• Principal Law Clerk to Judge

    New York State Civil Service (Bronx, NY)


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    Agency Court Administration, Office of

     

    Title Principal Law Clerk to Judge

     

    Occupational Category Legal

     

    Salary Grade 31

     

    Bargaining Unit None listed

     

    Salary Range From $134981 to $134981 Annually

     

    Employment Type Full-Time

     

    Appointment Type Permanent

     

    Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

     

    Travel Percentage 0%

     

    Workweek Mon-Fri

     

    Hours Per Week 35

     

    Workday

     

    From 9 AM

     

    To 5 PM

     

    Flextime allowed? No

     

    Mandatory overtime? No

     

    Compressed workweek allowed? No

     

    Telecommuting allowed? No

     

    County Bronx

     

    Street Address 851 Grand Concourse

     

    Room 327

     

    City Bronx

     

    State NY

     

    Zip Code 10451

     

    Duties Description This position is assigned to the Hon. Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster in Bronx County Supreme Court, Civil Term. Duties include but are not limited to: researching and analyzing legal questions and issues and preparing memoranda with recommendations; drafting opinions, decisions, orders, jury charges, correspondence and other written material; conferring with lawyers on complex proceedings and reviewing legal documents filed in connection with such legal proceedings; reviewing and verifying citations; conferring with and advising the judge on legal issues; and conducting conferences with attorneys and other parties to legal actions to clarify issues to be resolved or to settle cases.Principal Law Clerks to Judge are responsible for researching and analyzing uniquely intricate, complex and sensitive legal issues and questions for individual judges. They also provide other personal and confidential assistance to an individual judge or judges. Principal Law Clerks to Judge are personally appointed by the judge or judges for whom they work and serve at their pleasure.

     

    Minimum Qualifications Admission to the New York State Bar and two (2) years of service in the Associate Law Clerk to Judge title; or five (5) years of relevant legal experience, including up to 18 months of pre-admission experience.

     

    Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

     

    Name Hon. Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster

     

    Telephone

     

    Fax

     

    Email Address [email protected]

     

    Address

     

    Street 851 Grand Concourse

     

    Room 327

     

    City Bronx

     

    State NY

     

    Zip Code 10451

     

    Notes on Applying All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5 Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web at www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) a resume, cover letter and a writing sample via email to [email protected]