Job Description

Paralegal Position Available

The Law Office of Jeffrey Chabrowe New York, NY, USA

• Full-time Employment

· Dental, Medical, Vision Benefits

· Compensation $55,000 to $65,000 per year

Why Work Here?

Work for a premier criminal defense attorney in a centrally located midtown office.

We are a criminal defense and civil law office with a high volume case load. We are client-driven. We seek a paralegal to join our highly motivated team! You will provide overall support to attorney’s business needs as described below.

Responsibilities:

• Access government-provided discovery providing evidence in a criminal case, upload to cloud service by client folder, review, identify priority items, and respond to Attorney’s requests for specific discovery items.
• Draft and review procedural motions and other documents, including stipulations, using office templates.
• File legal documents in New York state and federal courts using their electronic filing systems (EDDS, NYSCEF and PACER).

· Prepare Tables of Content and Authorities

• Draft letters using standard indented business format.
• Draft retainers using office template.
• Periodically interview clients to obtain social/personal histories; draft defense pre-sentence summaries for prosecutorial review.
• Enter Notices of Appearances.
• Monitor Attorney emails; link to mycase where appropriate.
• Assist with tracking court appearances and filing deadlines.
• Assist in maintaining calendar.
• Prepare and submit affidavits of engagement when state court appearances must be modified.
• Set-up attorney telephone calls with incarcerated clients.
• Facilitate communication between Attorney and courts, clients, other attorneys, and correctional facilities.
• Prepare materials for and assist the attorney as needed at hearings and trial.

· Help maintain office receipts database and tracking expenses, assist with budgeting and office payroll system.

​ Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a paralegal or legal assistant
• Strong administrative skills, impeccable organization and attention to detail
• Familiarity with basic cloud services and case management software
• Ability to prioritize and respond quickly
• Values long-term growth with the firm and the opportunity to develop skills and responsibilities.

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