Secretary - Mental Health Legal Service
Listed on 2026-02-14
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Law/Legal
Legal Secretary -
Administrative/Clerical
Legal Secretary
The New York State Unified Court System is seeking a Secretary in the Appellate Division, Fourth Department - Mental Hygiene Legal Service in Utica, NY. The secretary will provide support for attorneys in litigation-intensive assignments pursuant to the Mental Hygiene Law.
Key Responsibilities:- Typing draft pleadings and other draft documents for attorney review.
- Assisting in finalizing motions and pleadings for submission to trial courts.
- Assisting in scheduling adjournments and other communications with trial courts.
- Preparing trial books.
- Processing requests for payment of services involving expert witnesses, travel expenses and transcripts.
- Scanning, saving and filing documents.
High School diploma or the equivalent and two (2) years of general or legal secretarial experience;
or Satisfactory completion of a certified business or commercial course beyond the high school level including course work in legal stenography and one (1) year of general or legal secretarial experience;
or An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Secretaries must have the ability to type finished documents at the rate of forty-five (45) words per minute. Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word Perfect X3, MSWord, Excel and Adobe/Foxit (PDF) is desirable.
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