Estimated Length: 12 months

Requirements

Requirements for Positions

• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Knowledge of Adobe programs
• Able to work with personal and confidential information in a professional manner
• Able to understand and interpret laws and other legal documents 
• Proficiency with the operation of telephone systems

Detailed Preferred Requirements

Bureau of Litigation – 1 position

Corning Tower

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York

• Experience working in the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs
• Familiarity with DOH’s various legal tracking systems, including DOH’s assignment tracking system, FileNet, litigation tracking system, and regulation tracking system
• Experience with State’s regulatory process, including preparing and processing notices of rulemakings
• Experience fielding incoming calls, determining the legal subject that the caller is calling about, and routing caller to appropriate attorney or refer to appropriate DOH program area
• Experience handling subpoenas, levies, liens, demands and other legal documents for attorneys
• Experience coordinating travel arrangements for attorneys
• Note:  Parking is available for a fee; public transportation is highly recommended

Bureau of House Counsel – 1 position

Corning Tower

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York

• Experience working in the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs
• Familiarity with DOH’s various legal tracking systems, including DOH’s assignment tracking system and
• Experience fielding incoming calls, determining the legal subject that the caller is calling about, and routing caller to appropriate attorney or refer to appropriate DOH program area
• Understand and have experience in updating legal reference materials, including attorneys’ regulation binders.
• Experience collecting documents from attorneys related to the Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) and transmitting them appropriately to DOH’s Records Access Office.
• Note:  Parking is available for a fee; public transportation is highly recommended

Bureau of Professional Medical Conduct – 1 position

Corning Tower

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York

• Experience working in the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs
• Experience with the coordination of logistics for the DOH Direct Referral hearing process
• Ability to work independently on multiple case hearing details
• Proficient with operation of postage meter and process for sending documents by certified mail
• Experience fielding incoming calls, determining the legal subject that the caller is calling about, and routing caller to appropriate attorney or refer to appropriate DOH program area
• Proficient in coordinating service of legal documents 
• Experience with processing of invoices for process service companies
• Note:  Parking is available for a fee; public transportation is highly recommended

Bureau of Administrative Hearings – 1 position

Corning Tower

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York

• Experience working in the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs
• Experience with DOH-specific terms and legal terminology
• Proficiency with the creation and maintenance of legal case files
• Familiarity with DOH’s various legal tracking systems, including DLA’s legal hearing case assignment tracking system
• Experience fielding incoming calls, determining the legal subject that the caller is calling about, and routing caller to appropriate attorney or refer to appropriate DOH program area
• Ability to work independently on multiple case hearing details
• Proficient with operation of postage meter and process for certified mail
• Experience coordinating travel arrangements and conference calls for attorneys
• Knowledgeable and experienced with using multiple software systems
• Experience with drafting legal documents, creating forms, databases and spreadsheets
• Note:  Parking is available for a fee; public transportation is highly recommended

Bureau of House Counsel, Criminal History Record Check Unit – 10 positions

875 Central Avenue

Albany, New York

• Experience working in the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs

• Experience with assisting attorney staff in conducting criminal background checks
• Competence with contacting police departments, probation officers, and District Attorney offices for investigative purposes
• Proficiency with conducting legal research regarding the criminal statutes of various jurisdictions
• Proficiency with preparation of requests for documentation from various criminal courts, police departments, probation offices and District Attorney offices
• Experience assisting attorneys in preparation of comparative law analysis with respect to federal and out of state criminal matters
• Experience preparing training manuals and work templates
• Experience providing technical support to other team members
• Experience with providing legal unit call center support

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