Overview
From $93,530 to $117,875 Annually
110 State Street
Albany, NY 12236
Minimum Qualifications
No exam required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program.
- Assistant Attorney 1
- Law school graduation and/or eligibility for the NYS Bar Admission.
- Assistant Attorney 2
- Admission to the NYS Bar.
- Assistant Attorney 3
- 12 months as an Assistant Attorney 2
OR
- Admission to the NYS Bar.
- 12 months of subsequent satisfactory legal experience.
- Senior Attorney
- 12 months as an Assistant Attorney 3.
OR
- Admission to the NYS Bar and 24 months of subsequent satisfactory legal experience.
Other Ways to Qualify
- You're currently reachable on the the appropriate eligible list for this title,
- For a 70.1 transfer to the Senior Attorney, SG-25, you must have one year of permanent competitive service in an approved 70.1 title allocated to a salary grade 23 or above.
- For a 52.6 transfer to the Senior Attorney, SG-25, you must have one year of permanent competitive service in an approved 52.6 title allocated to a salary grade 23 or above and must have 12 months as an Assistant Attorney 3 OR admission to the New York State Bar AND 24 months of subsequent satisfactory legal experience.
To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website. Appointments must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade.
Duties
Provide legal advice to staff of OSC’s Division of Local Government and School Accountability in connection with audits of local governments, and provide advisory technical assistance to municipal attorneys, local government officials, taxpayers and others on various areas of law relating to municipal government and finance.
- Review and edit informational materials prepared by LGSA staff for posting on OSC website. Review for legal compliance certain documents required to be submitted for filing with OSC.
- Analyze documents and inquiries to identify legal issues.
- Perform necessary legal research of statutes, case law, legislative history, etc.
- Develop oral or written responses, including legal reasoning.
Assess the legal sufficiency of applications by local governments for the State Comptroller’s approval of the establishment of town and county special districts (including water and sewer districts), business improvement districts, the issuance of indebtedness by certain local governments located within the Adirondack Park and exceeding or excluding indebtedness from Constitutional debt limits.
- Undertake review and analysis of documents and information submitted as part of the application including, as appropriate, engineers’ reports, grant agreements, proposed real property tax assessment and fee rates, bond resolutions, contracts and other materials.
- Apply legal principles of the law pertaining to the Comptroller’s approval functions.
- Coordinate with the Comptroller’s Division of Local Government and School Accountability (LGSA) and interact with representatives of the applicant-local government.
- Prepare in-house legal opinions and other documents in connection with the approval function.
Miscellaneous, including making presentations at training seminars and webinars for municipal attorneys and other local government officials on special district issues and certain other topics.
- Participating in drafting certain OSC Program Bills and supporting memoranda, and review and comment on pending legislation relating to special district and certain other issues relative to municipal finance.
- Undertake preparation, including research of the subject area, outline of written remarks, and preparation of handouts and PowerPoint. Undertake legal research as necessary.
- Prepare proposed bill language and memoranda for review.
- Review and analyze technical issues raised by pending bills. Prepare and present comments.
Desired Competencies
- Admission to the NYS Bar.
- At least one year of experience practicing law in NYS.
- Fundamental understanding of NYS laws pertaining to municipal government and finance, including the imposition of taxes and assessments, and borrowing.
- Fundamental understanding of the structure and function of NYS local governments.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to organize large volumes of factual and legal data into clear and logical sequences.
- Ability to analyze legal issues and identify significant cases, opinions and facts.
Cover Letter & Resume
Submit a clear, concise cover letter and resume stating how you meet the above minimum qualifications. Reference Item #01198-YVC on your cover letter for proper routing.