Legal Assiant /Paralegal Aide

• Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies, pre-law, legal studies or related field and/or paralegal certification ( Certified Paralegal , Professional Paralegal or Certified Legal Professional.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assists staff attorneys and Executive Director of state government agency with various aspects of legal work, including research, document drafting and interviews.
• Must be detail-oriented with heightened organizational, time management and task prioritization skills.
• Directly supervised by staff attorneys and Executive Director.

Required Skills:

• Legal writing.
• Law/legal terminology.
• Legal processes and procedures.
• Business communications.
• Research (Westlaw).
• Investigation.
• Interviewing.
• Word, Excel.
• Appointment setting.

Required experience:

• Assist with administrative hearing and trial preparation
• Conduct legal research to determine precedence or to help build a case
• Draft legal documents, including affidavits, subpoenas, motions, briefs, deposition notices, decisions on motions and decision & orders
• Arrange appointments and correspond with parties and representatives
• Interview parties and witnesses
• Handle various aspects of discovery, including document review and production
• Organize case files
• Manage exhibits
• Such as may be gained through five years’ employment as a paralegal in a law firm or government agency.
• Any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies, pre-law, legal studies or related field and/or paralegal certification ( Certified Paralegal , Professional Paralegal or Certified Legal Professional).

About our Company: –
22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.
Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
“22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer” and “US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.”
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.