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Legal Secretary II (Help Program)
Location: Rochester, NY
Title: Legal Secretary II (Help Program)
Deadline: Until Filled
Salary: $41,198 - $54,254 annually
Agency/Dept.: Law
Description of Duties
This is a legal secretarial position responsible for the performance of difficult secretarial work and routine legal clerical tasks designed to assist attorneys. The work is performed in accordance with general instructions regarding objectives, policies and procedures and is usually submitted in its final form. Duties involve operating a variety of office equipment utilized for the preparation and typing of confidential legal documents including, but not limited to, an electronic work station and transcription equipment. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of an attorney, administrator, Legal Secretary I or other higher-level staff member. Does related work as required.
HELP PROGRAM: Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Program. This program streamlines the appointment process to allow Monroe County to hire diverse, qualified permanent employees quickly and without examinations.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
Legal Secretary II (Help Program)
Location: Rochester, NY
Title: Legal Secretary II (Help Program)
Deadline: Until Filled
Salary: $41,198 - $54,254 annually
Agency/Dept.: Law
Description of Duties
This is a legal secretarial position responsible for the performance of difficult secretarial work and routine legal clerical tasks designed to assist attorneys. The work is performed in accordance with general instructions regarding objectives, policies and procedures and is usually submitted in its final form. Duties involve operating a variety of office equipment utilized for the preparation and typing of confidential legal documents including, but not limited to, an electronic work station and transcription equipment. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of an attorney, administrator, Legal Secretary I or other higher-level staff member. Does related work as required.
HELP PROGRAM: Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Program. This program streamlines the appointment process to allow Monroe County to hire diverse, qualified permanent employees quickly and without examinations.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
- Two (2) years paid full‑time or its part‑time equivalent secretarial, clerical, legal assistant, or paralegal* experience; OR,
- Successful completion of at least sixty (60) college semester credit hours; OR,
- Satisfactory completion of a regionally accredited paralegal training and instructional program and possession of a certificate of completion; OR,
- An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C) above.
- Paralegal experience can include cooperative education (co-op) or internship experience (paid or unpaid).
Salary : $41,198 - $54,254