Litigation Legal Assistant

This position will be dedicated to supporting Special Counsel managing a large caseload of landlord tenant disputes in addition to navigating New York City’s subsidy compliance codes and regulations. This role will intertwine with multiple sub-residential departments including but not limited to leasing, collections and certification departments. Landlord’s portfolio currently consists of approximately 10,000 residential units.

Litigation Legal Assistant (In-House)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Draft pleadings as well as owner/landlord notices – such as rent demands, holdovers, notice to cure, notice to quit, etc.
• Communicate/correspond with tenants (possibly tenant’s lawyer)
• Maintain court calendar appearances
• Travel to / attend Landlord-Tenant Court in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and/or any other borough of NYC
• Conduct legal research – including but not limited to pending cases, statues/laws regarding Landlord/Tenant, Housing Discrimination, 421-A, Rent Stabilization, Affordable Housing, Market Housing, Human Rights, etc. (City, State and Federal)
• Interact with Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Paralegal when necessary
• Update / revise existing documents/forms used by the residential/leasing/collections departments

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3 - 5 years of litigation and/or landlord tenant experience
• Proactive, detail oriented, organized
• Proficient in NYC Landlord-Tenant law
• Knowledge of New York City sponsored affordable housing (rent subsidies offered by HPD, HDC)
• Digital document management

COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

• Familiar with Box (or cloud sharing platforms)
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat (Intermediate)
• Outlook, Slack
• NYSCEF (ability to e-filing documents)
• PACER, Westlaw, Legal Tracker

EEO Statement

TF Cornerstone provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Knowing its importance to the success of our work, TF Cornerstone is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we aspire to build a diverse staff team and community. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply