A Municipal, License, or Court Clerk works in a municipal office to assist people applying for a permit or license. Processes applications and answers questions, collects fees, distributes permits and licenses when they are approved, and maintains office records.
UCS-23 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT STATE OF NEW YORK UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PLEASE POST ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 33604 POSITION TITLE
COURT
CLERK SPECIALIST JG
30
LOCATION:
SURROGATE'S COURT, QUEENS COUNTY BASE SALARY
$123,228 + $4,920 LOCATION
PAY CLASSIFICATION
NON-COMPETITIVE
QUALIFICATIONS
One year of service in the Principal Court Clerk, Principal Appellate Court Clerk or Principal Surrogate's Court Clerk title; or Admission to the New York State Bar and three (3) years of legal experience; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Court Clerk-Specialists work in the largest Supreme and Surrogate's Courts that are located in New York City, Appellate Divisions, or in counties with populations exceeding 400,000, where they supervise a staff of principal court clerks and other subordinate personnel who apply expert knowledge to complex problems in special terms, Appellate Divisions, or to particular functional areas of Surrogate's Court. They may also be designated to act in the absence of the Chief Clerk or Commissioner of Jurors and perform other related duties.
ASSIGNMENT
Duties include but are not limited to: applying legal-technical expertise in a specialized area of the law to review unusual and complex petitions, orders, motions and other court pleadings; consulting with judges and court administrators; training staff and supervising day-to-day operations of the department; handling strategic planning and timely responsiveness to changes in the law and in court rules and procedures; coordinating staff assignments; discussing difficult and unusual legal and procedural applications with attorneys and advising as to proper procedure.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being 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: 2 .
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), resume, and cover letter by email to qnssurr-hr@nycourts.
ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM POSTING DATE
September 4, 2026 APPLICATIONS
MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY
October 2, 2026 The New York State Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
