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Date Posted: 11/26/2025

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 493914

Industry: Government

Job Title: Paralegal

Job Location: New York City, NY, USA, 10004

Work Model: Onsite

Shift: M-F 9 am to 5:30 pm

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In months): 26

Min Hourly Rate($): 30.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 35.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Investigations, Legal Documentation, Legal Research, Legal Secretary, Reporting, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

Experience Desired: Experience in Labor Law (4 yrs); Exoerience in hearing and writing decisions (4 yrs)

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Required Certifications/Licenses: Paralegal Certification

Job Description

Required Education:

• A baccalaureate degree, preferably in Pre-Law or Labor Relations, English, or Business, from an accredited college

Preferred Education

• Preferred Law Degree or Paralegal studies

Certification Required

• Paralegal Certification

Required Qualifications/Skills/Experience

• Minimum of 4 years in relevant full-time paralegal experience
• Strong proficiency in writing
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent documentation ability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in Labor Law
• Experience in legal research
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Hearings and writing decisions
• Research and investigation
• Organize documents to maintain version control
• Produce Status/Progress Reports
• Preside over discipline and/or expedited grievance hearings

Paralegal Assistants to assist in the negotiated contractual grievance process. Under direction and with some latitude of independent action and judgement, conducts and presides over employee discipline and/or expedited grievance hearings at various Transit locations, including bus depots and remote locations. Gathers facts and issues decisions to form the basis of Transit’s position at arbitration proceedings and/or settle cases in accordance with CBA and/or established Transit norms. Conducts research to assist in the preparation of arbitration proceedings. Assists with scheduling grievance cases. May present expedited arbitration cases before an impartial arbitrator.

Job Duties

• Preside over discipline and/or expedited grievance hearings at various New York City Transit work locations and write decisions
• Assist in performing grievance-related investigations related to the grievance process
• Assist attorneys in case preparation, including obtaining necessary documentation for case presentation, witness outreach and interviews, and preparing memoranda about the case
• Update case status and files
• May present cases before an expedited arbitrator
• Hearings and writing decisions
• Research and investigation
• Organize documents to maintain version control
• Produce Status/Progress Reports
• Presiding over hearings between
• Management and Union over employee discipline and/or other contractual benefits
• Traveling to the five boroughs of New York City to conduct hearings/investigations

Benefits

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.

Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).