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Personal Injury Legal Assistant Jobs in Washington, DC at Price Benowitz LLP
Paralegal I (Staten Island)
#25-137
Staten Island, New York, United States
Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed
Jul 01, 2025
Job Description
The Criminal Defense Practice of The Legal Aid Society has an opening for a Support Staff in its Richmond County office to provide client services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Record case information using manual or electronic means
Scanning and uploading criminal court files into LAS databases
Enter and search for data on various databases
Copy, fax, scan, collate, and batch documents
Distribute various documents
Generate daily, weekly, and monthly reports from various databases
Send and retrieve files from archives
Update court calendars
Office filing
Create and maintain case files
Provide general information to clients, clients’ families, vendors, and staff
Messenger assignments
Sort and deliver mail (may involve going to post office), including UPS/FEDEX, Airborne, etc.
Work in a courthouse court part gathering client information for the attorneys
Interact with clients and assist their families by providing case related information
Access information from court records and assist attorneys
Receptionist work: answering phones, delivering messages, and routing call to legal staff
Conduct criminal history and conflicts checks following established protocol
Prepare written and electronic reports summarizing information complied
Obtain and copy court and office files
Assemble court files and materials for attorneys
Liaison between attorneys and their clients
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Eligible candidates must have at least one of the following:
A high school diploma / GED
At least 2 years of work experience
Proficient computer skills
Strong interpersonal, communications, and organizational skills
Ability to work independently and in a team setting
Ability to problem-solve and multi-task
Position may require work in office, courtroom, and other field settings
Knowledge of NYC public transportation
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The salary range represents a good faith estimate of the range we expect to pay for this role. The actual salary offered may vary depending on many factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.
Salary Range: $ 53,295 – $81,795
The Legal Aid Society offers a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more.
Higher Education and Loan Forgiveness
The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs. Additionally, employees who are New York residents may be eligible for assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments, depending on years of practice. To learn more, click the links below.
studentaid.gov
hesc.ny.gov/loan-forgiveness-programs
WORK AUTHORIZATION
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit. We are currently unable to sponsor employment visas or permits. (However, for citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa.)
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be completed online via the career portal. We do not accept emailed applications. Submit the following documents as a combined PDF:
Cover Letter
Resume
For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email [email protected].
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us and our ability to build strong relationships with our colleagues. Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.
Location
Staten Island – Criminal Defense Practice Office
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Title: Personal Injury Legal Assistant
Company: Price Benowitz LLP
Location: Washington, DC
