Duties Description The Senior Attorney, in the Day Care Enforcement Bureau within the Division of Legal Affairs, will provide the Division of Child Care Services (DCCS) legal support in enforcement activities brought against non-compliant child day care providers.

The Senior Attorney will:
• Review requests from DCCS to initiate enforcement action against non-compliant child day care providers.
• Analyze enforcement requests for sufficiency of evidence to proceed; draft the required documents to impose sanctions as appropriate.
• Represent OCFS at administrative hearings.
• Be responsible for an average caseload of over 200 enforcement referrals per year.
• Assist in reviewing DCCS Criminal History Safety Assessments.
• Act as a resource for staff in the regional DCCS offices regarding statutory and regulatory interpretations.
• Assist the Attorney General's office in defending the Office in various types of proceedings: Article 78 appeals involving challenges to administrative hearing decisions, Section 1983 Federal Civil Rights litigation, and NYS Court of Claims matters.

Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Minimum Qualifications Transfer: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 or 52.6 transfer.

For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/. The GOT-IT site will inform you if your title is transferable.
Open to the Public: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide program (NY HELPS). *
The minimum qualifications through NY HELPS are:

Assistant Attorney 3 (Grade 22): 12 months as an Assistant Attorney 2, or Admission to the NYS Bar and 12 months of subsequent satisfactory legal experience

Senior Attorney (Grade 25): 12 months as an Assistant Attorney 3, or Admission to the NYS Bar and 24 months of subsequent satisfactory legal experience

NOTE: Admission to the New York State Bar and current registration to practice law in New York State is required for continued employment. Disbarment or loss of registration shall result in termination or suspension of employment.
This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

Additional Comments This position has a possibility of 20% travel
Please specify in your cover letter and/or resume how you meet the minimum qualifications (as described above) when responding to this posting. Vagueness will not be interpreted in your favor and may disqualify you from further consideration if the information you provide does not meet the minimum qualifications.
*For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified. Candidates who took and passed the Legal Specialties Examination are encouraged to apply.

Name New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Telephone 518-473-7936

Fax 518-473-6122

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Bureau of Personnel - NLS

52 Washington Street, 231 North

City Rensselaer

State NY

Zip Code 12144

Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should e-mail their resume and letter of interest to [email protected] You MUST include the Vacancy number of the position in the subject line of your email and/or cover letter to ensure receipt of your application. In order to qualify you for the position when you have current or prior New York State employment, you may be contacted by OCFS Personnel for your social security number to confirm your employment history.