Senior Legal Assistant

Position: Legal Assistant Senior Assignment duration: Indefinite Work hours: 9 to 5 Lunch hour(unpaid): 1 hr Dress Code: Business Casual Location: 25 Market Street, Trenton, NJ Parking: yes1. Interview Mode: Web2. Knowledge, skills, education, and/or experience: Transcribes or types legal dictation with accuracy and attention to detailPrepares standard legal forms in compliance with established requirementsReviews and proofreads legal briefs, pleadings, transcriptions, and citations for accuracy and clarityVerifies the accuracy and completeness of citations and referencesDrafts and formats correspondence and other written materialsMaintains confidential case files, follow-up records, and other essential legal documentationLearns and applies various electronic, manual, and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related unitsPrepares and formats legal documents in accordance with established standards and guidelinesScans and organizes documents for electronic and physical filingSchedules appointments and coordinates meeting logisticsManages and maintains calendars to ensure accurate scheduling and timely reminders3. Job Duties Provides secretarial /paralegal assistance to agency executives in legal environments who have complex program or operational responsibilities. Performs research, management, and case investigative work. Drafts affidavits, pleadings, briefs and interrogatories. Prepares exhibit books. Reads and summarizes depositions for trail use. Responds to plaintiff’s discovery requests. Interviews witnesses and defendants to prepare for trail. Uses word processing system to key, proofread and edit letters, memoranda, briefs, pleadings, expense, travel and miscellaneous forms from handwritten drafts, dictation and t typed drafts. Takes and transcribes legal dictation. Types routine correspondence. Answers telephone, take messages, direct calls, receive clients and distribute deliveries. Performs other assigned duties such as mail, creating case files and filing, completing and maintaining forms, and making travel arrangements. Considerable knowledge of the State and/or federal court systems, of legal case management and litigation support techniques. Considerable knowledge of legal terminology, office / administrative management ability with a variety of clerical / administrative duties. Ability to use word processing software / systems. Paralegal training or experience.6. Job responsibilities in Brief Provides secretarial /paralegal assistance to agency executives in legal environments who have complex program or operational responsibilities.