Law Department Document Specialist - White Plains, United States - Attorney General, Office of the

Attorney General, Office of the

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White Plains, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Minimum Qualifications

NY HELPS:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.

Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State.

While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications*:

Law Department Document Specialist (LDDS)**CSEA SG
Hiring Rate: $41,399;

Job Rate:
$50,884
Eighteen months of experience supporting the work of attorneys,
paralegals, and investigative staff by independently producing the
legal documents that are required to support judicial actions.

LDDS Trainee 2**NS (Eq. SG 8)
Hiring Rate: $39,215;

Job Rate:
$48,294
One year of experience supporting the work of attorneys,
paralegals, and investigative staff by independently producing the
legal documents that are required to support judicial actions.

LDDS Trainee 1**NS (Eq. SG 6)
Hiring Rate: $35,177, Job Rate $43,521

There are no minimum education or experience requirements.

Current NYS Employee:

At least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent status as an Office Assistant 1 (any parenthetic) OR eligible for transfer into traineeship.

**Positions located in Westchester County receive an additional $3,400 downstate adjustment location pay annually.

Duties Description

Reporting to an Office Manager, the incumbent of the requested Law Department Document Specialist position will work cooperatively with other support staff and have the ability to use proper judgment in prioritizing work to meet deadlines.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Confer with document originator to establish contents, nature

and priority level of documents.

Process a variety of legal work, including orders, judgments,

answers, notices of entry letters, fax cover memos, discovery,
disposition transcripts, motions, etc.

Edit legal work to comply with court rules and regulations.
Enter documents, storing on computer; retrieve specific data for

records.

Maintain statistics related to document preparation.
Organize and maintain records and indices of law cases and close

out files.

Perform receptionist duties, including responding to inquiries from

the public.

Maintain dockets and/or other filing systems.
Copy and collate documents including motions, exhibits,

discovery.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments

Careers with the State offer multiple benefits including paid vacation leave (13+ days per year), sick leave, paid State holidays off, health insurance including vision & dental, entry into the NYS retirement (pension) system, education and training, eligibility for public student loan forgiveness, and job stability with promotional opportunities.

Workplace flexibilities include multiple options for employees including telecommuting (up to two days per week) and alternative work schedules.

The agency's hours of operation are Monday through Friday, between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm (37.5 hours/week).
Scheduling determinations are dependent upon the needs of the Bureau and will be communicated during interviews.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.