Assistant Counsel (Supervising Assistant Counsel)

New York State - New York Government Brooklyn, NY
Description

Job Title : Assistant Counsel (Supervising Assistant Counsel)
Location : Brooklyn, NY
Company : New York State - New York Government
Salary :
Open Date : 2024-01-10
Close Date : 2024-05-10

Admission to the New York State Bar and a member in good standing with five (5) years post-admission trial and/or hearing experience before either courts of record or in administrative proceedings. Commitment to public service and good research/writing skills essential. Criminal litigation experience preferred but not required.

Supervising Attorneys assigned to the Administrative Litigation Unit perform the following functions, including but not limited to:

  • Supervise a team of 3-5 Assistant Counsels or other professional staff
  • Train and mentor Assistant Counsels and/or other professional staff consistent with established Unit policies, procedures and best practices; provide day-to-day direction on assignments and tasks
  • Manage assignment of cases to subordinate staff; track workload among team members; recommend and implement necessary adjustments to enhance productivity and quality of output
  • Review team work product for consistency with statute, agency legal positions, court decisions/legal precedent, and established Unit policies/procedures
  • Defend Justice Center determinations and legal positions in proceedings before Administrative Law Judges and appointed Arbitrators
  • Perform pre-hearing conferences and recommend proposed settlement terms to supervisor
  • Draft motions, decisions, opening/closing arguments, memoranda of law and briefs in support of agency determinations; prepare documentary evidence and witnesses for testimony at administrative and disciplinary proceedings
  • Consult with Justice Center investigators regarding allegations of abuse and neglect, and review associated evidence; identify gaps in existing evidence, and if necessary, recommend further evidence needed to determine whether an allegation of abuse and/or neglect should be substantiated
  • Draft, review, and edit Notices of Discipline (NODs)
  • Collaborate with and advise

State Oversight Agencies (SOAs) on employee discipline proceedings

  • Work collaboratively with other regional Supervising Assistant Counsels to identify operational issues, trends, and other factors impacting Unit operations; formulate and present improvement recommendations to Deputy for Administrative Litigation and the Assistant Deputy for Administrative Litigation, and other agency management
  • Participate in work groups or special project teams, as directed
  • Input and review all relevant case information in the Justice Center's Vulnerable Persons Central Registry (VPCR)
  • Conduct statewide training with Justice Center and SOA staff on relevant administrative litigation practices.

Established in 2013 by the Protection with Special Needs Act; The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center) is charged with protecting over one million New Yorkers under the care or jurisdiction across six State Oversight Agencies. https://www.justicecenter.ny.gov/

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NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the Justice Center’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines..

This position is eligible for $3,087 downstate location pay.

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