Legal Assistant
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 23 - 26
Posted on:
07-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB SUMMARY:
Job entails managing all administrative tasks associated with the legal process of NY foreclosures. These tasks generally include drafting responding to correspondence and updating client systems. The position requires substantial coordination with other legal assistants and attorneys in multi-disciplinary team environment.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Consistently and accurately updating the firms internal case management system as well as clients systems.
- Providing exceptional customer service to clients at every level of interaction.
- Providing support to attorneys in a high volume time sensitive atmosphere.
- Providing regular and timely client status updates as well as continual follow-up on outstanding documents and or services.
- Conduct legal research and analysis to support case strategy and preparation.
- Manage and organize case files including electronic and physical documents.
- Communicate with clients and court personnel professionally and effectively.
- Draft legal notices or other types of legal pleadings.
- Update case management system and client systems accurately and promptly.
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as needed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This job does not require supervisory responsibilities.
EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of a High School Diploma; preferably an associate degree
- Preferably at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Preferably relevant foreclosure work experience
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be committed to providing exceptional customer service.
- Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with borrower clients attorneys other internal employees and outside parties.
- Must be able to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.
- Must possess exceptional organizational skills; the position requires the ability to multi-task and be adaptable to continual change.
- Ability to read and write at a high level for proof reading and editing purposes.
- High-level proficiency in MS Office suite.
- Proficiency in internet research activities.
- Familiarity with case and document management software
- Experience with client systems such as Loansphere Lenstar Clairfire Tempo Vendorscape and others is preferred.
- Good understanding of the legal process surrounding foreclosure preferred.
- Experience with drafting legal documents and pleadings such as letters and notices.
- Experience with Title review and Title resolution preferred; but not required.
- Ability to proficiently operate computer fax machine scanner photocopier typewriter and telephone is required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand walk use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop kneel or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job: Normal office working conditions with quiet to moderate noise level within the work environment.
We offer a comprehensive compensation package which includes a salary commensurate with experience and accomplishments.
If you possess the requisite qualifications and are seeking the challenge of working in a growing firm please submit your resume in confidence.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States.
Because of the high volume of calls received only qualified candidates will be contacted for consideration.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Key Skills
- Administrative Law
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Law
- Advocacy
- Legal Research
- Contract Law
- Criminal Cases
- Legal procedures
- Law
- Legal Operations
- Private Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Federal Courts
- Labor Law
- Arbitration Law
About Company
The firm handles a full range of regulatory compliance issues, legislative issues, residential and commercial foreclosures, retail closings, commercial transactions, commercial litigation, bankruptcies, evictions, and related litigation matters for many of the nation’s largest financi ... View more
