New York County Defender Services (NYCDS) is a nonprofit criminal defense law firm for the City and State of New York. What began in 1997 as a small but ambitious criminal defense firm has grown into the second largest criminal defense firm in Manhattan handling over 10,000 cases per year. The goal of NYCDS has always been to provide the highest quality criminal representation for those ensnared in the criminal justice system. A mission like this requires an unyielding desire to serve. With a staff of attorneys, social workers, investigators, paralegals and administrative staff, we strive to provide the greatest good for our clients which not only includes legal representation but also assisting clients with an array of social services.The office employs a team-based client centered representation model that incorporates outstanding interdisciplinary work and strategic decision-making. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website:www.nycds.org.
Job Overview:Short-term project to “archive” closed cases. NYCDS archives case files to clear up space on the local storage drives and NYCDS OneDrive accounts. These archived files become digital folders that are easily accessible in the future.
Essential duties include:
- Compiling a case file from different sources: digital discovery sent by the DA’s office and documents, emails and notes from our internal NYCDS case management system.
Training and qualifications include:
- High level of attention to detail
- Ability to complete work independently
- Appreciation of the sensitive nature of client cases.
- Must be computer literate with an ability to learn and proficiently work with PC operating systems, Microsoft OneDrive and NYCDS’s case management system LegalServer.
Tenure & Benefits:
- Pay: $20 per hour up to 20 hours a week. We anticipate that this project will be up to 4 months
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