Law Student

City of New York•New York, NY

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Law Department is seeking currently matriculating law students for the position of Student Legal Specialist (Law Student) in its Family Court Division. Under supervision, with latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the Student Legal Specialist (SLS) may perform various legal support duties. This position is specifically for law school students only. The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.

Requirements

Currently matriculating law students
Candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college AND completion of one year evening law school study, OR completion of one semester of day law school study OR completion of twenty law school credits and current matriculation and attendance at an accredited law school.

Nice To Haves

Qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.

Responsibilities

Manage discovery/caseload through various stages of legal proceedings
Assist attorneys in the Family Court intake office with telephone inquiries, making copies of forms, rescheduling, address verifying, preparing, copying and filing of petitions, motions, orders for family court minutes, orders for 911 and other electronic recordings, escorting witnesses, picking up and distributing temporary orders of protection, subpoenas, warrants, probation referral forms, and dispositions.
Maintain case tracking using the Law Manager program and notifying police officers, and chemists using the NYPD Appearance Control system
Schedule appointments for witnesses to come in and give statements/sign release forms.
Appear in Court under the supervision of an attorney pursuant to the student practice order before Judges of the Family Court on juvenile delinquency matters at all stages of the practice
Interview and take statements from witnesses and victims
Open files and determine what documents are needed to complete the file, drafting requests to secure these records, arranging for service of process, or transmitting these requests once they have been executed and ensuring that the evidence is received within the specified deadline
Assist the staff attorneys in conducting preliminary warrant investigations and prepares warrant reports for filing in Court, documenting their efforts in this regard with the assistance of NYPD detectives.
Complete investigations to locate Respondents by using DMV records, Lexis Advance and search engines.
Assist the staff in conducting legal research.
Assist attorneys with Notices of Entry, Notices of Appeal, Requests for Appellate Division Intervention and filing these documents with the Court.
Assist with front desk coverage by answering the telephone and responding to inquiries using computer based programs such as LawManager, Child Support Management System (CSMS) and the Universal Case Management System (UCMS).
Using Outlook, emails or informs attorneys by phone when witnesses, police officers or agency representatives arrive.
Sort and distribute mail.
Retrieve, file and maintain the file as needed. For example, according to a weekly schedule, archive files of overage respondents using Excel and labeling/boxing files for storage in the municipal waste.