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Transportation, Department of is Hiring a Legal Assistant 1 - Trainee 1 - NYHELPS Near Albany, NY
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*
To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position.
The qualifications are:
Trainee 1 level: One year of clerical, secretarial, keyboarding, or paraprofessional experience in an office environment.
Full Performance level: An associate degree in a paralegal/legal assistant program or a certificate in a paralegal/legal assistant program where either the degree or certificate was granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or college or university accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) or one approved by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.
support for The Department’s oversize/overweight and motor carrier enforcement unit. This
includes analyzing notices of violations issued to operator of motor vehicles, reviewing permits,
tracking, and processing settlements, creating, and updating spreadsheets, performing collections
activities, and scheduling administrative appearances. Answering telephone calls and all
correspondence from respondents/customers.
In addition, the incumbent may be tasked with providing support on appropriation claims by tracking
claims, gathering, and distributing records, scheduling meetings, maintaining filing system, and
serving as a point of contact for Department attorneys and engineers, regional staff, the Office of
Right-of-Way, and the Attorney General’s Office.
Other duties to be performed by the incumbent include:
- Assisting attorneys on Department Contract Review Unit matters, including drafting routine
and providing updates to attorneys.
- Preparing routine correspondence, including drafting of Department orders, resolutions, and
- Answering general questions from the public and Department staff and provide information
- Performing document review, compiling, and organizing files and documentation; preparing and
databases and spreadsheets; and preparing correspondence and subpoenas.
- Assisting with Freedom of Information Law requests and Accident Damage Recovery matters.
- For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non- competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Job Summary
Full Time
Transportation
$61k-76k (estimate)
02/28/2024
04/10/2024
LANCASTER, VA
<25
2010
ROBERT E HARPER
$5M - $10M
Transportation
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