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THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $42333.00 $48683.00.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU FILE FOR TAKE AND PASS THE EXAM FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE LISTED ABOVE TO AVOID BEING BUMPED OUT OF YOUR POSITION WHEN THE ELIGIBLE LIST FOR THIS TITLE IS ESTABLISHED. ANY CANDIDATE WHO IS SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION MUST SHOW PROOF THAT THEY HAVE FILED FOR TAKEN AND/OR PASSED THIS EXAMINATION. PERMANENT PARALEGAL AIDES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
The Administration for Childrens Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages communitybased supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice ACS oversees detention placement and programs for youth in the community.
The Division of Family Court Legal Services (FCLS) is primarily responsible for representing the Administration for Childrens Services in child neglect and abuse cases permanency hearings juvenile delinquency hearings and other child welfare proceedings in the five Family Courts. FCLS attorneys work collaboratively with ACS Child Protective Specialists (CPS) foster care agency case planners and other ACS staff and child welfare stakeholders to further the agencys mission on behalf of children youth and families.
The work of the Queens FCLS Unit is litigationfocused and all Family Court Legal Services Agency Attorney staff including supervisors spend most of their time in court appearing before judges and referees on child neglect and abuse cases. The Paralegal Aide provides support to attorney staff on their child abuse and neglect cases and other pending family court matters.
Under general supervision the Paralegal Aide manages a caseload through various stages of legal proceedings and performs moderately difficult paralegal work such as:
Prepare and process subpoenas summonses motions affidavits legal notices and/or other legal forms and papers which relate to legal proceedings
Assist with legal research including the retrieval of court decisions statutes regulations and other legal documents
Obtain court documents and records
Respond to discovery requests
Follow up with foster care agencies and other service providers regarding compliance with court orders and obtaining documents
Assist with trial preparation
Redact Case Records
Retrieve records from all five boroughs
File motions and supporting documents with court clerks; help to ensure that all filing deadlines are met
Liaise with various agencies to request and share pertinent information
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Section 424A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a
candidate for employment with childcaring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and
maltreatment report.
TO APPLY:
Please go to or for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 683599
NO PHONE CALLS FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRES PERMITTED
NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university accredited by regional national professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); or
2. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college accredited by regional national professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and two years of fulltime satisfactory experience acquired in the United States in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or
3. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of fulltime satisfactory experience acquired in the United States in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. Paralegal Certification obtained in the United States from an accredited program or from a program approved by the American Bar Association can be substituted for 12 months of experience. Undergraduate credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 12 months of experience. However all candidates must have at least a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization.
To be acceptable experience in paralegal (legal assistant) services must have involved the American Legal System.
Experience which is primarily legal secretarial or includes only incidental paralegal (legal assistant) services is not acceptable.
Special Note:
Individuals must have one additional year of pertinent paralegal experience or have a baccalaureate degree in addition to the requirements listed above to be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II duties and pay of Paralegal Aide.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
