Court Attorney - Referee, 32603

NYS Unified Court System; New York (NY); In loco; USD 115.000 - 155.000; Tempo pieno

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New York State Unified Court System seeks a Court Attorney-Referee for the Surrogate's Court in Kings County. The role involves handling hearings, reporting findings, and drafting opinions with independence in a confidential environment.

The assignment is in the Law department under Surrogate Rosemarie Montalbano. A New York State Bar admission is required, with at least three years in the Associate Court Attorney title or eight years of relevant post-admission experience.

Competenze

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

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• Duties include conducting hearings to hear and report or hear and determine; taking testimony and reporting findings of facts to the judge; researching and analyzing complex legal questions and issues; and writing confidential memoranda and drafting opinions.

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EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITYANNOUNCEMENT

UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM

PLEASE POSTANNOUNCEMENT NO. 32603POSITION TITLE: COURT ATTORNEY - REFEREE JG: 31LOCATION: SURROGATE’S COURT, KINGS COUNTYBASE SALARY: $130,061 + $ 4,920 LOCATION PAYCLASSIFICATION: NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIALQUALIFICATIONS: Admission to the New York State Bar; and Three years of service in the Associate Court Attorney title; or

Eight 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 of Surrogate Rosemarie Montalbano. Duties and responsibilitiesinclude but are not limited to: conducting hearings to either hear and report or hear and determine; taking testimony and reportingfindings of facts to judge; researching and analyzing complex legal questions and issues; and writing confidential memoranda anddrafting 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 notnecessarily 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 title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. Allapplications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agencywithin the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 .

APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM.

POSTING DATE: November 4, 2026 APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: December 2, 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, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.