Assistant Law Clerk, 53622

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYANNOUNCEMENT UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PLEASE POSTANNOUNCEMENT NO. 53622POSITION TITLE: ASSISTANT LAW CLERK JG: 23LOCATION: APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD DEPARTMENTCHAMBERS OF HON. CHRISTINE M. CLARK

BASE SALARY: $84,659

CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT/CONFIDENTIALQUALIFICATIONS: 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) yearsof first admission to any bar in the United States. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: 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 were appointed by Justices inthe Appellate Divisions, Court of Appeals, and NYC Surrogate's Courts.1 They research and analyze legal issues raised in complexcivil term motions and are responsible for preparing memorandums, drafting orders, opinions and verifying citations. Assistant LawClerks are appointed to a one year clerkship, renewable four times, and are personally appointed by the Justice for whom theywork and serve at their pleasure.Judges who appoint an Assistant Law Clerk agree to forego the appointment of a Secretary and waive the right to such anappointment under section 36 of the Judiciary Law for the period of service for the Assistant Law Clerk. ASSIGNMENT: This position will be assigned to the Hon. Christine M. Clark, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third JudicialDepartment, Schenectady County and located in the City of Schenectady. Duties include but are not limited to: preparingconfidential legal memoranda; conducting legal research; drafting proposed statements and decisions; proofreading opinions;assisting with the duties of law clerk; and participating as a member of the Attorney Emeritus Program Team. Additional secretarialresponsibilities are required and include typing, filing, answering telephone calls and emails, drafting letters, organizing files,preparing and circulating confidential proposed statements and decisions or vote sheets, putting together session binders andcomputer files, monitoring the court's dock-et and performing other normal and customary secretarial tasks. An ideal candidateshould possess excellent organizational skills, legal writing and research skills and computer proficiency. GENERAL INFORMATION: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performedby persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does notnecessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subjectto reassignment to any position in this title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. Allapplications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agencywithin the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 . Accommodations for people with disabilities may bearranged by contacting this office at View phone number on click.appcast.io prior to the interview. The New York State Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. #J-18808-Ljbffr NYS Unified Court System