🚀 Special Litigation Counsel: Lead Attorney, Defend NYS (3821)

Minimum Qualifications

• At least ten (10) years of post-graduate civil litigation experience in federal and New York state courts, with a focus on the handling of complex litigation.
• Excellent legal analysis, legal writing and editing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfort with and prior experience using technology to complete legal work, including knowledge of and experience with various computer software programs and case management and electronic discovery platforms.
• Enjoy working with and assisting a large group of attorneys.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant prior civil jury trial experience in federal and New York state courts.
• Prior experience litigating Section 1983 civil rights matters.
• Prior experience litigating emergency applications for judicial relief, such as temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, including handling preliminary injunction hearings.

Applicants must reside in (or intend to soon become a resident of) New York state and be admitted to practice law in New York state. Prior admission, or eligibility for admission, to the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York is also required for this position. In addition, the Public Officers Law requires that OAG attorneys be citizens of the United States. A two (2) year commitment upon being hired is a condition of employment.