates, assemble exhibits and enclosures, and coordinate filings with courts. Ideal candidates have a college degree or equivalent education/experience, and at least one year of experience in a law firm or office setting.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent combination of education and office experience.
• At least one year of experience in a law firm or one year experience in office work or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare notice of claims and draft pleadings, demands, responses and motions using firm templates.
• Assemble exhibits and enclosures and coordinate filing of documents with various Courts.
• Request, receive and summarize police accident reports, private investigation reports, medical records/chronologies and other case materials.
• Communicate with insurance representatives, attorneys and Courts; assist with trial preparation.
• Aid attorneys with lien resolution upon settlement and coordinate pre-settlement funding.

Education

College degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Do you want to be a part of a growing team where we help our clients and each other? Our Legal Assistants do just that and you can too!

The Legal Assistant/Paralegal works as the support staff for Attorneys handling client cases from the initial client meeting through resolution or until judicial relief is required to resolve the case. Assist attorneys with the following:

• Prepare notice of claims
• Draft pleadings, demands, responses and motions using firm templates
• Assemble exhibits
• Assemble enclosures
• Request, receive and summarize police accident reports
• Request, receive and summarize private investigation reports
• Request, receive and summarize medical records/chronologies
• Communicate with insurance representatives, attorneys, Courts, etc.
• Coordinate filing of documents with various Courts
• Coordinate service of process, subpoenas, etc.
• Prepare for trial
• Aid attorney with lien resolution upon settlement of case
• Coordinate Pre-settlement Funding at request of clients
• Communicate information to clients
• Reassign client cases as instructed

College degree or a combination of education and office experience is proffered.

At least one year of experience in a law firm or one year experience in office work or equivalent experience

Perks:

Our firm offers generous Paid Time Off (PTO) to help employees maintain work/life balance.

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The final offer will be based on the selected candidate's experience and qualifications.