Court Attorney - Referee, 26638

Nycourts; New York (NY); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Unified Court System in Kings County seeks a Court Attorney-Referee to join the Law Department. The role requires admission to the New York State Bar and substantial experience handling complex civil and criminal matters in trial courts and appellate contexts.

The attorney will conduct hearings, take testimony, research legal questions, and draft memoranda and opinions, working with limited supervision across multiple courts within the county and state.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar.
• Three years of service as Associate Court Attorney.
• Eight years of relevant legal experience after bar admission.

Responsibilities

• Conducting hearings to hear and report or hear and determine.
• Taking testimony and reporting findings of facts to judge.
• Researching and analyzing complex legal questions and issues.
• Conferencing cases and resolving motions in foreclosure and discovery parts.
• Writing confidential memoranda and drafting opinions.

Skills

Legal research

Court proceedings

Education

Admission to the New York State Bar

Three years of service in the Associate Court Attorney title

Eight years of relevant legal experience after admission

Job description

UCS-23

EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITYANNOUNCEMENT

UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM

PLEASE POSTANNOUNCEMENT NO. 26638CANDIDATES WHO HAVE ALREADY APPLIED TO POSTING #26634 NEED NOT REAPPLY AND WILL BE CONSIDEREDFOR THIS POSITION.POSITION TITLE: COURT ATTORNEY - REFEREE JG: 31 LOCATION: SUPREME COURT- CIVIL TERM, KINGS COUNTY BASE SALARY: $130,061 + $ 4,920 LOCATION PAY CLASSIFICATION: NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIAL

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Admission to the New York State Bar and Three (3) years of service in the Associate Court Attorney title;
• or Eight (8) years of relevant legal experience gained after admission to the New York State Bar.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK:

Court Attorney-Referees act as special referees and research and analyze complexlegal issues and questions raised in civil and criminal cases heard in trial courts or on appeal to certain County Courts and may beresponsible for supervision of court attorneys and support staff who are located in one or more courts situated throughout a county,judicial district, or department. They serve in a confidential capacity and work with substantial independence from supervision inunits located in the Court of Claims or special parts in the Supreme Court or in County, District, Family, and Surrogate's Courts incounties entirely within cities or in counties that have populations exceeding 400,000.

ASSIGNMENT:

This position will be assigned to the Law Department.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• conducting hearings to either hear and report or hear and determine;
• taking testimony and reporting findings of facts to judge;
• researching and analyzing complex legal questions and issues;
• conferencing cases and resolving motions in foreclosure and discovery parts;
• and writing confidential memoranda and drafting opinions.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performedby persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subjectto reassignment to any position in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agency within the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 4.

APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM.POSTING DATE: October 23, 2026 APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: November 20, 2026The New York State Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, maritalstatus, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.