• Assistant Law Clerk

    New York State Civil Service (Bronx, NY)


    NY HELP No

     

    Agency Court Administration, Office of

     

    Title Assistant Law Clerk

     

    Occupational Category Legal

     

    Salary Grade 23

     

    Bargaining Unit None listed

     

    Salary Range From $89579 to $89579 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 Albany

     

    Street Address 851 Grand Concourse

     

    Room 327

     

    City Bronx

     

    State NY

     

    Zip Code 10451

     

    Duties Description This position is assigned to Hon. Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster, Supreme Court Justice in Bronx County Supreme Court – Civil Term. Duties include but are not limited to: research and analysis of complex legal issues; drafting orders, opinions, and correspondence; proofreading opinions; scheduling and conducting discovery, status, and settlement conferences; and preparing jury charges and jury verdict forms.Assistant Law Clerks are appointed in the Civil Term by Justices of the Supreme Court, are assigned to Judges designated as Acting Supreme Court Justices for one or more full terms, or are appointed by Justices in the Appellate Divisions, Court of Appeals, and NYC Surrogate's Courts.1 They research and analyze legal issues raised in complex civil term motions and are responsible for preparing memorandums, drafting orders, opinions and verifying citations. Assistant Law Clerks are appointed to a one-year clerkship, renewable four times, and are personally appointed by the Justice for whom they work and serve at their pleasure.1 Judges who appoint an Assistant Law Clerk agree to forego the appointment of a Secretary and waive the right to such an appointment under section 36 of the Judiciary Law for the period of service for the Assistant Law Clerk. LOCATION: SUPREME COURT, BRONX COUNTY - CIVIL TERM BASE SALARY: $ 84,659 + $ 4,920 LOCATION PAY

     

    Minimum Qualifications Graduation from an accredited law school no more than three (3) years prior to appointment and admission to the New York State Bar within eighteen months of appointment. or Appointment within three (3) years of first admission to any bar in the United States.

     

    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 cover letter, a resume, two writing samples, and law school transcript (optional) by email to: [email protected].