Legal Secretary

The Team You Will Be Joining

Peak Performers is partnering with the New York State entity responsible for safeguarding people with disabilities and special needs who receive care from state-run, state-licensed, or state-funded programs. Its work focuses on preventing abuse, neglect, and mistreatment in these settings. It operates a statewide hotline for reporting concerns, conducts investigations, enforces staff conduct standards, and helps ensure that service providers maintain safe, supportive environments.

Major Duties

• Read, review, and edit legal documents as directed.
• Review revisions with Administrative Law Judges as needed.
• Review Exhibit Lists for accuracy and ensure the actual exhibits are stored as required.
• Prepare, review, and edit content for a variety of communications, including reports, proposals, emails, and websites.
• Maintain electronic records related to legal proceedings, including by ensuring accurate entries of information in a timely manner.
• Act as a liaison to other units within the Agency and ensure the Unit is informed about contacts with other units within the Agency.
• Check emails regularly and take necessary steps to address inquiries, requests for adjournments, attorney representation letters, etc.
• Update calendars, file correspondence, emails, etc.
• Answer telephone and general email account as needed.
• Receive incoming mail and send outgoing mail from the office or from the post office as necessary.
• Assist the Director of the Administrative Hearings Unit as directed.
• Assist the Administrative Specialist 1 as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

What are we looking for?

• Candidates must possess a minimum of an associate degree in legal assistance OR an associate degree and a certificate of completion of a Legal Assistant Certificate Program from an accredited college.
• Candidates should have a minimum of two years of experience providing complex clerical level legal support services to an attorney OR on contested cases overseen by an attorney.
• Knowledge of basic legal processes; legal terminology and legal forms; and legal research techniques.
• Familiarity with reading laws and legal documents, in addition to being comfortable working with other written material.
• Must understand the importance of, and be able to maintain, confidentiality, including while responding to questions or concerns from the public.
  
  

Exciting Opportunity Details

• Rate: $22.60/hour
• Length of Engagement: February 26, 2026- August 31, 2027 (18 months)
• Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm. ( 37.5 hours per week)
• Location: Onsite in Schenectady, NY (12305)
• Parking: Free parking will be provided, there is a CDTA bus stop across the street, and the Schenectady train station is within a quarter mile of the office.
  
  

The Peak Performers Difference

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage available from the first day of the month following 60 days of employment.
• Participation in a 403(b)-retirement plan.
• Priority placement for qualified applicants with chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities.
• Weekly payments through direct deposit.
• In business since 1994 and thousands of job placements.
  
  

Applicants for employment with Peak Performers must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship for a visa now or in the future.

Peak Performers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

Custom Job ID: 26-NY-PO1092

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