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New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division ASSISTANT LAW CLERK in Catskill, New York
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. 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 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.
ASSIGNMENT: This position will be assigned to the Hon. Lisa M. Fisher, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, Greene County, and located in Catskill. Duties include, but are not limited to: preparing confidential legal memoranda; conducting legal research; drafting proposed statements and decisions; proofreading opinions; and assisting with the duties of the law clerk. Additional secretarial responsibilities are required and include typing, filing, answering telephone calls and emails, drafting letters, organizing files, preparing, and circulating confidential opinions or vote sheets, preparing session binders, monitoring the court's docket and performing other normal and customary secretarial tasks. An ideal candidate should possess excellent organizational skills, writing and research skills, as well as computer proficiency. GENERAL INFORMATION: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subject to reassignment to any position in the same title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agency within the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 . Accommodations for people with disabilities may be arranged by contacting this office at 518-471-4730 prior to the interview.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 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 (http://www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf), a cover letter, resume, unofficial law school transcript and legal writing sample to AD3-Employment@nycourts.gov or mail to:
Hon. Lisa M. Fisher Greene County Courthouse 320 Main Street Catskill, NY 12414
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM. POSTING DATE: September 6, 2024 APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: October 4, 2024