CSEA Job: Legal Secretary I

Posted and filing deadline dates.

Posted: June 30, 2025
Filing Deadline: July 14, 2025
 

Control No.

156-25

Title

Legal Secretary I

Job Group

VII

Class

C

If you apply for this job opening, your application (XD10 Form) must be submitted to the following location by the Filing Deadline: July 14, 2025 :

Mailing Location

Charles Forzano
Chief Administrator-DA
District Attorney's Office
111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. BLVD
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 995-3416
mailto:
Located in the District Attorney's Office – New Rochelle: Under general supervision, incumbents of this class perform executive legal secretarial, clerical and administrative duties for upper level administrators or professional persons, to support the efficient operation of the Law Department or District Attorney's Office. Work includes the preparation and storing of legal documents and correspondence, requiring knowledge of legal terminology and the operation of computers and word processing software. Supervision is not a responsibility of this position, but incumbents may act as a lead worker for the completion of assigned projects. Does related work as required.
Required
High school or equivalency diploma and five years of experience where the primary function of the position was clerical and word-processing duties, one year of which must have involved the typing or word-processing of legal correspondence and documents in a public or private legal office.
Substitutions
Satisfactory completion of 30 credits at a recognized college or university, or its equivalent in course hours from an approved institution or office software manufacturer (i.e. Microsoft), may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to two years of the above general experience. There is no substitution for the one year of specialized experience.
Notes
(1) The number of years of experience required in the minimum qualifications is based upon the presumption of full-time employment. Part-time experience will be prorated based on a 35 hour workweek. (2) Verified and documented volunteer (unpaid) experience will only be credited when specifically allowed by the job description or examination announcement.
Special Notes
Education beyond the secondary level must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.
Filing an application for a posting does not substitute or relieve you of the requirement to file appropriate application and fee when the civil service exam may be announced.
Salary: $55,975 - $68,920
Submit: Application (XD-10) and resume
Include the control number of this job posting on your application (XD-10). An application fee is not required at this time. Please submit an application (XD-10) and resume.