Supervising Court Attorney, 25645

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Supervising Court Attorneys serve in a confidential capacity and are responsible forsupervising a law department consisting of three (3) or more subordinate court attorneys, including Principal Court Attorneys and/orCourt Attorneys-Referee, in courts with a service population exceeding 400,000. They make assignments, review work product, develop policy, oversee all law department operations, research and analyze complex legal issues and questions for the court andperform other related duties.

ASSIGNMENT: Duties include but are not limited to: supervising law department; screening candidates for attorney positions, assigning legal research, and evaluating completed work; developing policies and procedures and issuing guidelines forimplementation; analyzing and preparing written interpretations of statutes and rules; researching and analyzing complex legalissues and questions and preparing confidential memoranda; drafting confidential opinions; conferring with lawyers on unusual orcomplex proceedings and reviewing legal documents filed in connection with such proceedings.

GENERAL INFORMATION: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performedby persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does notnecessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subjectto reassignment to any position in this title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. Allapplications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agencywithin the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1Bronx Supreme Court – Criminal TermBronx, NY 10451POSTING DATE: October 28, 2026 APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: November 25, 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, maritalstatus, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.