Paralegal Supervisor - Family Court Icsu

City of New York•Jamaica, NY

20h

About The Position

All applicants MUST be permanent in the Paralegal Aide civil service title to be considered for this position. This means candidates must have taken and passed the Paralegal Aide Civil Service Exam, and have been appointed from the Paralegal Aide Civil Service List. This prerequisite is required for this position. The NYC Law Department is currently seeking a qualified candidate for a Paralegal Supervisor position in its' Family Court Division's Interstate Child Support Unit. This position encompasses responsible work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility performed under supervision of Deputy Borough Chief and/or attorneys. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Supervise and train support staff and interns on all aspects of the child support practice. Work closely with the Deputy Borough Chief of Child Support to implement ICSU policy and protocol. Oversee the timely and effective processing of child support petitions. Act as the liaison with the Office of Court Administration for any issues related to the practice, such as the filing or rescheduling of cases. Ensure that the file room is maintained in an orderly manner, and that archiving occurs on a regular basis. Provide weekly reports to the Deputy Borough Chief of Child Support and present support staff issues at the monthly staff meetings. Process timesheets and leave requests for support staff. Use Law Department case management system (LawManager), Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other systems. Research case information using LawManager and other databases. May perform legal research. Performs routine administrative duties when necessary including photocopying, answering telephones, managing calendars of senior attorneys, maintaining a filing system, and ordering supplies. The candidate chosen for this supervisor position will receive an $8,000 increment from their current salary. If the candidate is currently a paralegal supervisor, this would be considered a lateral move with no additional increase in salary. If the candidate chosen for this position is currently an assistant supervisor, they will receive a $4,000 increment from their current salary.

Requirements

All applicants MUST be permanent in the Paralegal Aide civil service title to be considered for this position. This means candidates must have taken and passed the Paralegal Aide Civil Service Exam, and have been appointed from the Paralegal Aide Civil Service List. This prerequisite is required for this position.
Candidates MUST possess at least one of these Additional Qualification Requirements for Level 2: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and either (a) 1 year of full-time satisfactory experience acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or (b) Paralegal Certification obtained in the United States from an accredited program or a program approved by the American Bar Association; or A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by a combination of 12 semester credits in U.S. History, U.S. Political Science, U.S. Law, U.S. Paralegal Studies, U.S. Criminal Justice, U.S. Urban Studies, International Relations and/or U.S. Legal Studies; or An associate degree or completion of 60 credits from an accredited college and three years of full-time satisfactory experience acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of full-time satisfactory experience acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services.
Applicable to all applicants: Experience which is primarily legal secretarial or includes only incidental paralegal (legal assistant) services is not acceptable. To be acceptable, experience in paralegal (legal assistant) services must have involved the American Legal System.
PARALEGAL AIDE - 30080 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 full-time satisfactory experience, acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time 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 four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s 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.

Responsibilities

Supervise and train support staff and interns on all aspects of the child support practice.
Work closely with the Deputy Borough Chief of Child Support to implement ICSU policy and protocol.
Oversee the timely and effective processing of child support petitions.
Act as the liaison with the Office of Court Administration for any issues related to the practice, such as the filing or rescheduling of cases.
Ensure that the file room is maintained in an orderly manner, and that archiving occurs on a regular basis.
Provide weekly reports to the Deputy Borough Chief of Child Support and present support staff issues at the monthly staff meetings.
Process timesheets and leave requests for support staff.
Use Law Department case management system (LawManager), Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other systems.
Research case information using LawManager and other databases.
May perform legal research.
Performs routine administrative duties when necessary including photocopying, answering telephones, managing calendars of senior attorneys, maintaining a filing system, and ordering supplies.