Supervising Court Attorney
New York State Civil Service
NY HELP No
Agency Court Administration, Office of
Title Supervising Court Attorney
Occupational Category Other Professional Careers
Salary Grade 32
Bargaining Unit None listed
Salary Range From $133330 to $133330 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 35
Workday
From 9 AM
To 5 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County Albany
Street Address 187 Wolf Road
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12205
Minimum Qualifications Admission to the New York State Bar; and Three (3) years of service in the Associate Court Attorney title;or Eight (8) years of relevant legal experience gained after admission to the New York State Bar.
Duties Description ASSIGNMENT: The Office of Justice Court Support (OJCS) works with Town and Village courts statewide providing legal counselas well as education and training to almost 1,700 judges and 1,700 court clerks. The mission of OJCS is to support the work of theJustice Courts by coordinating the delivery of training, equipment, services and support to the Justices and Court Clerks.This position will be the legal supervisor for the statewide Office of Justice Court Support and will report to the Director of the Officeof Justice Court Support. Duties include but are not limited to: day-to-day supervision of legal staff including assigning researchand evaluating work; reviewing new legislation for operational impact on the Town and Village courts and developing guides andeducational materials; providing expert legal and procedural knowledge; answering complex questions from judges and judicialdistricts; analyzing and preparing written interpretations of statutes and rules; acting as legal counsel to town and village justicesregarding matters pending within their courts and communicating and discussing complex issues of law. This position is alsoresponsible for managing, developing, coordinating and presenting in a classroom setting education and training curriculumprograms related to criminal and civil areas of substantive law effecting the T&V courts. Some statewide travel is required.DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Supervising Court Attorneys serve in a confidential capacity and are responsible forsupervising a law department consisting of three (3) or more subordinate court attorneys, including Principal Court Attorneys and/orCourt Attorneys-Referee, in courts with a service population exceeding 400,000. They make assignments, review work product,develop policy, oversee all law department operations, research and analyze complex legal issues and questions for the court andperform other related duties.
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Name Michele Conley
Telephone
Fax
Email Address mkconley@nycourts.gov
Address
Street 187 Wolf Road
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12205
Notes on Applying All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web atwww.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) and a resume and cover letter by email to mkconley@nycourts.gov or by mail to:Michele ConleyOffice of Justice Court Support187 Wolf Road, Suite 103Albany, New York 12205
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