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Business Document Specialist 3

Grade 14

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Business Document Specialist Trainee

    Similar to Grade 06

  2. Business Document Specialist 1

    Grade 09

  3. Business Document Specialist 2

    Grade 11

  4. Business Document Specialist 3

    Grade 14

  5. Business Document Specialist 4

    Grade 17

  6. Business Document Specialist 5

    Grade 20

Summary of Job Description

BUSINESS DOCUMENT SPECIALIST 3: under the supervision of a Business Document Specialist 4, reviews the most difficult certificates (e.g., mergers, stock changes, not-for-profit) filed under a variety of laws; accepts service of process; provides technical assistance to customers; corresponds with attorneys, paralegals and their staff to resolve compliance issues with the State's Business Corporation Law and related laws; supervises Business Document Specialists 1 and/or Business Document Specialists 2, and clerical staff; assigns work to staff; follows up to ensure that work is performed accurately, timely and in accordance with rules and procedures; and evaluates staff and initiates corrective action as necessary.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

For New York State employees: On or before the date of the examination, the candidate must be a qualified employee of the New York State Department of State and have had one month of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows:

Business Document Specialist 2

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

37-777

How to Apply

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Career Mobility

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