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Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 15 hours ago

Paralegal

Brooklyn, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$80K/yr - $80K/yr

2+ years exp

Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking a Paralegal to assist and support attorneys in the Legal Department. This role involves delivering legal services related to litigation, transactions, and authority governance for the MTA and its subsidiaries.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Responsibilities

Assist and support attorneys in the MTA Legal Department with the delivery of legal services to the MTA and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the MTA’s Operations, Administration, and Integrated Business Functions areas. Depending on the needs of the MTA and the Legal Department, the paralegal may work on a wide range of legal assignments, including matters involving litigation, contracts, transactions, and authority governance

Regarding litigation-related matters, including matters handled by the Legal Department’s Torts, Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment, Pension and Employee Benefits, and General Law Divisions and Transit Adjudication Bureau, under the guidance and supervision of attorneys, duties may include:

Reviewing notices of claim, pleadings, summonses, subpoenas, motions, demands, legal correspondence, and court orders and recording their content and entering and updating deadlines in Legal Department calendars and databases

Monitoring court dockets for activity in cases, notifying attorneys, and recording and updating information in Legal Department calendars and databases

Maintaining Legal Department litigation files

Serving or arranging for service of litigation papers

Reviewing discovery demands and preparing draft responses

Collecting, reviewing, and redacting documents for discovery

Reviewing and working with records that contain confidential and sensitive information, including:

Personnel, financial, and medical records of employees, litigants, and customers

Labor Relations records, including employee disciplinary records

MTA Equal Employment Opportunity complaint and investigatory records

MTA business records containing financial, confidential, and safety sensitive information

Records relating to law enforcement activity and criminal investigation matters

Scheduling depositions and statutory hearings and arranging for court reporters and interpreters

Preparing digests and summaries of transcripts of testimony and video and audio recordings

Preparing litigation papers for service and filing, including compiling exhibits, verifying citations to the record, and cite checking briefs

Assisting at depositions, hearings, and trials

Conducting fact research and assisting in legal research, including using publicly available databases and Lexis-Nexis

Preparing status reports relating to matters handled by the Legal Department

Other duties as assigned

Regarding transactional matters, including matters handled by the Legal Department’s Condemnation, Environmental, Finance, Procurement and Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Transactions and Operations, and Special Projects Divisions, under the guidance and supervision of attorneys, duties may include:

Assisting in the preparation of correspondence, documents, and forms for execution in transactional matters, including compiling exhibits, proofreading, and checking internal references, completing transfer tax and other forms, and reviewing ACRIS for recording data

Managing document workflows with internal clients and counterparties

Distributing draft documents for internal review and coordinating receipt and reconciliation of stakeholder comments

Reviewing surveys and title documents

Updating templates and maintaining template libraries

Reviewing notices, demands, and legal correspondence, recording their content, and entering and updating deadlines in Legal Department calendars and databases

Tracking and updating attorney workflows and status of open matters

Maintaining Legal Department transactional matter files

Reviewing and working with records that contain confidential and sensitive information, including financial, pricing, and safety sensitive information of the MTA and others

Preparing summaries of documents

Conducting fact research and assisting in legal research, including using Lexis-Nexis

Recording and filing legal documents with public authorities including tax exemption filings and tort filings

Searching online public records and other databases

Preparing status reports relating to matters handled by the Legal Department

Other duties as assigned

Regarding matters relating to authority governance, under the guidance and supervision of attorneys, duties may include:

Maintaining corporate records of the activity of the MTA board and its committees

Preparing public notice materials, including notices of changes in rules

Assisting prior to and during public hearings

Performing a wide variety of assignment for attorneys on an as-needed-basis, including monitoring progress of pending legislation, conducting fact research, and assisting in performing computerized research using Lexis Nexis

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Paralegal experienceLegal researchLexisNexisMicrosoft Office SuiteAdobeAnalytical skillsQuantitative skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree. An equivalent combination of education and experience from an accredited college may be considered in lieu of a degree

Minimum 2 years of Paralegal experience

Strong organizational, analytical, and quantitative skills

Strong communication skills, including in writing

Ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels of an organization and with people outside the organization

Ability to balance short-term and long-term deadlines in order to complete assignments in a timely manner

Proficiency in or ability to learn the programs and systems used in the Legal Department, including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, and LexisNexis

Preferred

Prior experience working in a law firm or the legal department of a private or government entity

Familiarity with the MTA's policies and procedures

Company

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut.

Founded in 1834

New York, NY, US

10001+ employees