Court Attorney

New York State Unified Court System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York State Unified Court System, Batavia City Court, is recruiting for one position in the Court Attorney Series. The position will be filled in any of these titles and will be dependent on the qualifications and experience of the applicant selected: Associate Court Attorney, Senior Court Attorney, or Court Attorney.

This position will be assigned to the Batavia & Lockport City Court. Key responsibilities include researching and analyzing legal questions, conferencing and case

Qualifications

• Associate Court Attorney: NYS Bar admission and 5 years of relevant legal experience, incl. up to 18 months pre-admission.
• Senior Court Attorney: NYS Bar admission and 2 years of relevant legal experience, incl. up to 18 months pre-admission.
• Court Attorney: NYS Bar admission; or law school grad and NYS Bar admission within 18 months.

Responsibilities

• Researching and analyzing legal questions and issues.
• Assisting with conferencing and case management audits.
• Writing confidential legal memoranda.
• Drafting confidential opinions.
• Conferring with lawyers on unusual or complex proceedings and reviewing legal documents filed.

Skills

Legal research

Memoranda writing

Legal drafting

Education

Bar admission (NY)

Law degree (JD) or equivalent

Job description

The New York State Unified Court System, Batavia City Court, is recruiting for one (1) position in the Court Attorney Series. The position will be filled in any of these titles and will be dependent on the qualifications and experience of the applicant selected: Associate Court Attorney, Senior Court Attorney, or Court Attorney. This position will be assigned to the Batavia & Lockport City Court.

Key Responsibilities:

• Researching and analyzing legal questions and issues.
• Assisting with conferencing and case management audits.
• Writing confidential legal memoranda.
• Drafting confidential opinions.
• Conferring with lawyers on unusual or complex proceedings and reviewing legal documents filed in connection with such proceedings.
• Travel may be required.

Qualifications:

Associate Court Attorney: Admission to the New York State Bar and Five (5) years of relevant legal experience, including up to 18 months of pre‑admission experience.

Senior Court Attorney: Admission to the New York State Barand Two (2) years of relevant legal experience, including up to 18 months of pre‑admission experience.

Court Attorney: Admission to the New York State Bar; or Graduation from an accredited law school and admission to the New York State Bar within 18 months of appointment.

Please view the full employment announcement at: 8615_court_attorney_series.pdf