Legal Assistant 2 (NY HELPS) - 46388
State of New York, Albany, NY, United States
Candidate Eligibility
Permanent Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service as a Legal Assistant 2, SG-17 OR; a current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 or Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Non-Competitive Candidates via NY HELPS
Two years of full-time experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant.
Definition
A Paralegal/Legal Assistant is someone who applies knowledge of the law and legal procedures in rendering direct assistance to lawyers, clients, and courts; prepares and interprets legal documents and forms; researches, compiles, and uses information from legal materials to provide both written and verbal comments on their findings; and analyzes and handles routine procedural problems independently with minimal attorney oversight.
Examples of Non-Qualifying Experience
Receptionist
Records clerk
Bookkeeper
Office manager
Substitution
An associate degree (or higher) in a paralegal/legal assistant/legal studies program or a certificate in a paralegal/legal assistant/legal studies program where the degree was granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the American Bar Association (ABA); an associate degree in any field granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) and one year of experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant (see definition in MQs); or graduation from an accredited (ABA approved) law school with a degree required for NYS Bar will be accepted as meeting the educational and experience requirements for this title.
Preferred Qualifications
An interest in a legal career that has a substantial investigative component. The CHRC workload is intense and each case is unique due to the underlying circumstances surrounding the criminal history record.
Ability to work well independently while maintaining a team mentality.
Ability to adapt to a large workload efficiently, ensuring no backlog is created.
Willingness to learn a new skill in a short timeframe.
Self‑propelled, detail‑oriented, and consistent follow‑through to meet anticipated volume, pace, and diversity of daily tasks.
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Permanent Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service as a Legal Assistant 2, SG-17 OR; a current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 or Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Non-Competitive Candidates via NY HELPS
Two years of full-time experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant.
Definition
A Paralegal/Legal Assistant is someone who applies knowledge of the law and legal procedures in rendering direct assistance to lawyers, clients, and courts; prepares and interprets legal documents and forms; researches, compiles, and uses information from legal materials to provide both written and verbal comments on their findings; and analyzes and handles routine procedural problems independently with minimal attorney oversight.
Examples of Non-Qualifying Experience
Receptionist
Records clerk
Bookkeeper
Office manager
Substitution
An associate degree (or higher) in a paralegal/legal assistant/legal studies program or a certificate in a paralegal/legal assistant/legal studies program where the degree was granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the American Bar Association (ABA); an associate degree in any field granted from a regionally accredited college or university, or one approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) and one year of experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant (see definition in MQs); or graduation from an accredited (ABA approved) law school with a degree required for NYS Bar will be accepted as meeting the educational and experience requirements for this title.
Preferred Qualifications
An interest in a legal career that has a substantial investigative component. The CHRC workload is intense and each case is unique due to the underlying circumstances surrounding the criminal history record.
Ability to work well independently while maintaining a team mentality.
Ability to adapt to a large workload efficiently, ensuring no backlog is created.
Willingness to learn a new skill in a short timeframe.
Self‑propelled, detail‑oriented, and consistent follow‑through to meet anticipated volume, pace, and diversity of daily tasks.
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