POSITION TITLE: ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY JG: 28 BASE SALARY: $ 107,629 QUALIFICATIONS: Admission to the New York State Bar and two (2) years of service in the Senior Attorney title; or equivalent legal experience. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Associate Attorneys serve in a confidential capacity and research legal questions and issues, organize complex investigations, prepare and present complex cases before administrative tribunals and trial and appellate courts, and perform other related duties. Associate Attorneys provide legal research and advocacy services in the Mental Hygiene Legal Services, attorney disciplinary committees, 18B panel administration, or other such units. They may also oversee a departmental law guardian program. POSITION TITLE: SENIOR ATTORNEY JG: 26 BASE SALARY: $ 96,594 QUALIFICATIONS: Admission to the New York State Bar and two (2) years of service in the Attorney title; or equivalent legal experience. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: With substantial independence from supervision, Senior Attorneys serve in a confidential capacity and research legal questions and issues, organize investigations, prepare and present cases before administrative tribunals and courts, and perform other related duties. Senior Attorneys provide legal research and advocacy services in the Mental Hygiene Legal Services, attorney disciplinary committees, 18B panel administration, or other such units. They may also oversee a departmental law guardian program.

POSITION TITLE: ATTORNEY JG: 23 BASE SALARY: $ 82,198 QUALIFICATIONS: Admission to the New York State Bar DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Under direct supervision, Attorneys serve in a confidential capacity and research legal questions and issues, prepare cases for administrative proceedings and litigation in the courts, and perform other related duties. Attorneys provide legal research and advocacy services in the Mental Hygiene Legal Services, attorney disciplinary committees, 18B panel administration, or other such units. 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 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 and a résumé by email to: mljones@nycourts.gov or by mail to: Mary L. Jones, Human Resources Appellate Division, Fourth Department M. Dolores Denman Courthouse 50 East Avenue, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14604 APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM. POSTING DATE: August 6, 2024 APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: September 17, 2024