Job Location : New York,NY, USA
Job Description Education Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent Paralegal / Legal Assistant Skills Required: • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Experience with the coordination of logistics for the Direct Referral hearing process • Ability to work independently on multiple case hearing details • Proficient with operation of postage meter and process for sending documents by certified mail • Experience fielding incoming calls, determining the legal subject that the caller is calling about, and routing caller to appropriate attorney or refer to appropriate program area • Proficient in coordinating service of legal documents • Experience with processing of invoices for process service companies • Experience working in the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs • Knowledge of the organizational structure of Department of Health • Good communication skills both written and verbal • Works well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment • Able to maintain an organized work space • Reliable, efficient, and flexible • Able to work independently and effectively • Eager to learn and grow in any position • Able to work with personal and confidential information in a professional manner • Able to understand and interpret laws and other legal documents • Detail oriented, quality conscious, strong prioritizing skills, highly organized • Proficiency with the operation of Cisco telephone system Paralegal Duties/Responsibilities: • Coordination of logistics for the Direct Referral hearing process • Work independently on multiple case hearing details • Operation of postage meter and process for sending documents by certified mail • Fielding incoming calls, determining the legal subject that the caller is calling about, and routing caller to appropriate attorney or refer to appropriate program area • Coordinating service of legal documents • Processing of invoices for process service companies • Work with personal and confidential information in a professional manner • Understand and interpret laws and other legal documents Additional Details: • Ability to work 9:00AM-5:00PM • Ability to work overtime on short notice • Offers are contingent upon successful completion of background check requirements • No parking provided at this location.