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Post date: 30 December 2011
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The global law firm of K&L Gates LLP seeks an experienced Litigation Secretary for its New York City office. This position will be responsible for accurate completion of work assigned by multiple timekeepers, including word processing functions, filing, client billing, time entry, using telephone equipment to answer incoming calls and to place outgoing calls, coordinating meetings and conference room services, arranging travel, submitting expense reports, calendar maintenance and handling of daily mail. Also responsible for maintaining various information lists including client/matter identification numbers, lawyers’ contacts and marketing mailing list. Legal secretaries must also maintain positive contact with clients, lawyers and all support staff. They must observe confidentiality on all client matters and adhere to procedures and guidelines set by all departments of the Firm.
Responsibilities Include:
The daily makeup of tasks changes depending on attorney needs.
Completing all word processing projects including, but not limited to, memos, letters, charts, spreadsheets, Power Point presentations, check requests, File Opening Memos, briefs, pleadings, agreements, deeds, leases, tax returns, benefit plans, and other such documents specific to the timekeepers area of practice. Such work may be from hand written copy, Dictaphone, verbal dictation or edits on existing work product.
Accurate inputting of lawyer/paralegal time onto the accounting system
Proofreading of all work, which includes reading documents for content and context.
Preparing and maintaining client and office files and chronological daily letter and memo files. Maintaining up-to-date, orderly pleading indexes for legal documents. Updating of periodicals and loose leaf publications.
Answering and screening of routine telephone calls. Preparing appropriate telephone billing information by programming information into the telephone and by completing telephone expense reports. Providing backup telephone coverage for others in work area.
Duplicating documents, papers and other materials as needed.
Preparing client bills, maintaining billing files, working with Accounting Department to resolve billing problems and efficiently processing final billing statements and letters.
Performing other related duties required based upon the unique practice of the lawyer, such as, but not limited to, Department Head administrative work, practice development initiatives, and committee project work. In addition, a limited amount of secretarial work for personal matters of the lawyer is to be expected.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have at least three years of legal secretarial, executive secretarial or secretarial administrative assistant experience (Previous experience with Elite and LegalKey is beneficial). Candidate will also have the ability to organize and prioritize workload and use own judgment in decision making on how to adequately and efficiently meet all deadlines. Ability to take the initiative in handling projects and anticipating what needs to be done. Interpersonal skills are essential to communicate effectively with a diverse group of clients, lawyers and staff and to provide information with courtesy and tact. Knowledge of Windows XP system and Microsoft Suite of applications is required; E-filing is required; Hummingbird DM (document management system) preferred. High school diploma or its equivalent required or Certificate or Degree from a Business School is preferred.
Location :
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
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The Legal Aid Society is seeking an individual to serve as the Administrator of its Pro Bono Program. The Pro Bono Program integrates law firms and attorneys in delivering volunteer services in the Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Rights Practices, thereby augmenting legal assistance to many of Legal Aid's most vulnerable groups of clients. More than 3,000 volunteer lawyers and paralegals at approximately 70 law firms handled Legal Aid matters during the past year under supervision of Legal Aid’s professional staff.
The Pro Bono Administrator will be directly engaged in implementing core functions of the Pro Bono Program:
• Assigning Legal Aid cases to the network of participating law firms;
• Utilizing web-based services to inform law firms, lawyers, and the general public about Legal Aid’s pro bono activities, and to recruit and place volunteers at Legal Aid;
• Administering major pro bono events such as the CLE training program for volunteers;
• Publishing Pro Bono Newsletters and other public information materials relating to The Legal Aid Society’s partnership with the private bar;
• Preparing reports on Legal Aid’s pro bono quantitative accomplishments; and
• Supporting the creation of new pro bono projects and development of additional pro bono resources to help address unmet needs for legal counsel.
Requirements
• Serve as point person to receive case referrals from Legal Aid staff and circulate the matters to Legal Aid’s law firm network of pro bono liaisons and the private bar generally utilizing email, phone, websites, and other forms of transmittal;
• Serve as a point person for the Pro Bono Program to receive and respond to requests from the general public seeking pro bono lawyers, from lawyers seeking to volunteer their legal services, and from law firm pro bono coordinators inquiring about CLE credits, training programs, availability of circulated cases, and other administrative bono matters;
• Coordinate the Society’s Second Acts® pro bono project for retired and transitioning attorneys ;
• Maintain the Pro Bono Program’s case management system, monitor pro bono cases and projects, and assist with the preparation of reports for Legal Aid, auditors, funders, insurers, and the courts about the pro bono program;
• Design and layout pro bono materials including the Pro Bono Newsletter;
• Assist with the coordination of the Pro Bono Program’s events such as the annual Legal Aid Pro Bono Awards Ceremony, the annual CLE Pro BonoTraining Program , Advisory Board Meetings, co-hosting the Probono.net NYC Pro Bono Center website, and the awarding of CLE credits as a certified Pro Bono CLE Provider;
• Administrative support to the Pro Bono Director and Supervising Attorney in their collaboration with staff to increase the range of pro bono opportunities, in the creation of a Staff Advisory Council for Pro Bono, in adding pro bono projects at participating law firms, in expanding the base of law firm and corporate pro bono partners, and senior lawyers reaching or approaching retirement.
• Administrative support of Pro Bono Program’s participation on Legal Aid pro bono advisory boards and membership in external organizations that broaden pro bono outreach.
• Bachelor’s degree and professional experience that demonstrate excellent judgment and effective multi-tasking and problem solving abilities
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Computer systems expertise, including excel proficiency
• Ability to work in a team setting
• Excellent writing skills
• Knowledge of legal terms valuable
Proficiency in Spanish and other languages desirable, but not required
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Position Category: Legal/Compliance
Position Title: Compliance Associate - Control Room
Job Level: Professional
Location: USA - NY - New York
Education Required: Bachelors Degree
Position Description:
Compliance Associate in the Control Group to perform the following duties in a highly sensitive area of Morgan Stanley:
Monitor the Firm’s information barriers , track information flow and conduct surveillance of principal and employee trading activity
Review research for compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies
Track engagements of the banking division
Chaperone communications between investment banking and research personnel
Implement and provide advice with respect to the Firm’s information barrier policies, including trading restrictions, clearance of employee trading requests, research publication and Wall crossings
Skills Required:
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Ability to spot issues and analyze complex problems quickly and thoroughly
Heightened sense of discretion
Fine attention to detail
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Familiarity with, or ability to learn to utilize, diverse Firm systems
Comfort interfacing with firm personnel at all levels on range of issues, including sensitive and conflict matters
Prefer working in team environment
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A top law firm is looking for a senior complex litigator. The attorney needs to be able to take over sophisticated tort cases and handle large class action lawsuits on the plaintiff side. Main duties will be dealing with motion practices, depositions and everything else that goes into preparing cases for trial. There is a large number of clients and the proper candidate should be able to deal with enormous amounts of documents, data and witnesses.
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Full-service mid-sized Long Island law firm seeks an attorney with 3-6 years law firm experience for the firm's Creditors' Rights practice area.
Creditors' Rights and/or Bankruptcy experience required including representation of secured/asset based lenders, equipment lessors and/or debtors.
Active involvement in bankruptcy litigation, DIP financing, asset sales, discovery, pleadings, pre-trial motion practice and court appearances required. Deposition capabilities and trial and/or hearing exposure required at the more senior level.
NY Bar admission required.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a prestigious Long Island practice group.
Please send your resume for immediate consideration.
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For more than 125 years, Chubb & Son, a division of Federal Insurance Company has been delivering exceptional property and casualty insurance products and services to businesses and individuals around the world.
Today, we are the 11th largest property and casualty insurer in the United States and have a worldwide network of some 120 offices in 28 countries staffed by 10,600 employees. The Chubb Corporation reported $50.6 billion in assets and $14.1 billion in revenues in 2007. According to Fortune magazine, Chubb is the 176th largest U.S.-based corporation. The magazine also includes Chubb in its list of “America’s Most Admired Companies." Forbes listed Chubb as one of America’s 400 Best Big Companies.
Chubb has maintained its reputation and financial stability with underwriting expertise, unparalleled customer service, unique industry-specific specialization and a deep respect for all of our employees.
Currently, Chubb is seeking a Legal Secretary for the Uniondale, NY office.
The responsibilities will include but are not limited to preparation of pleadings and documents for court filings; preparation of subpoenas and request for medical records; preparation of pleadings for trial or resolution of cases, including witness lists, exhibit lists and jury instructions; preparation of requests for discovery; filing of all documents with the court; preparation of routine letters and documents; coordination and scheduling of hearings, mediations, conferences, etc. with opposing counsel, claims and clients. The incumbent will also be responsible for answering phone calls and internal filing of all case-related pleadings and correspondence.
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Purpose:New York based, growing firm with outstanding reputation for representing clients in a wide range of local, state, national and international matters is seeking an attorney with at least 6 years of experience representing securities broker-dealers in regulatory, compliance and transactional matters.Good academics and large firm experience required
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patent docketing both foreign and domestic automated docketing system
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Job Classification: Contract
Purpose:Midtown law firm needs a senior securities attorney with extensive public offering experience. The position will start immediately and will last approximately one month.
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patent docketing both foreign and domestic automated docketing system
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