Senior Attorney, Assistant Attorney ; NY HELPS Box OP

Duties / Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and review of investigations into allegations of professional misconduct;
• Provide legal advice to OPD investigators and members of the various state boards for the professions;
• Engage in settlement negotiations in professional misconduct cases;
• Prepare for hearings on, and try before panels of the various state boards, professional misconduct cases, moral character cases involving individuals seeking licensure, and restoration of license cases involving individuals whose licenses have been previously revoked or surrendered;
• Represent OPD before the Regents Review Committee on review of decisions of hearing panels in professional misconduct cases;
• Research and prepare briefs, memoranda of law, specifications of professional misconduct, other legal pleadings, internal memoranda, and correspondence;
• Effective and timely management of assigned caseload;
• Interact professionally and effectively with members of the Board of Regents and the various state professional boards, other SED staff, opposing counsel, witnesses, and members of the public.

• NY HELPS
  • This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.
    
    Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
• Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications
  • Assistant Attorney 1:
    Law school graduation (or other eligibility to take the NYS Bar Examination)*
  • If you are not admitted to the New York State Bar within two years of appointment, your appointment will be terminated.
  • Assistant Attorney 2:
    Admission to NYS Bar
  • Assistant Attorney 3:
    One year as Assistant Attorney 2 or admission to the NYS Bar and one year of subsequent professional legal experience
  • Senior Attorney:
    Admission to the NYS bar and two years of post-licensure professional legal experience
• Promotion Current State employees must have one year of permanent competitive service as an Assistant Attorney 3.
• Competitive Minimum Qualifications
  • Reassignment:
    Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Senior Attorney.
  • Eligible List Appointment:
    Candidates must be reachable on the Civil Service eligible list for these titles. If you are on the Civil Service eligible list for this title, you may receive a canvass letter. You must complete and return it as instructed on the letter.
  • Information about this examination for this title series can be found at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..cfm
  • Section 70.1 Transfer Senior Attorney:
    Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in any of the following titles:
    Senior Attorney (Realty).
  • Section 52.6 Transfer to Senior Attorney:
    Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title allocated SG-23 or higher eligible to transfer under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law. Candidates must also meet the following minimum qualifications to transfer:
    • Possess a Juris Doctorate degree
    • Be admitted to the Bar to practice law in New York State or in a state with Bar reciprocity
    • Possess at least 2 years of subsequent satisfactory Legal experience
• 55b/c Appointment to Assistant Attorney 1
  • Law School graduation AND/OR eligibility for NYS Bar Admission*
  • If you are not admitted to the New York State Bar within two years of appointment, your appointment will be terminated.
• 55b/c Appointment to Assistant Attorney 2
  • NYS Bar Admission
• 55b/c Appointment to Assistant Attorney 3
  • NYS Bar Admission AND
  • Possess 1 year of subsequent satisfactory Legal experience
• 55b/c Appointment to Senior Attorney
  • Possess a Juris Doctorate degree AND
  • NYS Bar Admission AND
  • Possess at least 2 years of subsequent satisfactory Legal experience
• Resume Requirements It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

• This will be a permanent, competitive appointment or a permanent non-competitive appointment. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments.
• For 55b/c appointment, candidates must possess the minimum qualifications, a current 55b/c eligibility letter and is subject to verification of applicant…