Assistant Attorney 1 (NY HELPS)

New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal; Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal is seeking an Assistant Attorney to support Senior Attorney staff reviewing PARS for overcharge, lease violations, fair market rent appeals, substantial rehabilitation, and eviction. The role involves legal research on rent stabilization and rent control laws and tracking Article 78 appeals of PAR orders and related court cases.

Candidates should have Law School Graduation or eligibility to take the NYS Bar, and must be reachable on the

Qualifications

• Law School Graduation or eligibility to take the NYS Bar Examination.
• Must be reachable on the NYS Civil Service eligible list.
• For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Attorney staff reviewing PARS for multiple case types including overcharge, lease violations, rent stabilization and rent control, substantial rehabilitation, and eviction.
• Conduct legal research on rent stabilization and rent control laws.
• Track Article 78 appeals of PAR orders and other court cases involving rent laws.

Education

Law School Graduation or eligibility to take the NYS Bar Examination

Job description

Duties Description
The Assistant Attorney will support Senior Attorney staff reviewing PARS for multiple case types which include overcharge, lease violations, fair market rent appeals, substantial rehabilitation, and eviction. Assistant Attorney will also conduct legal research on rent stabilization and rent control laws, track Article 78 appeals of PAR orders and other court cases involving rent laws.

Description
Duties Description
The Assistant Attorney will support Senior Attorney staff reviewing PARS for multiple case types which include overcharge, lease violations, fair market rent appeals, substantial rehabilitation, and eviction. Assistant Attorney will also conduct legal research on rent stabilization and rent control laws, track Article 78 appeals of PAR orders and other court cases involving rent laws.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
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, 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
Law School Graduation (or other eligibility to take the NYS Bar Examination).
Competitive Minimum Qualifications
Must be reachable on the appropriate New York State Civil Service eligible list.
70.1/52.6 Transfer Qualifications
One year of permanent or contingent permanent in an eligible title for transfer determined to be similar by Civil Service. For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/. The GOT-IT site will inform you if your title is transferrable.
It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications and providing the requested documents may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

• PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE APPOINTED TO ONE OF THE ENTRY LEVEL TRAINEESHIPS, YOU WILL NORMALLY BE ADVANCED AFTER EACH TWELVE MONTHS OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE TO THE NEXT HIRE TITLE (WITH SALARY BASED ON PERFORMANCE) UNTIL YOU REACH THE FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF SENIOR ATTORNEY.

IF YOU ARE APPOINTED AS AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 1, YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCED TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 2 UPON ADMISSION TO THE NEW YORK STATE BAR. IF YOU ARE NOT ADMITTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE BAR WITHIN TWO YEARS OF APPOINTMENT, YOUR APPOINTMENT WILL BE TERMINATED.

Additional Comments
Candidates who are brand new to state service will start at the hiring rate of the position which is $66,951 plus location pay of $4,000. It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you match the minimum qualifications and providing the requested documents above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.