Job Description The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) provides for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and maintains and enhances the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment. The Litigation Services unit handles requests for Agency records and witness appearances in the defense of approximately 3,000 personal injury cases each year. The unit seeks a highly organized and self-motivated candidate with experience working with electronically filed records and researching, identifying, collecting, and producing digital records. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced paperless office and will be required to follow our Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in order to produce reliable, consistent and accurate records that will be defensible under oath at depositions and trials. The successful candidate is expected to achieve proficiency, after appropriate training, in performing complete electronic records searches of several databases and web applications. The successful candidate should also possess superior verbal communication skills. The successful candidate may be required to routinely travel to offices and courthouses in all 5 boroughs, approximately 3 times each week, to testify under oath at Examinations Before Trial and at Trials. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF CLAIM SPECIALIST, OR REACHABLE ON THE CLAIM SPECIALIST CIVIL SERVICE LIST, OR ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 55A PROGRAM. Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; or 2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university and two years of full-time satisfactory experience investigating and/or settling claims for personal injury or property damage or loss; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time satisfactory experience investigating and/or settling claims for personal injury or property damage or loss; or 4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1”, “2” or “3” above. College education may be substituted for experience as described in “2” or “3” above on the basis that 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university may be substituted for each year of required experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent. 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.