Paralegals and Legal Assistants

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Titles:
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Duration:
Contract
Location: New York, NY (10014)
Shift Timings: Mon-Fri (9am to 5pm)
Pay: USD 25/hr – USD 30/hr

Position summary:
Client is seeking an experienced Paralegal to perform essential and confidential paralegal work supporting the University FOIL and Records Access Officer (UFRAO) and administrative duties supporting crucial office operating functions. Under supervision, the University FOIL and Records Access Paralegal assists the UFRAO with complex, confidential, and time sensitive, FOIL and Records Access matters affecting the University and its colleges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review FOIL requests for access to client’s Office public records and ascertain the existence of requested public records.
• Review records for responsiveness.
• Perform legal research.
• Propose red actions of confidential information in records.
• Draft responses for FOIL requests.
• Monitor and update GovQA as needed.
• Work collaboratively with University staff concerning FOIL requests and matters related to the retention and disposition of records.
• Perform administrative duties, including, but not limited to scheduling meetings and conferences.
• Legal research, writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organize and analyze large volumes of information and documents.
• Ability to perform administrative duties including but not limited to scheduling in-person and virtual meetings, managing calendars, and responding to phone calls and/or e-mails.
• Accurate, detail, and solution-oriented.

• Four years of paralegal or legal assistant work experience supporting FOIL or document review in a college, in-house legal department, law firm, government agency, or non-profit organization.
• Paralegal Certification.
• Proactive, flexible and collaborative work style with strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills to foster successful relationships with diverse campus and University staff, as well as external constituents.
• Strong organizational and project management skills to effectively coordinate and execute complex legal processes and activity.

• Bachelor’s Degree and four years of paralegal or legal assistant work experience required