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Legal Fellow

New York State Civil Service • Syracuse, NY • 4h ago

NY HELP No

Agency Court Administration, Office of

Title Legal Fellow

Occupational Category Legal

Salary Grade 23

Bargaining Unit None listed

Salary Range From $82198 to $82198 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive 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 Onondaga

Street Address 600 South State Street

3rd Floor, Room 300

City Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13202

Duties Description POSITION TITLE: LEGAL FELLOW BASE SALARY: $82,198CLASSIFICATION: NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIAL - Temporary 1-Year Fellowship (renewable for up to one year)The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, in coordination with the New York State Unified Court System, offers one-year Legal Fellowships to recent law school graduates interested in pursuing a legal career in public service. The Fellowships are renewable for one additional year at the discretion of the Williams Commission. The Legal Fellow assists with researching and writing and rotate in the various courts for the judicial district where the Legal Fellow is assigned in order to be exposed to various areas of the law. This assignment will offer valuable professional legal experience to new attorneys while also exposing them to judicial decision making and court operations. The Legal Fellow will have the opportunity to work on Williams Commission projects during one of their rotations. The Legal Fellows Program will also provide a unique perspective on the justice system. Forums will be conducted for the Legal Fellows to meet with judges, elected officials, government appointees and public policy makers to learn about their work in public service as well as their individual professional experiences. Together with the Fellowship assignments, these forums will provide practical insight into the courts and professional opportunities in the legal system.There are currently three (3) one-year fellowships available in Upstate New York (Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Syracuse or Rochester). The fellowship is renewable for one additional year at the discretion of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission. Duties include but are not limited to: researching and analyzing complex legal issues, drafting orders, opinions, and correspondence, proofreading opinions, learning and utilizing court technologies and resources, and preparing for trials, which includes drafting jury charges and verdict forms. A comprehensive state employment benefits package will be available.

Minimum Qualifications Receipt of a Juris Doctor degree from a fully accredited law school. Applicants must have graduated no more than 3 years prior to the date of appointment.

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

Name Karlene Dennis, Esq

Telephone

Fax

Email Address FHWilliams@nycourts.gov

Address

Street 25 Beaver Street

8th Floor

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10004

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 indicating their preferred location, a writing sample, law school transcript, two recent letters of recommendation from law school professors (if you have been practicing law following receipt of a J.D. degree, and letters from legal employers may be substituted) by email to FHWilliams@nycourts.gov or by mail to:Karlene Dennis, Esq.Executive Director, Franklin H. Williams Judicial CommissionOffice of Court Administration25 Beaver Street,8th FloorNew York, NY 10004

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