NOTICE OF VACANCY
Department & Location: Erie County District Attorney, 25 or 50 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
Posting Dates: January 26, 2024 – February 5, 2024
Title of Position: Legal Secretary, Job Group VII (temporary)
Shift: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Starting Annual Salary: $47,942 (for new county employees) $47,942-$59,109 (for current county employees)
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
• Transcribes dictation in connection with criminal and/or civil matters, i.e. subpoenas, affidavits,
motions, orders, briefs, warrants, extraditions, indictments, etc.;
• Takes and transcribes dictation in connection with legislation, i.e. drafts of legislation, drafts of legal
opinions and drafts of papers used in litigation;
• Prepares databases and spreadsheets as needed to assist in the smooth operation of a law office;
• Prepares varied legal documents and forms as directed by attorneys;
• Types and uses word processing at a computer work station to prepare legal papers;
• Performs related clerical activities associated with office activities, i.e. answering telephone and
personal inquiries, arranging interviews and appointments with legal staff, maintaining office files,
making copies, making routine tabulations, scans documents, etc.;
• Manipulates and creates pdf files;
• Electronically files documents with courts and other agencies.
PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and all of its applications; good knowledge of legal terminology and of
the proper form and content of legal documents; good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and
equipment; good knowledge of business arithmetic and English; ability to accurately transcribe legal dictation at
a satisfactory rate of speed; ability to type and use an alpha-numeric keyboard at a computer workstation to
enter, process and extract information in software programs; ability to understand and follow complex oral and
written instructions; clerical aptitude; dependability; initiative and resourcefulness; tact and courtesy; physically
capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma supplemented by two (2)
years of office clerical experience, at least one (1) year of which must have involved legal secretary duties and
word processing.
NOTE 1: Completion of a two (2) year post high school secretarial program with a major in legal secretarial
courses may be substituted for the required one (1) year of legal experience.
NOTE 2: Possession of a Bachelors Degree may be substituted for the one (1) year of required general clerical experience.
NOTE 3: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full time
experience requirements.
If interested and meet the above qualifications, please forward resume to:
Kathleen Callan, Chief of Administration
Erie County District Attorney, 25 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY 14202
This notice will be posted for the period January 26, 2024 through and including February 5, 2024
Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.