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Paralegal & Attorney Support for New York Law Firms

New York practice is procedurally distinctive: motions travel with notices of motion and affirmations, estates run through Surrogate's Court, and much of the state's civil work is e-filed through NYSCEF. PF prepares the document set to that structure and returns it to the ordering attorney for review, signature and filing.

State
New York
Filing
Handled by the attorney of record
New York notice of motion, supporting affirmation and Surrogate's Court schedules prepared for review
Courts

New York court structure our drafting matches

  • Supreme Court in each county as the trial court of general jurisdiction, with commercial divisions in several counties
  • Surrogate's Court for probate, administration and accounting proceedings
  • Civil Court of the City of New York, including its Housing Part, and district and city courts outside the city
  • Appellate Divisions in four departments and the Court of Appeals
  • Federal district courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York
Formatting

Format and practice specifics

  • CPLR structure applied to pleadings, motions and discovery
  • Motion practice prepared as notice of motion, supporting affirmation, affidavits and exhibits, with a proposed order where appropriate
  • Requests for Judicial Intervention and related case-initiation documents prepared for attorney signature
  • Surrogate's Court proceedings prepared on the court's official forms, including accountings in the prescribed schedule format
  • Uniform Civil Rules and part rules of the assigned justice vary and are confirmed by the ordering attorney
Filing systems

Systems the attorney of record uses

  • NYSCEF for state court e-filing in participating counties and case types
  • Surrogate's Court e-filing where the county participates
  • CM/ECF for the four federal districts

PF Consulting Firm does not file, e-file, serve, calendar or appear in any of these systems.

Assignments

What New York firms order most

  • Summons and complaint packages, verified answers and motion sets under the CPLR
  • Surrogate's Court probate and administration petitions with supporting schedules
  • Judicial accountings in Surrogate's Court format
  • Housing Part petitions and supporting documents
  • Discovery demands, responses and deposition support
Services

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Who we support

Attorney types in this state

Boundaries

Professional boundaries

Professional boundaries
  • Work is performed only at the direction of a licensed attorney
  • Every deliverable is prepared for attorney review, revision and signature
  • Scope, price and turnaround are confirmed in writing before work begins
  • PF Consulting Firm is not a law firm and does not practice law
  • No legal advice, no strategy decisions, no attorney-client relationship
  • PF does not file, e-file, serve, calendar deadlines or appear — the ordering attorney identifies, verifies and controls all filing requirements and deadlines

Order attorney-directed support

Confirm the scope in writing, pay the flat fee, sign the service agreement, complete the matter intake, then upload your records to the secure vault. Preparation begins when the file is complete.

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