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Paralegal/ Legal Assistant

NYC Staffing, Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07102

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Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Location: Newark, NJ 07102 Pay Rate: $27.50/Hour. without benefits Duration: 09+ months Work Hours: General Shift Timing Job Description

Under supervision of the Deputy Director or other supervisory official in the Division of Consumer Affairs, performs legal research to obtain criminal history documents, medical records; utilizes municipal and Superior Court records access program; contacts police departments, health care facilities, and other entities; prepares subpoenas; and monitors on-going criminal proceedings and provides updates; performs other related work as required. Role & Responsibilities

Obtains criminal history documents, including, but not limited to, complaint/summons, dispositions, hearing transcripts, plea forms, judgments of convictions, indictments/accusations, schedules of court proceedings and hearings, and law enforcement investigation reports. Obtains medical records, including, but not limited to, treatment and billing records. May obtain other records, as required. Utilizes municipal and Superior Court records access programs to obtain requested documents. Contacts police departments, health care facilities, and other entities to obtain requested records. Prepares subpoenas to obtain requested records, if necessary. Monitors on-going criminal proceedings, and provides updates as obtained. Conducts legal research. Prepares correspondence and/or reports on legal matters, cases, and judicial proceedings. Synopsizes transcripts of proceedings and other documents for use by the legal and/or administrative staff. Assists in the liaison activities with government agencies and the legal staff. Acts as custodian of files where necessary. Manages case files by organizing and maintaining such files and establishes and implements systems of retrieval of file information. Organizes and maintains research information in order to ensure ready accessibility to such information and retrieves such information upon request. Assists in the instruction and guidance of clerical support personnel when directly related to the legal functions being performed. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information system used by the agency, office, or related units. Required Education

Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree. NOTE: Applicants who do not possess a Bachelor's degree may substitute an Associate's degree as a Legal Assistant or in Paralegal Studies or, successful completion of a two (2) year approved course in Paralegal Training at a recognized educational institution for two (2) years of college education. About Our Company: 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and McLean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies' delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients. Recognized among "Best Company to Work For" by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients' expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated. "22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and "US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply." All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.