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Posted September 23, 2019

Agency Attorney

NYC DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION
New York, NY Full Time
Reference: nycjobs381228

Job Description The New York City Department of Probation (DOP) contributes to safer communities by supervising people on probation and...

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Job Description
The New York City Department of Probation (DOP) contributes to safer communities by supervising people on probation and fostering opportunities for them to move out of the criminal justice system and into meaningful education, employment, health services, family engagement and community participation. We are located in every borough across the City and provide four core services –pre-sentence investigations, intake, diversion and probation supervision. In summary, DOP ensures that people who enter our system are supervised according to their risk level and receive the support and services they need to abide by the law and be an asset to their communities.

Under direction of the Supervising Attorney(s), serves as Senior Attorney with duties that include:
• Performing sophisticated legal work and may assist with complex and difficult matters.
• Provides advice and counsel to operations staff in Family and Adult court.
• Prosecutes violations of probation, conducts hearings, and appears in Supreme, Criminal, Family Court and the Appellate Division or before administrative tribunals.
• Researches and prepares sophisticated cases.
• Recommends statutory and regulatory revisions related to agency issues.
• Drafts and reviews proposed legislation, rules and regulations.
• Advises agency personnel of legal aspects of enforcement and administration of acts, rules, laws and regulations. Researches and writing briefs, legal opinions, affidavits, and memoranda of law.
• Preparing and arguing motions, writs, petitions or similar matters.
• Reviews and prepares charging instruments.
• Negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and processing memoranda of understanding, contracts, leases and other agreements.
• May train and oversee work of attorneys and interns and assist in overall supervision of the unit.
• May be responsible for maintenance of law library and preparing reports and summaries.
• May serve as Records Access Officer under the Freedom of Information Law.
• Acts as a liaison with agency executives and other governmental bodies and law enforcement officials.
• Perform other relevant duties as determined by the General Counsel chain-of-command.
Minimum Qual Requirements
1. Admission to the New York State Bar; and either "2" or "3" below.
2. One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or
3. Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne (30086).
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements:
To be assigned to Assignment Level (AL) II, candidates must have one year of experience at Assignment Level I or two years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment. To be assigned to AL III candidates must have two years of experience in Assignment Levels I and/or II or three years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.
Preferred Skills
• Experience in Criminal law
• Experience in Family law, in particular Article 3 and Article 7 cases
• Courtroom litigation and advocacy experience
• Excellent legal writing skills are required. All applicants must submit a writing sample
• Outstanding communication skills
• Strong legal research skills
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Legal case management database experience
Additional Information
APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) APPROVAL

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST”

Note: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLFP). The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with the DOP qualifies you as a public service employee and you may be able to take advantage of this program while working full-time and meeting the program’s other requirements.
Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements:

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
To Apply
PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER AND A WRITING SAMPLE


TO: External Applicants: https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/

Internal Applicants: Employee Self Service (ESS)



SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position; however, you must reside in New York State.

This listing expired on Nov 22. Applications are no longer accepted.

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