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About the Role
The Criminal Defense Practice of the Legal Aid Society has two openings for Paralegal I in its Bronx County office to provide client services. The Paralegal will provide coverage in the Bronx trial office, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Responsibilities
- Record case information using manual or electronic means
- Scan and upload criminal court files into LAS databases
- Enter and search for data on various databases
- Copy, fax, scan, collate, and batch documents
- Distribute various documents
- Generate daily, weekly, and monthly reports from various databases
- Send and retrieve files from archives
- Update court calendars
- Office filing
- Create and maintain case files
- Provide general information to clients, clients’ families, vendors, and staff
- Messenger assignments
- Sort and deliver mail (may involve going to post office), including UPS/FEDEX, Airborne, etc.
- Work in a courthouse court part gathering client information for the attorneys
- Interact with clients and assist their families by providing case related information
- Access information from court records and assist attorneys
- Receptionist work: answering phones, delivering messages, and routing call to legal staff
- Conduct criminal history and conflicts checks following established protocol
- Prepare written and electronic reports summarizing information complied
- Obtain and copy court and office files
- Assemble court files and materials for attorneys
- Liaison between attorneys and their clients
- Cover arraignments on occasion
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- A high school diploma / GED
- At least 2 years of work experience
- Proficient computer skills
- Strong interpersonal, communications, and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting
- Ability to problem-solve and multi-task
- Position may require work in office, courtroom, and other field settings
- Knowledge of NYC public transportation
- All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit.
- LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa for citizens of Canada and Mexico.
Location
- Bronx County
Work Type
- Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Education Level
- High school diploma / GED
Salary/Compensations
- $57,090 - $87,619
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid vacation
- Disability
- Life insurance
- The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
- This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs.
- Employees who are New York residents may be eligible for assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments, depending on years of practice.
About the Company
- Criminal Defense Practice is the primary public defender in New York City, providing holistic, client-centered representation to over 200,000 people facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges.
- The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation.
- We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs.
- Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.