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Legal Assistant (#52666)

New York State Civil Service

WHITE PLAINS, NYFull-time$52K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$52K/yr
Location
WHITE PLAINS, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Legal Assistant provides confidential secretarial and administrative support to attorneys and non-judicial administrators assigned to the Mental Hygiene Legal Service. The role includes legal-support and clerical work such as case preparation, document review, scheduling, and electronic filings. Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word, and have punctuality, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to handle confidential matters.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPunctualityInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsConfidentiality

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentTwo Years General or Legal Secretarial ExperienceEquivalent Education and Experience

Full job description

NY HELPS No

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency Court Administration, Office of

Title Legal Assistant (#52666)

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade 14

Bargaining Unit None listed

Salary Range From $51923 to $51923 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 35

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Westchester

Street Address 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue

City WHITE PLAINS

State NY

Zip Code 10605

Duties Description DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Legal Assistants provide confidential secretarial and administrative support and perform related duties for attorneys and non-judicial administrators assigned to the Mental Hygiene Legal Service and theGrievance Committees. Working under direct supervision, they perform technical clerical and legal-support tasks involving case preparation, document review, scheduling, and other responsibilities essential to the efficient operation of these offices.ASSIGNMENT: This position will provide legal secretarial services; perform data entry; prepare expense reports; mail documents; manage office supplies and equipment; monitor court calendars to prevent missed deadlines; compose correspondence for signature; maintain office files and personnel records; screen visitors, telephone calls, mail and other confidential materials; conferwith judges, administrative and court personnel at attorney’s request; proofread typed material; sort, log, distribute and circulate mail and other materials; prepare legal documents for signature; provide information to clients as instructed by attorneys; file legal documents in hard copy and/or electronically; input tables of contents and tables of authorities for attorney briefs; ensure electronicfilings comply with appellate and trial court technical requirements, including complex PDF bookmarking, hyperlinking, and formatting standards; arrange meetings for attorneys in the office, virtually and at outside facilities, jails or prisons; serve legal documents; and take notes at meetings. Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word. Punctuality and strong interpersonal and organizational skills are required, as well as the ability to handle confidential matters.GENERAL INFORMATION: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subject to reassignment to any position in the same title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agencywithin the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 .

Minimum Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma or the equivalent and two (2) years of general or legal secretarial experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Comments EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSTATE OF NEW YORK UNIFIED COURT SYSTEMANNOUNCEMENT NO. 52666POSITION TITLE: LEGAL ASSISTANT JG: 14LOCATION: MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICEWHITE PLAINS, WESTCHESTER COUNTYBASE SALARY: $51,923 + $4,920 LOCATION PAYCLASSIFICATION: NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIALThe New York State Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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Name Eben R. Hill

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 600 Old Country Road

Suite 224

City GARDEN CITY

State NY

Zip Code 11530

Notes on Applying APPLICATION PROCEDURES: All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web atwww.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) and a resume and cover letter by email to [email protected] or by mail to:Eben Hill, DirectorMental Hygiene Legal Service600 Old Country Road, Suite 224Garden City, NY 11530APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM.POSTING DATE: OCTOBER 15, 2026APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: NOVEMBER 12, 2026

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