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AgencyAttorney General, Office of the

TitleLaw Department Document Specialist Trainee 1

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade06

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $33157 to $47968 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Westchester

Street Address 44 South Broadway

City White Plains

StateNY

Zip Code10601

Minimum Qualifications This is a transfer opportunity for current New York State employees only who are eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law - Candidates must have permanent status in a title approved for transfer by Civil Service within two salary grades of the Grade 6 level.

Candidates who have not previously served in a keyboarding title must demonstrate adequate keyboarding skills (i.e. the ability to type 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy) by passing the Keyboard Specialist performance test.

Duties Description This is an 18-month Traineeship leading to a SG 9.

This position is in the Westchester Regional office.

• 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 Upon successful completion of 12 months as Law Dept Document Specialist Trainee 1, you will automatically advance to Law Dept Document Specialist Trainee 2. (SG 8)

Upon successful completion of 6 months as Law Dept Document Specialist Trainee 2, you will automatically advance to Law Dept Document Specialist. (SG 9)

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

Name Brianna Guckemus

Telephone 518-776-2500

Fax

Email Address HR.Recruitment@ag.ny.gov

Address

Street State Capitol

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12224

Notes on ApplyingOnly New York State employees eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, or applicants on the Beginning Office Assistant list need to apply.

Email is the preferred method of submission. Please include Vacancy ID #122962 in the subject line. Please be sure to indicate how you are eligible to transfer.