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What they
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"Over the years we have used your services for personal injury matters, probate, foreclosure and real estate. You have allowed us to get the work done without hiring extra help. As you know, with any firm, keeping costs down is a prime objective....While you are working on our files, we attorneys are free to work on other matters and create more
income."
Douglas J. Gatta, Esq.
"When I first started to use your services I was apprehensive about the cost. However, I quickly realized that without you, I could not handle many of the matters we have worked on together. As you know, I have limited staff and my main objective is to keep my expenses down. Using your services has allowed me to do just that."
Daniel P. Jacobson, Esq.
When you initially approached me with regard to using your services, I didn't think I could afford you. However, after trying your services for a short period of time, I realized that while you were working on my file, you were freeing up my time to work on other matters....I finally realized how truly economical your company is for providing services for which I do not have experienced staff, nor the time to do it
myself."
Leonard H. Adoff, Esq.
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Outsourcing is no longer an all or nothing experience. Focusing more on performing specific services allows
Paralegal Services USA to implement our expertise on your specific project or perhaps as a temporary supplement to your staff.
Paralegal Services USA has many outsourcing solutions that fit the
ever-changing needs of your firm. At Paralegal Services
USA, we strive not just to provide legal assistance, but to build partnerships. Because our goal is to increase your firm's productivity and profitability, this strategic partnership approach helps ensure that the success of your firm is what is most important to us.
For more information on how Paralegal Services USA
can increase your bottom line and improve your productivity, or if you have any questions regarding paralegal outsourcing, contact us today.
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Can't get that brief done on time? Backed up because your paralegal is on vacation?
Our paralegals can assist you in many areas of law, reduce your stress, and make those jobs profitable for you.
Paralegal
substantive law services will vary at each Paralegal
Services USA location. For information on the services
available in your area, select a Paralegal Services
USA location or contact
us.
Banking/Finance
Management of closing pipeline, commitment through closing;
Commercial collection work/creditor's rights;
Comprehensive review of loan documentation and analysis of financial statements to identify leviable assets.
Bankruptcy
Conduct client interviews to include: Mechanics and procedures; statutory exemption; analysis of debt v. asset picture; classifications of debts; choices of bankruptcy relief available;
Obtain relevant documents, i.e. judgment and title searches; docket sheets, etc.
Draft and prepare petition (Ch. 7, 11 and 13);
Draft and prepare Chapter 13 Plans, Chapter 11 Disclosure Statements and Plans;
Draft pleadings;
Conduct legal research and provide legal memoranda and briefs;
Attend to discovery issues;
Prepare trial notebook;
Attend and assist at trial.
Corporate
Research name availability and reserve and/or register corporate name, LLC's;
Draft and file articles or certificate of corporation;
Draft corporate bylaws/operating agreements;
Draft notices of corporate meetings and resolutions;
Draft minutes of corporate meetings;
Assemble and maintain corporate book;
Order corporate seal;
Draft documents necessary to issue stock certificates;
Prepare and file application for Federal and State Tax Identification Numbers;
Draft and prepare all ongoing documents;
Draft and prepare Buy-Sell Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements.
Construction
Meet with client and obtain information regarding project;
Obtain and review relevant documents in municipal offices;
Obtain and review all bids, contracts, subcontractor and vender agreements;
Obtain and review insurance policies and bonds;
Obtain and review financial transaction documents;
Meet with experts to review and analyze project plans and specifications;
Search for liens filed by contractor and/or subcontractors through county and state;
Draft liens and attend to filing of same;
Prepare Notices of Unpaid Balance;
Prepare Construction Lien Claims.
Criminal
Draft and prepare motion for bond reduction;
Obtain discovery (police reports, search warrant, etc.);
Interview witnesses;
Examine physical evidence;
Draft and prepare motions to change venue, set aside indictment, suppression, for acquittal, etc.;
Draft and prepare trial memorandum;
Research and write legal memoranda and briefs.
Environmental
Research legal authority related to violation
Interview client and authorized parties regarding violation;
Obtain documentation;
Conduct due diligence searches regarding actual and potential environmental liability in connection with real property purchases and sales;
Perform searches at state environmental agencies;
Review permit applications for compliance with regulatory requirements;
Prepare comments to be reviewed by attorney and submitted during public comment period.
Immigration
Maintain tickler system for timely filing of extensions, petitions and applications;
Draft and prepare applications and petitions for filing with INS and DOL;
Draft and prepare letters and affidavits supporting applications and petitions;
Obtain and organize all pertinent documents;
Research availability for foreign documents and assist client in locating same;
Research immigrant and nonimmigrant visa alternatives;
Prepare client for INS interviews;
Obtain monthly visa numbers from State Department.
Intellectual
Property
Research information related to intellectual property rights, case law, Lanham Act, Restatement of Torts and unfair competition and copyright infringement actions;
Perform searches of Patent and Trademark Office records;
Meet with client and obtain all relevant documentation;
Maintain tickler system for actions including responses, renewals, oppositions, Sections 8 and 15 affidavits, use affidavits, Patent Cooperation Treaty requirements and payments of patent annuities in foreign countries;
Draft and prepare pleadings;
Attend to Discovery;
Attend and assist trial.
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Labor/Employment
Conduct investigation, obtain documents;
Prepare case outline;
Draft and prepare Freedom of Information Act requests;
Analyze information;
Conduct research and develop materials for employee policy manuals;
Assist with factual and legal research concerning violation
of labor laws;
Draft and prepare pleadings;
Research and draft legal memoranda and briefs;
Attend to discovery;
Meet with client and attorney;
Draft and prepare trial notebooks;
Attend and assist at trial.
Legal Research and Writing
Research legal issues;
Frame legal arguments;
Analyze legal problems;
Prepare Appellate briefs, trial motion memoranda and briefs;
Draft and prepare pleadings.
Matrimonial/Family
Law
Interview clients and prepare factual information sheet;
Draft complaints and other pleadings;
Prepare notices of motion, certifications and orders;
Prepare Case Information Statements;
Draft propounded and answered Interrogatories;
Prepare clients for depositions;
Contact expert witnesses and professionals;
Draft subpoenas;
Prepare trial notebook;
Draft final judgments of divorce and settlement agreements.
Municipal
Law
OPRA Requests;
Government Records Council Matters
Municipal Code Codifications, Submissions, manuscript reviews;
In Rem Tax Foreclosures.
Personal
Injury
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Litigation
Review and analysis of medical records;
Obtaining/analyzing police reports, ambulance reports, traffic light/engineering reports, weather reports and other public records;
Interviewing eyewitnesses, obtaining their statements and drafting notary ready affidavits;
On-site investigation of accident scenes, including photographs/videotape and written report
Bates stamping, organizing, and summarizing medical records;
Researching medical issues, obtaining medical journal articles, and drafting informational reports;
Conducting legal research and providing legal memoranda and case summaries;
Deposition Reviews, summaries, Attendance /
Counsel;
Large Document Redaction;
Use of "Livenote" for Deposition and Trial Testimony;
Preparation of Trial Notebook;
Preparation of Pre-Trial Information Exchange;
Attendance at Trial w/Counsel if Necessary.
Real
Estate
Residential & Commercial
Contract through closing - all necessary documentation including binder, survey, payoff,
letters, leases, satisfy conditions precedent to closing (environmental and regulatory);
Draft mortgage closing documents including post closing letters and security
instruments;
Attendance at closing as requested by lending
institution;
Foreclosures--draft and prepare all necessary pleadings. Completion of matter through receipt of Certificate of Regularity evidencing clear
title; Appearance at Sheriff's sale for bidding purposes if requested by lending
institution;
Condemnation;
In Rem tax sale foreclosures - In Personam tax sale foreclosures.
Trusts
& Estates
Draft state Inheritance Tax Returns, Federal Estate Tax Returns, wills, guardianship procedures adoption procedures and incompetency
proceedings;
Assist in administration of estates including informal and formal accountings.
Workers'
Compensation
Draft and prepare all petitions and pleadings;
Attend to obtaining all documentation including actuarial reports, medical reports, and wage records;
Research claim options and research third-party actions;
Prepare for all hearings;
Prepare appellate documents.
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