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Legal Services of the Hudson Valley · 1 month ago

Paralegal - Yonkers, NY Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

Yonkers, NY

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$54K/yr - $80K/yr

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) has been providing free, high-quality legal counsel for over 50 years. They are seeking a paralegal to support attorneys in Yonkers, performing administrative functions, client communication, and maintaining legal documents.

Legal

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Responsible for administration functions in support of attorneys, clients and the office team including screening clients, conducting in-depth interviews of clients for intake, and follow-up investigations of the client’s legal matter

Engage in technical support, client communication, administrative support for attorneys as well as gathering and collecting essential legal documents

Provision of legal advice and some case handling under the supervision of an attorney may be required including communicating with courts and related personnel

Assist the attorneys in maintaining physical and electronic files in a case management system for clients and applicants for services and in compliance with funder requirements

Support team members as needed when other legal professionals are unavailable

Adhere to program and case handling standards, funder requirements, and the highest professional standards

Ability to travel to various outreach locations in Yonkers is also expected

Qualification

Microsoft OfficeParalegal CertificateClient communicationLegal document gatheringData input efficiencyBilingual (English/Spanish)Writing skillsVerbal communication