We are a highly regarded boutique style Law Firm with eight attorneys specializing in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, & Professional Responsibility, located in the downtown Manhattan/Wall Street area. We are looking for candidates experienced from firms similar to ours. See our website for more information about us: www.godoskygentile.com
We seek a Legal Assistant/Paralegal, with at least eight years’ experience in Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation. Medical Malpractice experience would also be extremely helpful. Assisting Partners, Managing Attorneys, and Associate Attorneys in the litigation process from inception to completion of trial and/or settlement. Fully familiar with both New York State and Federal Court procedures. Experience with administration papers and infant compromise orders would be beneficial.
Duties include:
- Set up & organize files
- Draft & prepare of Summons & Complaints
- Draft & prepare Bills of Particulars
- Draft & prepare all Discovery Demands & Responses
- Request & follow through obtaining all Hospital & Doctors records
- Draft & prepare Motions
- Interact with clients
- Work closely & assist attorneys on day-to-day case management of files
- Stenography A+ or fast long-hand dictation
- Familiar with Motion Practice & Calendar Practice
- Correspondence
We refer to the position as Legal Assistant as it combines the knowledge and experience associated with paralegal work with experienced secretarial skills. We need someone with both abilities, experienced and capable of independently working on PI/MM cases, to assist us in completing our cases
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, or 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, or 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Salary: 60k to 82k Dependent on experience
Systems: Microsoft Word
Clio case management system
Outlook for e-mail
Sage for check writing
Internet: Mediconnect (for Medical Records retrieval)
E-Law Tracking (for Court Date tracking)
EFile-NYS Courts Electronic Filing System
Language: Bi-lingual (Spanish) is a must.
