Principal Attorney, 54612

Principal Attorney, 54612 NYS Unified Court System - 4.1 Erie, PA Job Details $130,061 a year 8 hours ago Qualifications Bar Full Job Description

UCS-23 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT STATE OF NEW YORK UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PLEASE POST ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 54612 POSITION TITLE

PRINCIPAL

ATTORNEY JG

31

LOCATION:

APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE - BUFFALO, NY BASE SALARY

$130,061

CLASSIFICATION:

NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admission to the New York State Bar and two (2) years of service in the Associate Attorney title; or Equivalent legal experience.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK

Principal Attorneys serve in a confidential capacity in the Mental Hygiene Legal Services, attorney disciplinary committees, departmental law-guardian offices, or other such units where they research legal questions and issues, organize complex investigations, prepare and present complex cases before administrative tribunals and trial and appellate courts, and perform related duties. Principal Attorneys may also assist in selecting and training new staff, developing and implementing policies and procedures and in handling day-to-day administrative matters. They may also work with advisory committees, assist with planning and executing educational programs, assist with resolving administrative problems, and serve as director of a departmental law guardian office.

ASSIGNMENT

Duties include but are not limited to: researching and analyzing complex legal questions and issues; preparing and presenting cases before administrative tribunals and courts; preparing confidential reports, memoranda, legal papers and briefs; representing mentally disabled clients, sex offender clients and other clients as provided by law; extensive travel without reliance on public transportation is required.

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: 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 http://www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) , cover letter, and resume by email to: Cherri A. Todisco at or by mail to:

CHERRI A. TODISCO HUMAN RESOURCES APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT M DOLORES COURTHOUSE, 50 EAST AVENUE, SUITE 200 ROCHESTER, NY 14604 APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM. POSTING DATE

June 10, 2026 APPLICATIONS

MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY

July 8, 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.