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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/31/23

Applications Due02/28/23

Vacancy ID122973

NY HELPNo

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 Contingent 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 New York

Street Address 28 Liberty Street

City New York City

StateNY

Zip Code10005

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 Labor Bureau in New York City.

Duties:

•Distribute settlement funds and maintain tracking of payments;
•Present on progress of distributions;
•Produce general legal correspondence;
•Perform case file management;
•Provide general office support to line attorneys;
•Proofread documents for correct legal terminology, context, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and identify issues which appear unclear;
•Answer and screen phone calls;
•Arrange meetings with other staff members;
•Maintain attorney files;
•Sort mail;
•Retrieve information and files;
•Perform other related clerical duties.

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 #122973 in the subject line. Please be sure to indicate how you are eligible to transfer.

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