Assistant Law Clerk, 10626

UCS-23 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT STATE OF NEW YORK UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PLEASE POST ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 10626 POSITION TITLE

ASSISTANT

LAW CLERK JG

23

LOCATION:

NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT BASE SALARY

$84,659 + $ 4,920 LOCATION

PAY CLASSIFICATION

EXEMPT/CONFIDENTIAL

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited law school no more than three (3) years prior to appointment and admission to the New York State Bar within eighteen months of appointment; or Appointment within three (3) years of first admission to any bar in the United States.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK

Assistant Law Clerks are appointed in the Civil Term by Justices of the Supreme Court, are assigned to Judges designated as Acting Supreme Court Justices for one or more full terms, or are appointed by Justices in the Appellate Divisions, Court of Appeals, and NYC Surrogate's Courts.¹ They research and analyze legal issues raised in complex civil term motions and are responsible for preparing memorandums, drafting orders, opinions and verifying citations. Assistant Law Clerks are appointed to a one year clerkship, renewable four times, and are personally appointed by the Justice for whom they work and serve at their pleasure. ¹ Judges who appoint an Assistant Law Clerk agree to forego the appointment of a Secretary and waive the right to such an appointment under section 36 of the Judiciary Law for the period of service for the Assistant Law Clerk.

ASSIGNMENT

This position will be assigned to Hon. Randy Sue Marber, Supreme Court Justice in Nassau County Supreme Court. Duties include, but are not limited to, preparing confidential legal memoranda; conducting legal research and analysis; drafting decisions, orders and correspondence; managing court calendars; conferencing with attorneys; scheduling cases; and performing other administrative and clerical tasks in chambers such as processing signed decisions and orders, and telephone and email contact with attorneys and self-represented litigants.

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. 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: 1 .

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, cover letter, and writing sample by email to: Mitchell Pitnick at mpitnick@nycourts.gov.

APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM. POSTING DATE

June 12, 2026 APPLICATIONS

MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY

July 10, 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.