Appellate Court Stenographer - Precise Typist & Clerk

Nycourts; New York (NY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Unified Court System in New York City is seeking an Appellate Law Stenographer to provide legal stenographic and typing support to appellate teams. The role requires excellent typing, strong word processing skills, and meticulous attention to detail, with duties including formatting confidential documents and coordinating with Justices and staff.

The assignment is within the Appellate Division, Second Department, with responsibilities in maintaining records and handling multiple tasks

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and three years of legal stenographic experience; or completion of a business or commercial course beyond high school with two years of legal stenographic experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Excellent typing skills, strong word processing skills and attention to detail are required.
• Familiarity with cite checking is helpful for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal stenographic and typing services to appellate division staff and Justices; screen calls and maintain records.
• Perform secretarial tasks including extensive typing and formatting of confidential reports, memoranda, appeal decisions, and motion orders.
• Correspond with Justices and staff; maintain office records; manage shifting priorities and multi-task.

Skills

Legal stenography

Typing

Word processing

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Business or commercial course beyond high school

Two years of legal stenographic experience

Tools

WordPerfect

Microsoft Word

Job description

Unified Court System in New York City is seeking an Appellate Law Stenographer to provide legal stenographic and typing support to appellate teams. The role requires excellent typing, strong word processing skills, and meticulous attention to detail, with duties including formatting confidential documents and coordinating with Justices and staff.

The assignment is within the Appellate Division, Second Department, with responsibilities in maintaining records and handling multiple tasks