Legal Secretary I - Nassau County District Attorney's Office : Job Details

***THESE ARE CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS. ALL APPOINTEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE AND PASS AN EXAMINATION AND BE REACHABLE BEFORE ATTAINING PERMANENT STATUS.***MUST BE A NASSAU COUNTY RESIDENT FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS TO BE ELIGIBLEGENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIESPerforms secretarial and clerical duties in recording and completing legal forms and documents; performs related duties as required.COMPLEXITY OF DUTIESUnder general supervision, the duties involve the exercise of considerable judgment in the performance of a variety of clerical functions of more than routine difficulty.TYPICAL DUTIES* 1. Types and prepares legal documents, including legal opinions, briefs, pleadings, memoranda of law, contracts, and transactional materials.* 2. Checks files and proofreads documents to verify accuracy and completeness of citation and references in legal correspondence or documents.* 3. Maintains calendars for attorneys, including court calendars where applicable.* 4. Types reports, letters, schedules, and forms.* 5. Operates a personal computer and related office equipment. 6. Maintains manual and automatic filing systems and other records.* 7. Utilizes standard office computer applications such as Microsoft Word. 8. Takes minutes in examination of witnesses at hearings or court proceedings, as required.*ADA TYPICAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSFULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES1. Considerable knowledge of either civil legal terminology, forms, and documents for appointment to the Office of the County Attorney or criminal legal terminology, forms, and documents for appointment to the Office of the District Attorney.2. Considerable knowledge of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.3. Considerable knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.4. Ability to type legal documents accurately, and at a reasonable rate.5. Ability to operate a personal computer and related equipment.6. Ability to utilize standard office computer applications such as Microsoft Word.7. Ability to maintain records.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSTraining and ExperienceGraduation from high schoolandTwo years of satisfactory experience performing clerical or secretarial functions in a law office.NOTE: 1. Associate's degree in Legal Secretarial Science from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college, university, or business school, may be substituted for the two years of experience. 2. Experience, as outlined above, in excess of the two-year requirement may be substituted for high school education on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years.SALARY:Starting salary is $33,669Salary after 1 year is $48,307