We are currently seeking a Senior Paralegal / Clerk to immediately join the Paralegal Department at our office in New York City. The Senior Paralegal / Clerk will provide support for the attorneys in the office relating to the managing of electronic and paper filings with the courts; maintaining and managing the firm’s docketing, calendaring and case tracking systems; coordinating the service of process; and providing litigation paralegal support as needed. The ideal candidate will be a career-minded individual who is looking to advance and build their career at a dynamic midsize firm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Handling of state and federal court e-filing requests from attorneys.
- Creating and submitting CJA e-Vouchers for federal Courts.
- Responding to requests from attorneys, paralegals and other staff, regarding court rules, filing procedures, and calendared deadlines.
- Maintaining an accurate and updated list of attorney e-filing credentials.
- Managing and maintaining the firm’s calendaring and docket tracking systems, to ensure that no deadlines are missed.
- Coordinating with process servers and other vendors for the service of process, and the filing and retrieving of documents in various courts.
- Occasional trips to court to file, retrieve or deliver documents.
- Providing litigation paralegal support to attorneys, including keeping the case file; organizing and preparing documents for filings and submissions; legal research; conducting discovery reviews; and cite checking and proofreading.
- Assisting with the supervision of the Paralegal Department during the absence of the Paralegal Manager.
- Assisting with mentoring and training of new paralegal team members.
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and/or an ABA approved paralegal certificate.
- 3-6 years of related work experience at a fast-paced law firm or other legal environment.
- Knowledge of the rules and procedures of federal and state courts, including e-filing and local practice rules.
- High proficiency in conducting e-filings and in retrieving documents online using PACER/ECF, NYSCEF, and other electronic docketing systems.
- Experience and knowledge in the use of the Criminal Justice Act’s (CJA) e-Voucher system in federal courts, including the creation of vouchers and the submission of authorization requests.
- Knowledge of the procedures for serving subpoenas, complaints and other services of process.
- Experience using Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law and other online research platforms.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
- Experience with the use of the iManage document management system is highly desired.
- Ability to effectively communicate with attorneys, court clerks, and others, both orally and in writing.
- Experience in preparing legal documents for filing, including, motions, briefs, exhibits, affidavits, pleadings, and other filings
- Must be able to work well under pressure and meet short deadlines.
- Extremely organized, strong attention to detail, and the ability to follow through.
- Flexibility to multitask and to work after hours/overtime when required.
- A New York State notary certification is desired.
