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Belkin · Burden · Goldman, LLP · 3 days ago

Legal Secretary

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Provide administrative support to an assigned group of attorneys.

Draft, prepare and serve legal documents via hand-delivery, email, mail service (fed ex, Express, certified, certificate of mailing, certified RRR etc.).

Answer all calls from the Firm’s main telephone line, document messages and ensure timely responses by the appropriate person.

Maintain calendars as needed.

Service of large mailings upon tenants and/or adversaries etc.

Word processing skills, i.e., preparation of Table of Authorities and Table of Contents, editing of correspondence and legal documents, redlining, editing pdfs and correcting general document formatting issues.

Adhere to all of the Firm’s policies and procedures.

Other duties as assigned on an as needed basis.

Qualification

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Legal secretarial experienceReal estate litigationState agencies familiarityDHCR filing processLandlord/tenant lawRent demandsCure noticesTermination noticesPetitions for non-paymentsPetitions for holdoversIManage knowledgeMicrosoft applications knowledgeComputer skillsOrganizational skillsAttention to detailInterpersonal skillsOral communicationWritten communicationIndependent multitaskingTime management

Required

A minimum of 3 years of legal secretarial experience, preferably real estate litigation.

Familiarity with State agencies (i.e. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) filing process would be a plus.

Experience with landlord/tenant law a plus, especially preparation of and familiarity with rent demands, cure notices, termination notices and petitions for non-payments and holdovers.

Strong organizational and follow-up skills.

Computer savvy with excellent knowledge of iManage and Microsoft applications.

Strong attention to detail.

Excellent interpersonal, oral, and writing skills.

Ability to independently multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Company

Belkin · Burden · Goldman, LLP

Since 1989, BBG has been the real estate industry’s most reliable advocate.

Founded in 1989

New York, New York, USA

51-200 employees

https://bbgllp.com/

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