Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the

TitleLegal Aide

Occupational CategoryLegal

Salary GradeHourly

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $22.95 to $22.95 Hourly

Employment Type Per Diem

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 15-20

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Albany

Street Address 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12204

Job Specifics

Duties Description Duties include, but are not limited to:
* Assisting in handling administrative tasks such as document redaction for FOIL, compiling information from agency data sources, and obtaining information from courts.
* Performing tasks related to preparation for administrative hearings such as reviewing and identifying exhibits, drafting witness questions, and reviewing transcripts.
* Drafting responsive letters and inter-agency communications, drafting preliminary decisions for agency determinations and notices and responsive pleadings.
* Conducting legal research and writing generally and specifically on issues related to Medicaid fraud and abuse, and/or program integrity.
* Assisting with legislative and regulatory initiatives such as reviewing and tracking proposed legislative bills, drafting regulatory language and providing research.
* Reviewing closed hearings and litigation cases, preparing and indexing the records for storage and preparing all necessary paperwork

Minimum Qualifications Non-competitive: Candidates must be currently enrolled as full-time students at a law
school. If you will not be enrolled in law school as of the Spring 2026 semester, you are not eligible to apply and your application will not be considered.

Additional Comments Minimum 15 hours/week; flexible work schedule available for specific days/times and number of hours per day depending on student's schedule. This is an in-office position.

OMIG does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage those with unique backgrounds and contributions such as education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs to apply.

We provide reasonable and religious accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to RARequest@omig.ny.gov.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Grethe Kvernes

Telephone

Fax

Email Address recruitment@omig.ny.gov

Address

Street 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

 

Notes on ApplyingPLEASE NOTE: We are unable to open documents from Google Docs, Google Drive, OneDrive, Apple Pages, and/or “the cloud”. Please submit resume as a Word or PDF attachment.