Legal Stenographer

New York State Unified Court System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York State Unified Court System seeks an Appellate Law Stenographer for the Appellate Division, 2nd Department in Brooklyn, NY. The role provides stenographic and typing services to appellate law assistants, Associate Justices, and administrative staff.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and several years of legal stenography experience; or a business/commercial course with stenography experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and three years of legal stenographic experience.
• Alternative: business/commercial course beyond high school with two years stenography experience.
• Equivalent combinations of education and work experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Typing, processing and proofreading confidential reports, appeal decisions, and motion orders.
• Verifying legal citations and references.
• Maintaining office records.
• Performing related duties as assigned.

Skills

Typing

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Multitasking

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Business/Commercial course with legal stenography

Two years of legal stenographic experience

Three years of legal stenographic experience

Tools

WordPerfect

Microsoft Word

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Job description

The New York State Unified Court System is seeking an Appellate Law Stenographer in the Appellate Division, 2nd Department in Brooklyn, NY. Appellate Law Stenographers work in a pool setting and are responsible for providing legal stenographic and typing services to groups of appellate law assistants, Associate Justices, and administrative personnel located in an Appellate Division or an Appellate Term of the Supreme Court.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performing clerical tasks.
• Typing, processing and proofreading of confidential reports, appeal decisions, and motion orders.
• Verifying legal citations and references.
• Maintaining office records.
• Performing related duties as assigned.

Qualifications: High school diploma or the equivalent and three (3) years of legal stenographic experience; or Satisfactory completion of a business or commercial course beyond the high school level including course work in legal stenography and two (2) years of legal stenographic experience; or An equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Excellent typing skills and knowledge of both WordPerfect and Microsoft Word are required.

Applicants must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, possess good interpersonal and communication skills, and have the ability to handle sensitive matters in a confidential manner.

Familiarity with Westlaw and Lexis Nexis preferred.

Please view the full employment announcement at: 52656_appellate_law_stenographer.pdf