Health Advocates Network is currently seeking a **Paralegal** to work at a facility in **Poughkeepsie, NY.** These are _registry_ positions with our company. **Pay Rate:** $28 / hour *W2 **Shift details:** + 37.5 hours/week **Duties:** • Receiving mail and packages from UPS, US Government Client, Fed Ex, etc.; • Mailing letters and packages using the stamp machine, UPS/Fed Ex slips, and mailing or calling for pick up from postal services; • Answering the main office phone and directing the phone calls to the proper person and/or giving the proper phone number with regards to the matter the consumer calls for (the 2 Poughkeepsie legal assistants have been answering the phones more frequently during this period based on the Teams schedule); • Communicating (e-mail and/or phone) with the Court of Claims, Supreme Court Chambers, & Clerk Offices for three counties to verify and obtain information with regards to the calendar, claims, return dates, index no's, motions, etc.; • Updating the Poughkeepsie Regional calendar on Outlook with regards to new return dates for ongoing cases; • Close cases in NY Matters; • Archive cases in MY Matters and PAM; • Write up and send out to the involved parties the Notices of entry (NOE) for supreme court and Court of Claims decisions/judgments; • Communicate with the NYS Comptroller's Office on obtaining payment for Judgments in favor of the petitioner/claimant. Gather the proper documents and forward to the Comptroller's Office; • Communicate with Parole and/or DOCCS regarding any decisions in favor of the Petitioner/Claimant; • Communicate Parole and/or DOCCS with obtaining records with regards to Inmate Petitioners/Claimants; • Communicate with the court of claims and/or Supreme courts on requesting extensions on return dates; • Schedule witnesses for deposition and trial; • Schedule depositions; • Schedule court reporter; • Assemble exhibits for filings; • Prepares and files with the courts all associated court papers; • Prepares and develops affidavits, affirmations, and other motion-related papers; • Prepares and develops draft discovery demands, BOP demands, Medical demands, EBTs; • Prepares and develops draft discovery responses, BOP responses, and Medical responses; • Prepare and develops responses to bailments; • Prepares and develops correspondence and all relevant case materials for the record; • Prepares and develops answers and/or motions for Article 78's and Article 70 (writ) cases; • Research matters as assigned by AAGs. **Preferred Education:** Bachelors Degree **Benefits:** -Medical -Dental -Vision -Term Life -Short-Term Disability Coverage -401K If interested, please apply through this job post. You may fax a copy of your most recent resume to 877-858-623. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at **(800) 928-5561** and ask to speak with **Vanessa** (Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM PST). Refer friends, Earn rewards! https://stafftoday.staffingreferrals.com/join/vdemont \#ZipRecruit Health Advocates Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis under applicable federal, state or local law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. EOE including Veterans/Disability