Senior Attorney; NY HELPS - VID

Overview

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS) and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position:

This title includes a traineeship opportunity and applicants will be appointed to the appropriate level based on experience.

Required experience:

qualifying legal experience includes applicable experience earned post-NYS Bar Admission.

• Assistant Attorney 1 (equated to SG-18):
  Law school graduation and/or eligibility for NYS Bar Admission, and no qualifying post-Bar experience.
• Assistant Attorney 2 (equated to SG-20):
  Admission to NYS Bar.
• Assistant Attorney 3 (equated to SG-22):
  Admission to NYS Bar and 12 months of qualifying post-Bar legal experience.
• Senior Attorney (SG-25):
  Admission to NYS Bar and two years of qualifying post-Bar legal experience.

Applicants may be appointed to this position if currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title OR are a current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a position allocated to a Grade 23 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 or 70.1 of the Civil Service Law AND possess a Juris Doctorate degree, have good standing with NYS Bar admission, and two-years of post-bar experience.

NOTE:

In order to award the proper credit for work experience, resumes must include month and year for start and end dates along with the hours per week for each position listed.