NY HELP No
Agency Court Administration, Office of
Title Counsel Series (Office of Guardianship Matters and Elder Justice)
Occupational Category Legal
Salary Grade 23
Bargaining Unit None listed
Salary Range From $81032 to $89579 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 35
Workday
From 9 AM
To 5 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County Kings
Street Address To be determined
City Brooklyn
State NY
Zip Code 00000
Duties Description THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM'S OFFICE OF GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS & ELDER JUSTICE IS RECRUITING FOR ONE (1) POSITION IN THE COUNSEL SERIES. THE POSITION WILL BE FILLED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWINGTITLES AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE APPLICANT SELECTED: SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNSEL OR ASSISTANT COUNSEL.Under supervision of the Office of Guardianship Matters and Elder Justice, the candidate hired for this position will primarily be responsible for supporting the work of the Guardian Assistance Office (GAO). GAO's mission is to provide training,educational materials, and individual one-on-one guidance and support to court appointed Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) Article 81 lay guardians acting on behalf of an incapacitated family member or friend of limited resources. The successful candidate will have knowledge of MHL Article 81 and familiarity with legal proceedings and general issues involved in guardianship and elder justice.This is an in-office position at our Brooklyn location.Duties include, but are not limited to:- Providing individual one-on-one guidance and support to MHL Article 81 lay guardians.- Educating and supporting lay guardians with practical issues involved in guardianship.- Providing detailed assistance to lay guardians in the preparation of guardianship reports.- Providing lay guardians with court forms and legal information to access the court post appointment.- Assisting with trainings to guardianship judges and court staff.- Assisting with designing and hosting webinars for lay guardians.- Assisting with developing court forms, materials, and educational resources.- Collecting and analyzing data.- Assisting in the preparation of data reports.- Engaging in community outreach and public education about guardianship and alternatives to guardianship.- Researching and analyzing legal issues.- Preparing legal memoranda.- Reviewing and researching legislative proposals.- Maintaining and updating content on the GAO website.- Working on a variety of special projects involving guardianship and elder justice.
Minimum Qualifications POSITION TITLE: SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNSEL JG: 23BASE SALARY: $84,659 + $4,920 LOCATION PAYQUALIFICATIONS: Admission to the New York State Bar.POSITION TITLE: ASSISTANT COUNSEL JG: 21BASE SALARY: $76,112 + $4,920 LOCATION PAYQUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited law school and admission to the New York State Bar within 18 months of appointment.
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Name Diana Colon, Esq.
Telephone
Fax
Email Address elderjustice@nycourts.gov
Address
Street 25 Beaver Street
City New York
State NY
Zip Code 10004
Notes on Applying 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 a cover letter and resume by email to elderjustice@nycourts.gov or by mail to:Diana Colón, Esq.Director and Special CounselOffice of Guardianship Matters and Elder JusticeOffice for Justice InitiativesNYS Unified Court System25 Beaver StreetNew York, NY 10004
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