Description
Assistant Attorney
POSITION TITLE: ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
JG: 21
BASE SALARY: $ 73,897
QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited law school and admission to New York State Bar within 18 months of appointment.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Assistant Attorneys serve in a confidential capacity and work under direct supervision and receive on-the-job instruction in legal research and in preparing cases for administrative tribunals and litigation in the courts, and in performing other related duties. Assistant Attorneys provide legal research and advocacy services in the Mental Hygiene Legal Services, attorney disciplinary committees, 18B panel administration, or other such units.
LOCATION: APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE – UTICA, NY
CLASSIFICATION: NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIAL
ASSIGNMENT: Duties include but are not limited to: researching and analyzing complex legal questions and issues; preparing and presenting cases before administrative tribunals and courts; preparing confidential reports, memoranda, legal papers and briefs; representing mentally disabled clients, sex offender clients and other clients as provided by law; extensive travel without reliance on public transportation is required.
GENERAL INFORMATION: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subject to reassignment to any position in the same title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agency within the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 .
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5 Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web at http://www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) with a cover letter, résumé, by email to: cbaldino@nycourts.gov or by mail to:
COLEEN M. BALDINO
APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
M DOLORES COURTHOUSE, 50 EAST AVENUE, SUITE 200
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14604
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM.
POSTING DATE: February 4, 2025
APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: March 4, 2025
The New York State Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
