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AgencyVictim Services, Office of

TitleAssociate Attorney

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade28

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $109250 to $134178 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Alfred E. Smith Office Building

80 South Swan Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12210

Duties Description Under the general supervision of the agency’s General Counsel, the Associate Attorney’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Providing legal advice/information to the Director, General Counsel, and other staff.
• For continuity of operations, serving as Counsel should General Counsel be unavailable.
• Reviewing and hearing administrative appeals:
o Managing all aspects of the appeals process, which includes triaging requests, scheduling and conducting hearings, and issuing final appeal decisions.
o Hearing and determining decisions on appeal.
• Providing education/outreach and being agency point of contact to outside agencies, victims of crime, and providers, as assigned.
• Conducting legislative and regulatory analysis.
• Reviewing the accuracy of updated educational and informational materials.
• Providing legal review of complex/first impression questions from agency staff on matters related to the transfer, storage, and maintenance of associated Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kit (SOECK) materials stored by OVS.
• Providing legal review of complex/first impression Compensation Unit investigations.
• Directly supervising the agency’s Senior Attorney and Legal Assistant II, including the preparing of annual performance reviews.
o Supervision and oversight of Senior Attorney’s duties, including:
• The State’s enforcement of the “Son of Sam” law [Exec law, §632-a].
• Response to civil legal actions brought against the agency [CPLR, Art. 78].
• Working with OVS’ Administrative Services and Grants Unit staff for items such as responding to legal questions and drafting of MOU/MOAs.
• Liaising with the NYS Archives and purging legal documents related to the “Son of Sam” law.
o Supervision and oversight of Legal Assistant’s duties, including:
• Performing complex paralegal duties related to topics including, but not limited to restitution, subrogation, and collection files.
• Preparing legal documents such as Notice and Satisfaction of Liens, Affidavits, Certifications, Waivers of Citation and Consent, Answer and Objection, Orders to Show Cause and Lien Waiver Application Recommendations in accordance with legal timeframes.
• Ensuring proper and timely filing of the Office’s Notice of Lien with the appropriate County Clerk’s Office. Responding to inquiries regarding the Notice of Lien.
• Managing related bill tracking activities through the Legislative Retrieval System.

Minimum Qualifications Permanent service in this title or one year of permanent service in a title SG-26 or higher, and otherwise eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law. Candidates on the Associate Attorney promotion list will be canvassed and need not respond to this posting.

Provisional: One year of permanent-competitive or 55B/C service as a Senior Attorney SG-25. If appointed provisionally, you must take and pass the next exam for this position and be reachable on the resulting eligible list.

A permanent appointment pursuant to Section 52.7 of Civil Service Law may be possible if there are three or fewer current OVS employees meeting the above provisional qualifications that are interested in this position

Candidate must also be admitted to the New York State Bar and have current registration to practice law in New York State.

Additional Comments Up to 10% travel may be required. Some positions may require travel to locations not serviced by public transportation.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. OVS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The NYS Office of Victim Services provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Unit at DEIA@dcjs.ny.gov or (518) 485-1704.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Schuyler Younkin

Telephone 518-485-6816

Fax 518-457-4000

Email Address DCJSJobs@dcjs.ny.gov

Address

Street 80 South Swan Street

Human Resources - 6th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12210

Notes on ApplyingPlease send a cover letter and resume to the email/address above. Please reference posting # 185873 on your cover letter.