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NY HELP Yes

Agency Attorney General, Office of the

Title Senior Attorney - NY HELPS

Occupational Category Legal

Salary Grade 25

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $96336 to $121413 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? Yes

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Office of the New York State Attorney General, Contract Approval Unit

The Capitol

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12224

Duties Description • Review a wide variety of New York State instrumentality grants and negotiated contracts to ensure compliance with State statutes and advise State instrumentalities on how to clarify or amend vague or unacceptable terms. • Advise State instrumentalities of legal implications regarding contract-related issues. • Review and comment on the impact of proposed changes to agency and authority boilerplate contract language.• Review and comment on the impact of proposed contract-related legislation and identify any potential issues with existing statutes. • Work with the Office of the State Comptroller and State instrumentalities to standardize and improve the contracting process. • Assist with projects having a divisional focus.• Candidate must have experience working in a paperless environment and be proficient in utilizing electronic platforms to perform duties and store information regarding work product. • Review a wide variety of agency and authority contracts, including construction, consultant, legal service, lease, financial, and technology contracts, and advise the agency or authority of any vague or unacceptable legal terms or procedural issues requiring clarification. • Review insurance charters and construction and insurance adjuster bonds.• Access Electronic Platforms and Review Contracts On-Line: Review and approve grant contracts, public authority contracts, and State agency contracts on separate, online platforms. Provide online notices regarding the approval or non-approval of contracts. Provide online questions or comments regarding individual contracts in order to clarify the terms of the contract. Provide online verification regarding the Unit’s acceptance of State contracts with sectarian contractors. • Ability to multi-task between reviewing and commenting on contracts and responding to incoming communications regarding contracts.• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications NY HELPS: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of 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. Employees appointed via the NY HELPS program are restricted for promotional appointment until their position is covered-in to the competitive class by the New York State Civil Service Commission (CSC), or they otherwise obtain permanent competitive status. The CSC has recently covered-in employees who were appointed via NY HELPS on a permanent or contingent permanent basis between June 26, 2024 and June 11, 2025. Notification to employees regarding a change in their status is forthcoming. You may wish to apply if you received a permanent NY HELPS appointment to a qualifying title within these timeframes and are interested in this opportunity. Your eligibility for promotion will be reviewed by Human Resources. Employees with a permanent NY HELPS appointment occurring effective 6/12/25 or later will be addressed with a subsequent cover-in. NON-COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS: • Admission to the NYS bar and two years of post-licensure professional legal experience.OTHER WAYS TO QUALIFY:Reachable on the Department of Civil Service Eligible list for Senior Attorney.OREligible for a lateral transfer or eligible for transfer under 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having one year of permanent competitive service in an appropriate title. To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website.

Additional Comments Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The OAG is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity.As an employee of the OAG, you will join a team of dedicated individuals working to serve the people of our State through a wide variety of occupations. We offer a comprehensive New York State benefits package, including paid leave, health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits, and family-friendly policies. Additionally, the OAG offers a Workplace Flexibilities Program with multiple options for employees, including telecommuting (up to two days per week) and alternative work schedules.

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Name Human Resources Management Bureau

Telephone 518-776-2500

Fax 518-915-7754

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Office of the New York State Attorney General

The Capitol

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12224

Notes on Applying Applications must be submitted online. To apply, please copy and paste the following link in the URL: https://lgr.ag.ny.gov/ords/f?p=136:10:::::P10\_LGR\_JOB\_ID,P10\_POSITIONTYPE,P10\_LGR\_WRITING\_SAMPLE\_IND:6623,22,NFurther questions can be directed to [email protected]. Please include Vacancy ID #202714 in the subject of your email.Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.The OAG is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity.