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City of New York Legal Case Assistant in New York, New York
Job Description
PLEASE NOTE: THE SALARY FOR THIS POSITION WILL RANGE FROM $59,116 - $67,983.
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of New York City’s children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care services. In child welfare, ACS contracts with private nonprofit organizations to support and stabilize families at risk of a crisis through preventive services and provides foster care services for children not able to safely remain at home. Each year, the agency’s Division of Child Protection responds to more than 50,000 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. In juvenile justice, ACS manages and funds services including detention and placement, intensive community-based alternatives for youth, and support services for families. ACS is also a key part of NYCs early childhood and education continuum, providing child care assistance to thousands of child welfare involved and low-income children so they can access safe, affordable, quality care.
Under the general direction of the Legal Case Assistant Manager in the Family Court Legal Services Manhattan Borough Office, with some latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the Legal Case Assistant (LCA) performs work in coordinating, monitoring, and assisting the FCLS Division’s interactions with foster care agencies, preventive agencies and service providers , other divisions of ACS, opposing counsel and the court.
The Legal Case Assistant is responsible for tasks including but not limited to:
Working with NYC community partners including over 25 different foster care agencies and preventive provider agencies and other providers who deliver critical services to community members, in order to address case related issues; independently determining when information is needed from a community service provider for case preparation.
Preparing compliance reports based on data in electronic legal tracking system (LTS) on court preparedness of provider agencies and other ACS divisions; making recommendations on procedures to improve court preparedness.
Drafting correspondence to provider agencies and other community service providers including hospitals, healthcare providers, treatment centers, schools and educational organizations, and non-profit legal organizations; conducting legal research and drafting memorandum for judges and other family court stakeholders on behalf of FCLS. Drafting other legal documents such as subpoenas, motions and reports summarizing legal history.
Working with community service providers to coordinate receipt of court documents and reports and respond to discovery requests of family court stakeholders. Obtain documents from criminal court.
May attend case conferences and share information between community service providers (i.e. healthcare providers, educational providers, therapeutic organizations and non-profit organizations), family court participants and other ACS divisions to facilitate case resolution. Retrieve documents from the court.
Screening cases for the intake process including checking LTS, UCMS, and criminal court records.
Evaluating/accessing and responding to inquiries from ACS’ Divisions and Contract Agencies by reviewing CONNX records, PH Reports, Court Action Summaries, LTS, and/or UCMS, in order to ensure that accurate and appropriate information is provided by FCLS.
Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.