Principal Assistant County Attorney
The Rockland County Office of the County Attorney is seeking candidates for a full-time, Principal Assistant County Attorney position on its Litigation Team. This is a high-level title in the Assistant County Attorney series involving the responsibility for litigation work of a moderate to complex nature representing the County of Rockland. The candidate will be independently responsible for legal work involving a wide variety of legal issues (e.g., legal research and writing, preparing correspondence, review and enforcement of civil collection matters, Vehicle Traffic Law 1174-A Litigation, Notices of Claim, affidavits, Chapter 45etc) and reviewing documents for completeness, legal sufficiency and accuracy.
Duties include: providing legal advice to the Office of the County Executive, County Legislature, elected officials, commissioners, agency heads and employees on a variety of matters; providing day-to-day guidance to legal, paralegal and clerical staff, when assigned; participating in meetings and conferences; working with legal staff in the handling of their assigned cases; preparing case status and statistical reports, as required; conducting training for attorneys, paralegal and clerical staff and other County personnel on pertinent areas of law, newly enacted regulations, recently decided cases. Does related work as required
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession of a license to practice law in New York State; and
- Provision of a current certificate of good standing;
- License to practice law in the State of New York must be maintained throughout the course of employment in this title;
- As a public officer one must meet all current requirements of Section 3 of the Public Officers Law, including, but not limited to United States citizenship and applicable residency requirements.
Other Requirements and Information:
- Work Location: New City, NY
- 2-5 years of litigation experience
Salary and Benefits:
Competitive with the public sector market including but not limited to the following.
- Annual $108,247
- 40-hour work week (8 hours per day, Monday through Friday)
- Paid time off including vacation, personal, holiday, sick, cancer screening, bereavement
- Benefits include medical, dental and vision
- Other Benefits include deferred compensation, tuition reimbursement, flex spending, AFLAC, NY 529 College Savings program, employee assistance program, leadership and other professional development training opportunities
- This position is New York State Pension eligible
- This position may qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should email a completed Rockland County employment application, together with their cover letter, resume and references to: Cabezasb@co.rockland.ny.us
Brittany Cabezas, Paralegal Specialist III/Office Manager
Click here to access the online application.
Position open until filled.