Overview
Supervising Attorney (Right to Counsel) Jobs in Brooklyn, NY at Legal Services NYC
Description
Under general supervision, records, and transcribes the most complex verbatim stenographic accounts of official court proceedings. Court Reporters serve at the pleasure of the Judges of the Superior Court and under the administrative direction of the Court Executive Officer.
This is the advanced lead worker level of the Court Reporter series. This class is distinguished from the lower-level Court Reporter class I and II in that it is responsible for mentoring, training, and assigning the work of court reporters and/or performs the more difficult and complex court reporting work.
Examples of Duties
Take and transcribe verbatim statements of all Court proceedings as required
Identify speakers properly, and note the introduction of exhibits or evidence
Prepare transcriptions in proper legal form and meet court-fixed deadlines for transcriptions
Report criminal proceedings, conservatorship, mental competency hearings, civil and criminal contempt proceedings, juvenile proceedings, Civil 232 proceedings, family law proceedings, civil jury trials, petitions for extraordinary relief, injunctions, and writs of mandate, prohibition and habeas corpus
Attends court for grand jury and petit jury sessions
Makes verbatim official records of proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed
Provides immediate read back of all portions of the records as requested
Prepares transcripts of proceedings as requested, certifies the accuracy of court transcripts, files official transcripts
Performs necessary research to verify case citations and spellings of legal, medical, and other special terms used during a case
Prepares incises of witnesses and exhibits
Responds to participant’s requests regarding courtroom proceedings
Schedules additional court reporters as necessary to meet workload demands
Provides work direction and training for temporary reporters
Develops statistical records, operates a variety of office equipment, including transcription machines, computer terminals, printers, typewriters, copiers, and related equipment
Reasonable accommodation will be made, when requested. and as determined by the Court Executive Officer to be appropriate under applicable law.
Essential duties may vary as directed by the Court Executive Officer or designee
Typical Qualifications
Education
Possession of High School Diploma or G.E.D. and current NSR Certification and California Registration.
Experience
Minimum of five years of experience as a certified State of California Court Reporter
Supplemental Information
KNOWLEDGE
Statutes or Rules of Court relating to court reporting services
Legal, medical, and administrative terminology, phraseology, documents, procedures, grammar, spelling, business English, vocabulary, and punctuation
Courtroom procedures and protocol.
ABILITY
Make a verbatim record of court proceedings, often of technical nature, and at a high rate of speed
Read back in open court and promptly prepare transcripts of proceedings when appropriate using computer aided equipment
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with judges and court staff
Maintain confidential information where legal standards so require
Deal professionally and courteously with the bar and the public in general
Use correct English and proofread accurately;
Record court proceedings verbatim continuously for several hours and follow oral and written instructions
Adjust to changes in workloads and work under the stress of meetings deadlines.
The Superior Court provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits. Our programs include medical, dental and vision insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, term life insurance, long term disability and accident insurance and other employee benefits. The court makes considerable contributions to health and retirement benefits on behalf of the employees (contributions prorated for part-time employees).
The court also provides paid time-off:
Paid Holidays- Full-time court employees receive 14 paid holidays
Paid Sick Leave- Full-time court employees accrue 10 – 16 days (based on years of service)
Paid Vacation Leave- Full-time court employees accrue 10 – 25 days (based on years of service)
Health Insurance: The court offers three levels of medical coverage for employees to elect. The court pays 100% of the employee medical, dental and vision premiums and contributes a substantial amount towards dependent(s) coverage. Employees who waive court-sponsored medical insurance and who provide proof of other group medical insurance are eligible to receive $274 per pay period (24 periods per year) in-lieu of court-sponsored medical insurance.
Life Insurance: The court gives you the ability to help financially protect your family/beneficiaries with Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance. You have the option to supplement the court-paid $15,000 policy with life insurance for family members and additional coverage for yourself through Voluntary Life Insurance.
Retirement: The court pays a considerable bi-weekly contribution on behalf of the employee to California Public Employee Retirement System (CALPERS). All regular employees are required to enroll in CALPERS and contribute 7.25% bi-weekly for the defined benefit plan [2% at age 62].
Deferred Compensation: The court offers employees the ability to participate in 457 deferred-compensation plan.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): The court provides employees with support for a wide variety of challenges through EAP. Benefits include up to three (3) sessions, every six (6) months of face-to-face confidential counseling.
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Title: Supervising Attorney (Right to Counsel)
Company: Legal Services NYC
Location: Brooklyn, NY
