Legal Assistant Senior

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Newark, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Administrative Management, Administrative Skills, Calendar Management, Case Management, Detail Oriented, Executive Assistant Skills , File Maintenance, Information Technology & Information Systems, Legal, Legal Briefs, Legal Documents, Legal Standards, Legal Support Skills, Paralegal, Proofreading, Regulatory Compliance, Telephone Skills, Time Management, Travel Planning, Word Processing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Newark, NJ
POSTED
1 day ago
Legal Assistant Senior (777216)

Location: 124 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102

Pay Rate-$24.24/hr. on W2 Without Benefits

Duration-12 Months

Work hours: 9 to 5

Lunch hour (unpaid): 1 hr

Dress code: Business Casual

1.Interview Mode: Web

2. Knowledge, skills, education, and/or experience: Transcribes or types legal dictation with accuracy and attention to detail

Prepares standard legal forms in compliance with established requirements

Reviews and proofreads legal briefs, pleadings, transcriptions, and citations for accuracy and clarity

Verifies the accuracy and completeness of citations and references

Drafts and formats correspondence and other written materials

Maintains confidential case files, follow-up records, and other essential legal documentation

Learns and applies various electronic, manual, and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units

Prepares and formats legal documents in accordance with established standards and guidelines

Scans and organizes documents for electronic and physical filing

Schedules appointments and coordinates meeting logistics

Manages and maintains calendars to ensure accurate scheduling and timely reminders

3. Mandatory skills/certification(s) Requirement: Transcribes or types legal dictation with accuracy and attention to detail

Prepares standard legal forms in compliance with established requirements

Reviews and proofreads legal briefs, pleadings, transcriptions, and citations for accuracy and clarity

Verifies the accuracy and completeness of citations and references

Drafts and formats correspondence and other written materials

Maintains confidential case files, follow-up records, and other essential legal documentation

Learns and applies various electronic, manual, and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units

Prepares and formats legal documents in accordance with established standards and guidelines

Scans and organizes documents for electronic and physical filing

Schedules appointments and coordinates meeting logistics

Manages and maintains calendars to ensure accurate scheduling and timely reminders

4. Desired skills: Transcribes or types legal dictation with accuracy and attention to detail

Prepares standard legal forms in compliance with established requirements

Reviews and proofreads legal briefs, pleadings, transcriptions, and citations for accuracy and clarity

Verifies the accuracy and completeness of citations and references

Drafts and formats correspondence and other written materials

Maintains confidential case files, follow-up records, and other essential legal documentation

Learns and applies various electronic, manual, and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units

Prepares and formats legal documents in accordance with established standards and guidelines

Scans and organizes documents for electronic and physical filing

Schedules appointments and coordinates meeting logistics

Manages and maintains calendars to ensure accurate scheduling and timely reminders

5. Job Duties Provides secretarial /paralegal assistance to agency executives in legal environments who have complex program or operational responsibilities. Performs research, management, and case investigative work. Drafts affidavits, pleadings, briefs and interrogatories. Prepares exhibit books. Reads and summarizes depositions for trail use. Responds to plaintiff's discovery requests. Interviews witnesses and defendants to prepare for trail. Uses word processing system to key, proofread and edit letters, memoranda, briefs, pleadings, expense, travel and miscellaneous forms from handwritten drafts, dictation and t typed drafts. Takes and transcribes legal dictation. Types routine correspondence. Answers telephone, take messages, direct calls, receive clients and distribute deliveries. Performs other assigned duties such as mail, creating case files and filing, completing and maintaining forms, and making travel arrangements. Considerable knowledge of the State and/or federal court systems, of legal case management and litigation support techniques. Considerable knowledge of legal terminology, office / administrative management ability with a variety of clerical / administrative duties. Ability to use word processing software / systems. Paralegal training or experience.

6. Job responsibilities in Brief Provides secretarial /paralegal assistance to agency executives in legal environments who have complex program or operational responsibilities.

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