Paralegals and Legal Assistants-006JB
Paralegals and Legal Assistants-006JB
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Title: ParalegalDuties:
Receiving mail and packages from UPS USPS Fed Ex etc.;
Mailing letters and packages using the stamp machine UPS/Fed Ex slips and mailing or calling for pick up from postal services;
Answering the main office phone and directing the phone calls to the proper person and/or giving the proper phone number with regards to the matter the consumer calls for (the 2 Poughkeepsie legal assistants have been answering the phones more frequently during this period based on the Teams schedule);
Communicating (email and/or phone) with the Court of Claims Supreme Court Chambers & Clerk Offices for three counties to verify and obtain information with regards to the calendar claims return dates index nos motions etc.;
Updating the Poughkeepsie Regional calendar on Outlook with regards to new return dates for ongoing cases;
Close cases in NY Matters;
Archive cases in MY Matters and PAM;
Write up and send out to the involved parties the Notices of entry (NOE) for supreme court and Court of Claims decisions/judgments;
Communicate with the NYS Comptrollers Office on obtaining payment for Judgments in favor of the petitioner/claimant. Gather the proper documents and forward to the Comptrollers Office;
Communicate with Parole and/or DOCCS regarding any decisions in favor of the Petitioner/Claimant;
Communicate Parole and/or DOCCS with obtaining records with regards to Inmate Petitioners/Claimants;
Communicate with the court of claims and/or Supreme courts on requesting extensions on return dates;
Schedule witnesses for deposition and trial;
Schedule depositions;
Schedule court reporter;
Assemble exhibits for filings;
Prepares and files with the courts all associated court papers;
Prepares and develops affidavits affirmations and other motionrelated papers;
Prepares and develops draft discovery demands BOP demands Medical demands EBTs;
Prepares and develops draft discovery responses BOP responses and Medical responses;
Prepare and develops responses to bailments;
Prepares and develops correspondence and all relevant case materials for the record;
Prepares and develops answers and/or motions for Article 78s and Article 70 (writ) cases;
Research matters as assigned by AAGs.
Preferred Education: Bachelors Degree
Employment Type
Full-Time
