Senior Attorney
2 days ago
Duties Description The New York State Education Department’s Office of Counsel and Office of Special Education and Adult Career and Continuing Educational Services (OSEA) are seeking candidates to fill a Senior Attorney position in Albany. The incumbent would be stationed within Office of Counsel, a team of two dozen attorneys which provides legal services to the Board of Regents, Commissioner of Education and Department on a wide array of educational issues across the State and will serve as in-house counsel for the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS) and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR). BPSS is responsible for protecting the educational and financial interests of students. BPSS supervises approximately 300 licensed private career schools and post-secondary non-degree schools for adults. The Bureau is responsible for ensuring that the schools are in compliance with Education Law and the Commissioner's Regulations. VR is responsible for assisting individuals with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment and to support independent living.Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:• Advise the Bureau Director and other managers on legal issues impacting BPSS and VR;• Prosecute Disciplinary matters, including review investigative reports to determine what action should be taken in response to violations; prepare and/or oversee the preparation of cease-and-desist letters to unlicensed schools; • Draft letter agreements as means to informally resolve school violations; Negotiate terms of letter agreements to finalize disciplinary action; Prepare Orders to Show Cause and Bills of Particulars for Commissioner’s signature for formal disciplinary action. • Represent the Department or Bureau in administrative hearings including review of cases and prepare witnesses for hearing testimony, including investigators, staff, students, etc.;• Participate in work groups and team projects for BPSS, VR, and Office of Counsel;• Work with the NYS Office of the Attorney General on Department litigation and BPSS referrals for unlicensed operation, fraudulent school activity, non-payment of fines, tuition reimbursement claims, etc.;• Develop and/or assist with the development of responses to legal correspondence and legal inquires; provide guidance to staff as needed; review staff correspondence for legal soundness;• Respond to subpoenas and Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests; determine scope of response and review and ensure redaction of data/information, as appropriate;• Review and assist in the preparation of legislation, regulations and guidance documents relating to BPSS and other Department program offices, as needed, and; • Draft and conduct research related to Department administrative decisions, including appeals brought under Education Law§310; • Provide legal analysis and advisement to ACCES-VR staff on issues involving customers receiving services from schools and training providers regulated by the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS);
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Senior Attorney
2 weeks ago
Albany, United States New York State Full timeDuties Description As a Senior Attorney focusing on litigation, the incumbent will perform the following duties: -Investigate lawsuits and claims as well as CPLR Article 78 proceedings against the agency and support the Attorney General's Office in its defense of the agency, including assisting with preparation of pleadings, memorandums of law, and...
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Senior Attorney
1 week ago
Albany, United States New York State Full timeDuties Description The Office of Counsel provides legal guidance and services to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) service network on the myriad of issues arising from the delivery of supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities. This position will be within the Litigation and Human Resources Bureau,...
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Senior Attorney
3 days ago
Albany, New York, United States State of New York - Motor Vehicles, Department of Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per yearThe duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description This is a Senior Attorney/Assistant Counsel position in DMV's Counsel's Office. This position involves performing a wide variety of tasks, including assisting the Attorney General's Office in litigation involving DMV in both State and federal courts; defending the...
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Senior Attorney
1 week ago
Albany, United States New York State Full timeDuties Description The attorney will report to the Director and Deputy Director of the Bureau of Program Counsel. Attorneys in the Bureau provide legal support to program staff on a wide variety of matters that come before the Department. The attorney's portfolio is expected to incude a variety of areas related to public health and health facility oversight,...
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Senior Attorney
1 week ago
Albany, United States New York State Full timeDuties Description Under the general direction of the Supervising Attorney for the Adversarial Team or designee, the Senior Attorney, will provide ITS, including its program areas, project teams, portfolios, and executive management, with legal and policy-related advice, support, and guidance on pending and potential litigation, administrative actions,...
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Senior Attorney
1 week ago
Albany, United States New York State Full timeDuties Description This is a Senior Attorney/Assistant Counsel position in DMV’s Counsel’s Office. This position involves performing a wide variety of tasks, including assisting the Attorney General’s Office in litigation involving DMV in both State and federal courts; defending the agency in discrimination cases; appearing on behalf of DMV in various...
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Senior Attorney
3 weeks ago
Albany, United States StateJobsNY Full timeSenior Attorney/Assistant Counsel PositionThis is a Senior Attorney/Assistant Counsel position in DMV's Counsel's Office. This position involves performing a wide variety of tasks, including assisting the Attorney General's Office in litigation involving DMV in both State and federal courts; defending the agency in discrimination cases; appearing on behalf...
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Senior Attorney, SG-25
3 weeks ago
Albany, United States StateJobsNY Full timeSenior Attorney PositionThe New York State Department of Financial Services seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and resilient financial system that benefits individuals and supports business. Through engagement, data-driven regulation and policy, and operational excellence, the Department and its employees are responsible for empowering consumers and...
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Senior Attorney
4 days ago
Albany, United States New York State Full timeDuties Description Under the general direction of an Associate Attorney within the Office of General Services (“OGS”), the Senior Attorney will provide legal assistance to support various agency functions with a focus on the leasing of private property for State purposes and State property to private tenants, and other legal matters and special...
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Senior Attorney
1 day ago
Albany, United States New York State Full timeDuties Description The Senior Attorney (SG-25) is a position in the Bureau of Climate, Air, and Energy in the Office of General Counsel in the Energy Section. The Senior Attorney's duties will include participating in proceedings related to the (i) siting and permitting, (ii) construction, and (iii) operation of major energy generation, transmission and...
