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Legal Secretary II, prov (District Attorney's Office)
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Description of Duties
This is a secretarial position responsible for the performance of difficult secretarial work and routine legal clerical tasks designed to assist a staff of attorneys in a law department or law office. The work is performed in accordance with general instructions regarding objectives, policies and procedures and is usually submitted in its final form. The Legal Secretary II operates a variety of office equipment in the preparation and typing of confidential legal documents including, but not limited to, the electronic work station, word and data entry equipment, and electronic transcription equipment in the preparation and typing of confidential legal documents. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of, an attorney, administrator or clerical supervisor. Supervision of others is not a responsibility of this class. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
(A) Three (3) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent office secretarial experience, six (6) months of which must have been in legal work; OR,
(B) Graduation with a diploma or certificate from a school of business or business institute with a major in Secretarial Science, Word Processing, or a related field plus two (2) years of paid full‑time or its part-time equivalent office secretarial experience, six (6) months of which must have been in legal work; OR,
(C) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's degree in Secretarial Science or a related field; or, graduation from a school of business or business institute with an A.O.S. degree in Secretarial Science or related field, both of which require one (1) year of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent office secretarial experience, six (6) months of which shall have been in legal work; OR,
(D) An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B) and (C) above.
