Nikhman, Nikhman and Associates PLLC,Brooklyn, NY – October, 2025-February, 2026
Position: Paralegal
Responsibilities:
- Preparing and filing divorce documentation, including Judgment Rolls, collaborating closely with an attorney on all aspects of the divorce process.
- Assisting in preparing and submitting various immigration forms, including applications for U.S. citizenship, family reunification, employment authorization, and K-1 fiancé visas.
- Managing client communications and collecting supporting documentation, ensuring all required evidence was gathered submitted on time.
- Managing email correspondence between attorneys representing credit organizations and debtor companies, facilitating settlement agreements for Merchant cash advance (MCA) cases.
- Preparing and filing discovery demands for MCA cases on NYSCEF, ensuring compliance with legal procedures.
Law Offices of Alla Kachan PC, Brooklyn, NY– July, 2017-August, 2023
Position: Paralegal
Responsibilities:
- Assisting in preparing and filing Ch 7 and 11 bankruptcy petitions.
- Loss Mitigation: Preparing and submitting Mortgage modification packages, additionally requested documents, preparing and filing Loss mitigation request forms, Motions requesting to enter Loss mitigation, Motions to approve Mortgage modification agreements. Loss mitigation status reports for Ch 7 and 11 cases.
- Drafting Objections on Motions for relief from stay.
- Preparing and submitting required documents to Ch 7 Trustees and the Office of the US Trustee, helping clients to obtain requested document.
- Preparing and filing Retention motions for a Counsel and an Accountant for Ch 11 case, analyzing and addressing comments of the US Trustee Office to the Proposed retention Orders.
- Preparing and filing Motions to set the last day to file proof of claim for Ch 11 cases. Serving Bar date orders.
- Preparing and filing Motions to request compensations for an Attorney and an Accountant for Ch 11 cases.
- Working with a Court calendar, managing hearing schedule, making adjournments
- Communicating effectively with the Bankruptcy Court clerk’s office and Judges’ Chambers of EDNY, SDNY and District of NJ.
- Working with the Law office’s schedule, making appointments for the clients, scheduling phone calls for an attorney.
- Preparing and filing vehicle reaffirmation and assumption agreements.
- Filing various requested document to Ch 7 and 11 cases on the Court Docket.
- Assisting an attorney at the telephonic Court hearings.
- Preparing retainer agreements for the services offered by the Law Office.
- Making Legal research.
- Handling billing and technical issues.
