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NYS Unified Court System - 7th Judicial District COURT ATTORNEY (TRIAL PART) TO ACTING JU in Seneca Falls, New York
Order#: NY1515107
COURT ATTORNEY (TRIAL PART) TO ACTING JUSTICE
APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: January 8th 2025
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 (www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf ), a resume and cover letter and two recent writing samples by email to bporsch@nycourts.gov.
QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited law school; and Admission to the New York State Bar within eighteen (18) months of appointment
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are assigned full-time to judges designated as Acting Justices of the Supreme Court for one or more full terms. Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are responsible for researching and analyzing legal issues and questions and for providing other personal and confidential assistance to an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court under direct supervision.
ASSIGNMENT: This position is assigned to the Hon. Barry Porsch, Acting Justice, Seneca County. Duties include but are not limited to: researching legal issues; drafting court decisions, jury charges, correspondence and other written material; assisting the Judge at hearings and trial; conferring with and advising the Judge on legal and confidential matters; scheduling conferences; drafting reports, speech writing, and attending various task force and other interagency meetings as well as assisting with training for interns and judges.
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 .