PARALEGAL AIDE

New York City, NY • Manhattan, NY

127d

About The Position

The DSS Accountability Office (DSS-AO) is responsible for protecting the integrity of social services programs administered by the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) and ensuring that DSS complies with all statutory, regulatory, and contractual standards. Within AO, the Estates Recovery Unit located within the Office of Revenue is responsible for revenue collection through the assertion of liens for Medicaid and the review of guardianships for incapacitated persons seeking Medicaid and the review of Supplemental Needs Trusts. The Estates Recoveries Unit is recruiting for (1) one Paralegal Aide II to function as a Paralegal Aid.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or an associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience in paralegal services.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of full-time satisfactory experience in paralegal services.
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
• Paralegal Certification obtained in the United States can substitute for 12 months of experience.
• All candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of DSS/IREA systems, such as WMS, EDW, and HRA One Viewer.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpretive, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents from templates for filing with the court and serving upon all interested parties, including Plaintiff attorneys, Estate executors, Administrators, Fiduciaries, and Beneficiaries.
• Manage, maintain, and organize all papers and documents in a neat and chronological manner, including scanning and uploading documents to HRA's One Viewer.
• Obtain Welfare Management System (WMS), Claim Detail Report (CDR) and Division of Accounts Receivable and Billing (DARB) printouts to verify Medicaid claim and any payments already credited to account.
• Draft correspondence, demand letters, request for case status, request for documentation, acknowledgement of payments.
• Respond to inquiries from outside counsel, Corporation counsel, the Public Administrators offices, and/or program staff via letter, email, telephone.
• Update case activity notes in Office of Legal Affairs (OLA)'s web portal case management system.
• Prepare service process slips for filing legal document with the court.
• Prepare monthly case activity reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees