Attorney Interstate Child Support Unit
Attorney Interstate Child Support Unit
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Job Description
The Family Court Division is currently seeking applications from admitted attorneys with a minimum of two years litigation experience for the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Divisions Interstate Child Support Unit (ICSU) in its Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan and Queens offices. Attorneys assigned to the unit litigate child support cases in the New York State Family Court. Attorneys appear primarily before support magistrates and Family Court judges.
The attorney is responsible for the preparation and presentation of petitions to establish paternity and child support as well as appearing on and defending applications for modification of previously established orders. The attorney will also prepare and present enforcement matters file and respond to motions file objections and rebuttals conduct discovery including document production and inspection prepare memorandum of law interviews clients and witnesses negotiate settlements and conduct hearings and trials. Attorneys assigned to the unit may be required to work on cases and other responsibilities in the evening and weekend hours.
Attorneys will participate in a citywide rotation of night and weekend court assignments in the juvenile delinquency unit. In addition attorneys may be required to attend community events and meetings in the evening and weekend hours.
After the completion of orientation attorneys hired by the Law Department will have the opportunity to elect to work from home under one of the following two programs. The first option allows attorneys to work remotely on a limited and irregular basis. The second option is a Citywide pilot program which allows participants to select two set days to work from home each week. The two days will need to be approved by the attorneys division and take into consideration the needs of the division as the pilot program requires more than 50% staff coverage each day. In addition if an attorney needs to appear in court a client meeting or other inperson work related event on a set work from home day they will need to attend to those inperson responsibilities and will not be able to work from home that day. Participants in the pilot program must set one work from home location where they will work remotely. This pilot program is currently being tested Citywide to determine its efficacy for City agencies and is not yet a permanent program.
Qualifications :
Applicants must be graduates of an ABA approved law school admitted and in good standing with the NYS bar and possess at least two years of relevant experience.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
