Senior Attorney (NY HELPS)

NY HELP Yes Agency Homes and Community Renewal Title Senior Attorney (NY HELPS) Occupational Category Legal Salary Grade 25 Bargaining Unit RRSU - Rent Regulation Services Unit (DC-37) Salary Range From $93530 to $117875 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 9 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Queens Street Address 92-31 Union Hall Street City Jamaica State NY Zip Code 11433 Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). 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 of 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.NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Admission to the NYS Bar and 24 months of subsequent satisfactory legal experience.COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Must be reachable on the appropriate New York State Civil Service eligible list.70.1/52.6 TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS:One year of permanent or contingent permanent in an eligible title for transfer determined to be similar by Civil Service. 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 transferrable.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration. WHEN APPLYING, PLEASE ADVISE HOW YOU MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Duties Description The candidate will be responsible for drafting and preparing determinations of administrative appeals (Petitions for Administrative Review) of Rent Administrators’ determinations which may include the reforming of allowable rent increases and the legal rents for apartments; performing legal research and analysis; and preparing opinions and memoranda of law. The candidate may also process complaints from tenants who allege they are being harassed by their landlord or where the tenant has alleged that the owner has failed to comply with agency orders. The attorney may schedule and hold informal conferences at DHCR offices at which the owner, tenant and witnesses will appear. The candidate will need to ensure the room location of the conference and that all required equipment such as tape recording devices are available and in working order. Candidate will also be responsible for ensuring language interpretation services are available for tenants, owner and witnesses that require such services. In some cases, where the case settles, it will be necessary to draft stipulations of settlement. Settlements will then be monitored to ensure compliance. In instances where there is no settlement the attorney will be expected to proceed to a formal hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. Attorneys may also be requested to appear in the Courts. Additional Comments Please provide a current resume if interested in this position. Please note the vacancy ID in the subject line of your email when applying. If you are applying from Indeed, please indicate the location of the position and paste the job duties into your reply.Candidates who are brand new to state service will start at the hiring rate of the position which is $93,530 plus location pay of $3,400.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.Name Human Resources Telephone Fax Email Address job.opportunities@hcr.ny.gov Address Street 92-31 Union Hall Street City Jamaica State NY Zip Code 11433 Notes on Applying Please provide a current resume if interested in this position. Please note the vacancy ID in the subject line of your email when applying. If you are applying from Indeed, please indicate the location of the position and paste the job duties into your reply.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.