Job Title: Legal Secretaries Employment Type: Contract Work Hours: 40 hrs./week Work site: Hybrid Location: 28 Liberty St., New York, NY 10005 Job Duration: 2 Years Closing: 01/31/2024.Minimum Education:
Work Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience as a Legal Secretary.
Job Duties:
- Conduct legal research using electronic databases (Westlaw, Lexis), as well as traditional methods.
- Perform verdict searches and review discovery responses.
- Prepare and assemble document production, including redacting documents as necessary.
- Draft correspondence, briefs, and motions, including tables, affidavits, exhibits, and other documents.
- Assist AAG (Assistant Attorney General) with trial preparation, including digesting deposition transcripts, organizing and uploading trial motions and exhibits.
- Maintain and develop spreadsheets to track cases and discovery production.
- Prepare and electronically file documents to NYSCEF (New York State Courts Electronic Filing System).
- Learn and use intra-office electronic filing systems.
- Copy and scan documents as necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Preferred Skills:
- Ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize work effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (pdf creation tools, Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint) is a plus.
Misc. Information:
- Work Schedule: Hybrid (2 days remote, chosen by the employee and approved by the manager).
- Hours will be discussed in interview.
- No free parking facility available.
- Office is accessible by 2, 3, 4, 5 (Wall St) J and Z (Broad St) subway lines.
- Interviews will be conducted remotely.
- Training will be provided.
- Possibility of extending the assignment by one year.
- Business casual dress code policy.
The Nexus Staff Difference:
- Our outstanding healthcare coverage, including dental and vision, begins in just 30 days after you join us.
- We offer weekly payments via ACH (Automated Clearing House).
- Serving as Prime Vendors to New York State and New York City for over 10 years.