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Paralegal / Paralegal Assistant

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
$24.24/hr. on W2 without benef
United States, New Jersey, Newark
Sep 17, 2025
Job Title: Paralegal / Paralegal Assistant Location: Newark NJ 07102 Duration: 06+ months Pay Rate: $24.24/hr. on W2 without benefits Work hours: 9:00 to 5:00 Dress Code: Business Casual Job Description: Transcribes or types legal dictation with accuracy and attention to detail. Prepares standard legal forms in compliance with established requirements. Reviews and proofreads legal briefs, pleadings, transcriptions, and citations for accuracy and clarity. Verifies the accuracy and completeness of citations and references. Drafts and formats correspondence and other written materials. Maintains confidential case files, follow-up records, and other essential legal documentation. Learns and applies various electronic, manual, and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Prepares and formats legal documents in accordance with established standards and guidelines. Scans and organizes documents for electronic and physical filing. Schedules appointments and coordinates meeting logistics. Manages and maintains calendars to ensure accurate scheduling and timely reminders. Mandatory skills/certification(s) Requirement Transcribes or types legal dictation with accuracy and attention to detail. Prepares standard legal forms in compliance with established requirements. Reviews and proofreads legal briefs, pleadings, transcriptions, and citations for accuracy and clarity. Verifies the accuracy and completeness of citations and references. Drafts and formats correspondence and other written materials. Maintains confidential case files, follow-up records, and other essential legal documentation Learns and applies various electronic, manual, and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Prepares and formats legal documents in accordance with established standards and guidelines. Scans and organizes documents for electronic and physical filing. Schedules appointments and coordinates meeting logistics. Manages and maintains calendars to ensure accurate scheduling and timely reminders. Desired skills: Transcribes or types legal dictation with accuracy and attention to detail Prepares standard legal forms in compliance with established requirements Reviews and proofreads legal briefs, pleadings, transcriptions, and citations for accuracy and clarity Verifies the accuracy and completeness of citations and references Drafts and formats correspondence and other written materials Maintains confidential case files, follow-up records, and other essential legal documentation Learns and applies various electronic, manual, and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units Prepares and formats legal documents in accordance with established standards and guidelines Scans and organizes documents for electronic and physical filing Schedules appointments and coordinates meeting logistics Manages and maintains calendars to ensure accurate scheduling and timely reminders Required Experience: Provides secretarial /paralegal assistance to agency executives in legal environments who have complex program or operational responsibilities. Performs research, management, and case investigative work. Drafts affidavits, pleadings, briefs and interrogatories. Prepares exhibit books. Reads and summarizes depositions for trail use. Responds to plaintiff's discovery requests. Interviews witnesses and defendants to prepare for trail. Uses word processing system to key, proofread and edit letters, memoranda, briefs, pleadings, expense, travel and miscellaneous forms from handwritten drafts, dictation and t typed drafts. Takes and transcribes legal dictation. Types routine correspondence. Answers telephone, take messages, direct calls, receive clients and distribute deliveries. Performs other assigned duties such as mail, creating case files and filing, completing and maintaining forms, and making travel arrangements. Considerable knowledge of the State and/or federal court systems, of legal case management and litigation support techniques. Considerable knowledge of legal terminology, office / administrative management ability with a variety of clerical / administrative duties. Ability to use word processing software / systems. Paralegal training or experience. Provides secretarial /paralegal assistance to agency executives in legal environments who have complex program or operational responsibilities. Required Skills: Ability to draft letters and memos. Skill in scanning documents. Experience with document preparation (briefs and complaints). Knowledge of e-filing procedures and packaging/mailing. Ability to schedule and manage meetings via Zoom and Teams. Proficiency in maintaining calendars. Capacity to handle confidential information. Skill in screening and routing calls.