Senior Attorney (HRM), M-1

State of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

State of New York is seeking qualified attorneys for a structured career path from entry levels to Senior Attorney under the NY HELPS program. Appointees may advance through twelve-month probationary periods based on performance and bar admission progress.

The promotion track includes careful evaluations and potential early advancement upon exceptional performance, with terms tied to civil service rules.

Qualifications

• One year as Assistant Attorney 3 or NYS Bar admission plus two years of subsequent professional legal experience.
• One year as Assistant Attorney 2 or NYS Bar admission plus one year of subsequent professional legal experience.
• Admission to NYS Bar.
• Law School Graduation or eligibility to take NYS Bar Examination; automatic advancement from AA1 to AA2 after bar admission; potential termination if not admitted within two years.

Skills

Senior Attorney M-1

Assistant Attorney 3 SG-22

Assistant Attorney 2 SG-20

Assistant Attorney 1 SG-18

Education

NYS Bar Admission

Job description

Appointment Method:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Senior Attorney, M-1: One year as an Assistant Attorney 3 or admission to the NYS Bar and two years of subsequent professional legal experience.
• Assistant Attorney 3, SG-22: One year as Assistant Attorney 2 or admission to the NYS Bar and one year of subsequent professional legal experience.
• Assistant Attorney 2, SG-20: Admission to NYS Bar.
• Assistant Attorney 1, SG-18: Law School Graduation (or other eligibility to take the NYS Bar Examination). Note: 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.

The Traineeship:

If you are appointed to one of the entry levels of the Attorney Traineeship, you will normally be advanced after each twelve months of satisfactory service to the next higher title (with salary based on performance) until you reach the full performance level of a Senior Attorney. If your final performance evaluation as an Assistant Attorney 2, and your six-month performance evaluation as an Assistant Attorney 3 are rated outstanding, you may be eligible for early advancement to Senior Attorney, reducing your traineeship by six months. All service during the traineeship will be in probationary status. Performance will be evaluated every six months against established standards set by the individual agencies which reflect a timetable for gaining the knowledge and skills necessary so that appointees are able to function at the Senior Attorney level at the completion of the traineeship.

NY HELPS:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). The NY HELPS Program allows agencies to fill certain positions via permanent non-competitive appointments. At a future date (within one year of your 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.

List Appointment:

Candidates must be reachable on the Civil Service eligible list for 20-620010.

55 b/c Appointment:

Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements of the Governor's Program to Hire Individuals and Veterans with Disabilities as described in Civil Service Law § 55b/c. Information about this program can be found here: https://www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/

Transfer:

Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a title eligible for transfer via Sections 52.6 of the Civil Service Law. Information regarding transfer eligibility may be available on the Civil Service Career Mobility Office website at http://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/. Please Note that under Civil Service Law, an employee cannot have two consecutive upward 70.1 or 52.6 transfers without an intervening eligible list appointment if such transfers would exceed two salary grades.