Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in Fort Myers, FL at Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
Provide administrative support and serve as a receptionist for the SUNY Cortland Disability Resources Office. Position is Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:30pm with 1 hour for lunch between 12:00-1:00pm.
What makes SUNY Cortland a great place to work?
Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and many offer permanency.
Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, various retirement program options, paid family leave and/or parental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in all forms. The university’s state-of-the-art Student Life Center is free for employees to use, with membership options for families. SUNY Cortland’s Child Care Center welcomes the children of employees and community members, as space allows. Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor’s approval.
Professional development opportunities exist through training, continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference travel, based on funding.
Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access to arts, entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more. Experience Cortland dives deep into the region’s offerings
Major Responsibilities
Serve as the first contact for students, parents, faculty, staff, and administrators in a highly confidential and high traffic office.
Serve as the primary administrative support for the Disability Resources Office including the Assistive Technology, Learning Strategist, and Testing Administrative Services Program.
Screen all telephone and in-person requests for appointments, information, and assistance.
Establish and maintain confidential files for students seen for disability resources support using online files through the scheduling program and database. Maintain currently held office files as needed.
Use database for data entry and to schedule appointments for students, faculty, and staff as needed. Use automated appointment reminder system to send appointment reminders daily.
Make all office purchases with procurement card, reconcile money spent, monitor and replenish office inventory, and provide operating budget oversight as needed.
Make travel arrangements and complete related paperwork, assist with HR paperwork for staff, annually.
Facilitate coordination of note takers, accessible furniture, and other accommodations as needed.
Prepare and review correspondence for meeting, programs, and reports for Disability Resources as needed.
Functional and Supervisory Relationships
The AA1 position reports to the Director of Disability Resources, Suzanne Sprague and will support the Disability Office Staff; Assistant Director, Learning Strategist, Technology Accessibility Coordinator, and Accessibility Associate as needed.
Required Qualifications
Appointment to this position could be a permanent competitive appointment or a permanent non-competitive appointment. The selected candidate from either option listed above must pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy by completion of probation.
1. Permanent Competitive Appointment Options:
Eligible List Appointment: Candidates must be reachable on the Civil Service eligible list for this title. If you are on the Civil Service eligible list for this title, you may receive a canvass letter via email. You must record your response via NY.gov and follow instructions in the canvass email.
Section 70.1 Transfer to Administrative Assistant 1, SG 11: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-09 or above deemed eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law AND completion of all mandatory and elective core coursework through the NYS CSEA Partnership website.
Section 70.1 Transfer to Administrative Assistant Trainee 1, SG 8: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-06 or above deemed eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Section 70.1 Transfer to Administrative Assistant Trainee 2, SG 10: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-08 or above deemed eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law AND completion of all mandatory core coursework.
For information regarding the transfer options of your current title, please visit the Civil Service Career Mobility Office Website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/index.cfm
For information regarding the Administrative Assistant Traineeship mandatory and elective coursework, please visit the NYS & CSEA Partnership website: https://nyscseapartnership.org/administrative-assistant-traineeship
Candidates appointed at the trainee level will be required to successfully complete the traineeship to advance to the full performance level title and salary.
$40,391 (Trainee 1- NS equated to SG-8)
$45,081 (Trainee 2- NS equated to SG-10)
$47,695 (Full Performance level SG-11)
2. Non-Competitive Appointment Option: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
NON-COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS- To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position.
This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.
The qualifications are:
Administrative Assistant Trainee 1 (NS Salary Grade 8 $40,391):
Six months of experience in administrative support, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and/or office administration. Upon satisfactory completion of all mandatory core coursework as a Trainee 1, you will automatically advance to Trainee 2.
Administrative Assistant Trainee 2 (NS Salary Grade 10 $45,081):
One year of experience in administrative support, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and/or office administration. Upon satisfactory completion of all mandatory and elective core coursework, you will advance to the full level of this title without further examination.
Administrative Assistant 1, Salary Grade 11 $47,695:
Two years of experience in administrative support, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and/or office administration. You must also complete all mandatory and elective core coursework.
Substitution:
Certification (e.g., IAAP Certified Administrative Professional) or associate’s degree* in office administration, secretarial science, administrative assistance, paralegal, business technology, or office technology substitutes for two years of experience.
The selected candidate must pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy by completion of probation.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with individuals with disabilities.
About the University
EEO Statement
The State University of New York at Cortland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act (AA/EEO/ADA) employer. The university actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the university.
Job Close Date
Title: Legal Assistant
Company: Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
Location: Fort Myers, FL
