<p>Please note: State agencies that contact job applicants do not usually request personal or financial information via text message or over the phone in connection with your response to a job posting. If you are contacted for such information by these methods, or any other method, please verify the identity of the individual before transmitting such information to that person.</p> <p>Note: For questions about the job posting, please contact the agency that posted this position by using the contact information provided on the "Contact" tab for the position.</p> <p>Review Vacancy</p> <p>Date Posted 12/05/25</p> <p>Applications Due12/19/25</p> <p>Vacancy ID204280</p> <ul> <li>Basics </li><li>Schedule </li><li>Location </li><li>Job Specifics </li><li>How to Apply </li></ul> <p>NY HELPNo</p> <p>AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the</p> <p>TitleLegal Aide</p> <p>Occupational CategoryLegal</p> <p>Salary GradeHourly</p> <p>Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)</p> <p>Salary RangeFrom $22.95 to $22.95 Hourly</p> <p>Employment Type Per Diem</p> <p>Appointment Type Temporary</p> <p>Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class</p> <p>Travel Percentage 0%</p> <p>Workweek Mon-Fri</p> <p>Hours Per Week 15-20</p> <p>Workday</p> <p>From 9 AM</p> <p>To 5 PM</p> <p>Flextime allowed? No</p> <p>Mandatory overtime? No</p> <p>Compressed workweek allowed? No</p> <p>Telecommuting allowed? No</p> <p>County Albany</p> <p>Street Address 800 North Pearl Street</p> <p>City Albany</p> <p>StateNY</p> <p>Zip Code12204</p> <p>Duties Description Duties include, but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Assisting in handling administrative tasks such as document redaction for FOIL, compiling information from agency data sources, and obtaining information from courts. </li><li>Performing tasks related to preparation for administrative hearings such as reviewing and identifying exhibits, drafting witness questions, and reviewing transcripts. </li><li>Drafting responsive letters and inter-agency communications, drafting preliminary decisions for agency determinations and notices and responsive pleadings. </li><li>Conducting legal research and writing generally and specifically on issues related to Medicaid fraud and abuse, and/or program integrity. </li><li>Assisting with legislative and regulatory initiatives such as reviewing and tracking proposed legislative bills, drafting regulatory language and providing research. </li><li>Reviewing closed hearings and litigation cases, preparing and indexing the records for storage and preparing all necessary paperwork </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications Non-competitive: Candidates must be currently enrolled as full-time students at a law</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>OMIG does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.</p> <p>Name Grethe Kvernes</p> <p>Telephone</p> <p>Fax</p> <p>Email Address recruitment@omig.ny.gov</p> <p>Address</p> <p>Street 800 North Pearl Street</p> <p>City Albany</p> <p>State NY</p> <p>Zip Code 12204</p> <p>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.</p>