Legal Assistant ; NY HELPS - VID

this title is part of the new york hiring for emergency limited placement statewide program (ny helps)
* and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position:

this title includes a traineeship opportunity, and applicants will be appointed to the appropriate level
** based on their experience and education.

required experience: two years of full-time experience as a paralegal/legal assistant (see “definition” below)

a paralegal/legal assistant is someone who applies knowledge of the law and legal procedures in rendering direct assistance to lawyers, clients, and courts; prepares and interprets legal documents and forms; researches, compiles, and uses information from legal materials to provide both written and verbal comments on their findings; and analyzes and handles routine procedural problems independently with minimal attorney oversight.

receptionist, records clerk, bookkeeper, office manager.

• an associate degree (or higher) in paralegal/legal assistant/legal studies program or a certificate in a paralegal/legal assistant/legal studies program where the degree was granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the american bar association (aba)
• an associate degree in any field where the degree was granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the american bar association (aba) and one year of experience as a paralegal/legal assistant (see definition in mqs)
• graduation from an accredited (aba approved) law school with a degree required for nys bar will be accepted as meeting the educational and experience requirements for this title.

• legal assistant trainee 1 (equated to sg-11): high school or high school equivalency diploma and one year of clerical, administrative, or paraprofessional experience or an associate degree (or higher) in any field, where the degree was granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the american bar association (aba).
• legal assistant trainee 2 (equated to sg-13): high school or high school equivalency diploma and two years of clerical, administrative, or paraprofessional experience and six courses in the areas of into to law and legal research writing or an associate degree (or higher) in any field, where the degree was granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the american bar association (aba).
• legal assistant 1, sg-14: two years of required experience.

applicants may also be appointed to this position if currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title or are a current new york state employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a position allocated to a grade 09 or above and eligible for transfer under section 70.1 of the civil service law.

in order to award the proper credit for work experience, resumes must include month and year for start and end dates. If any of this experience is less than full time you must indicate the average number of hours worked per week.