New York State Unified Court System · 5 hours ago
Secretary - Mental Health Legal Service
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.
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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
Organizing discovery documents
Preparing trial books
Processing requests for payment of services involving expert witnesses, travel expenses and transcripts
Scanning, saving and filing documents
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or the equivalent
two (2) years of general or legal secretarial experience
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
An equivalent combination of education and experience
ability to type finished documents at the rate of forty-five (45) words per minute
Preferred
Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook
Familiarity with WordPerfect X3
Familiarity with MSWord
Familiarity with Excel
Familiarity with Adobe/Foxit (PDF)
Company
New York State Unified Court System
New York State Unified Court System is a government administration that provides justice services.
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