Legal Assistant - Liens Dept Job at Bernard Nickels & Associates, New York, NY

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  • Bernard Nickels & Associates
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Status: Contract Assignment

Duration: 4 to 6 months to start, good chance of extension

Role: Legal Assistant – Liens Dept

Location: 100 % Onsite

Full-time hours: M-F, 35 to 40/week

Pay Rate: $20-$25/hour

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Benefits:

  • Medical Benefits - after 30 days of contracting
  • No 401K during contract duration
  • No Vacation time during contract duration
  • No Holiday Time during contract duration
  • Five (5) sick days per calendar year

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Key to the role:

  • Recent Bachelors Grads - 2023 or 2024
  • Interested in the legal field
  • Open to working 100% onsite in NYC

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Overview:

A lien legal assistant (or legal assistant specializing in liens) helps attorneys and legal teams manage all the paperwork, research, and coordination involved with liens.

Make sure everything about a lien is accurate, documented, and processed properly.

Responsibilities:

1. Document Preparation

  • Drafts and files lien notices, releases, satisfactions, and other related legal forms.
  • Prepares supporting documentation for attorneys and clients.

2. Lien Research

  • Searches public records to identify existing liens on properties or assets.
  • Verifies lien validity, status, and priority.

3. Communication

  • Interfaces with clients, title companies, lienholders, and courts.
  • Requests or sends lien payoffs, releases, or other necessary documentation.

4. Tracking and Management

  • Maintains lien tracking logs to ensure deadlines (like filing or release dates) are met.
  • Monitors outstanding liens and helps coordinate their resolution or settlement.

5. Court and Filing Support

  • Files liens with the proper county recorder or court.
  • May assist in filing motions or paperwork for lien enforcement or removal.

6. Litigation Support

  • Helps gather evidence and prep case files if the lien is being disputed in court.
  • Assists in judgment enforcement if the lien is based on a legal ruling.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree is preferred, and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
  • Understanding legal language and principles, research methods, court pleadings and processes, and other related matters is a plus.
  • Adept at learning and using legal software.
  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality, and to exercise discretion and good judgment.

  • Seniority Level
  • Entry level
  • Industry
  • Law Practice
  • Legal Services
  • Employment Type
  • Contract
  • Job Functions
  • Administrative
  • Skills
  • Liens
  • Litigation Support
  • Research Methods
  • Legal Software
  • Confidentiality
  • Attention to Detail
  • Organization Skills
  • Written Communication
  • Document

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Contract work,

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