Legal Admin - Penda Aiken, Inc

Title: Legal Admin
Position Type: Long-term, temporary (1+ years)
Location: Albany, NY
Hours: 9am-5pm
Salary: $18 per hour

Job Description:

We are seeking a dedicated and highly organized Legal Assistant to join our team at the NYS Client in Albany. The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in office tools, logistics coordination, and legal document management, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This role requires excellent communication skills, a high level of detail orientation, and the ability to handle confidential and legal information professionally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for investigating complaints and developing an investigative plan for cases involving violations of state law  
• Conduct in-person and telephone interviews of complainants and physicians.
• Draft correspondence to subjects.
• Obtain and review confidential data which may be necessary to locate subjects of investigation.
• Review and summarize all previous investigations of the subject physician.
• Document all investigative actions using the established protocol.
• Maintain the database reflect all completed investigative actions.
• Prepare investigative summary of all actions including recommendation for disposition of cases.
• Prepare correspondence to complainant and physician of disposition of case, as appropriate.
• Respond to telephone calls from licensees and complainants with questions concerning cases.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous investigative experience
- Knowledge of current investigative techniques

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Computer skills to include basic word processing and database applications.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience with the professional medical conduct process.

If you are looking to contribute to a dynamic team within Penda Aiken and possess the required skills, we encourage you to apply.