Job Opportunities

The Rockland County Office of the County Attorney is seeking candidates for a full-time, Principal Assistant County Attorney position on its Litigation Team. This is a high-level title in the Assistant County Attorney series involving the responsibility for litigation work of a moderate to complex nature representing the County of Rockland. The candidate will be independently responsible for legal work involving a wide variety of legal issues (e.g., legal research and writing, preparing correspondence, review and enforcement of civil collection matters, Vehicle Traffic Law 1174-A Litigation, Notices of Claim, affidavits, Chapter 45etc) and reviewing documents for completeness, legal sufficiency and accuracy.

Duties include: providing legal advice to the Office of the County Executive, County Legislature, elected officials, commissioners, agency heads and employees on a variety of matters; providing day-to-day guidance to legal, paralegal and clerical staff, when assigned; participating in meetings and conferences; working with legal staff in the handling of their assigned cases; preparing case status and statistical reports, as required; conducting training for attorneys, paralegal and clerical staff and other County personnel on pertinent areas of law, newly enacted regulations, recently decided cases. Does related work as required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possession of a license to practice law in New York State; and
• Provision of a current certificate of good standing;
• License to practice law in the State of New York must be maintained throughout the course of employment in this title;
• As a public officer one must meet all current requirements of Section 3 of the Public Officers Law, including, but not limited to United States citizenship and applicable residency requirements.

Other Requirements and Information:

• Work Location: New City, NY
• 2-5 years of litigation experience

Salary and Benefits:

Competitive with the public sector market including but not limited to the following.

• Annual $108,247
• 40-hour work week (8 hours per day, Monday through Friday)
• Paid time off including vacation, personal, holiday, sick, cancer screening, bereavement
• Benefits include medical, dental and vision
• Other Benefits include deferred compensation, tuition reimbursement, flex spending, AFLAC, NY 529 College Savings program, employee assistance program, leadership and other professional development training opportunities
•  This position is New York State Pension eligible
• This position may qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should email a completed Rockland County employment application, together with their cover letter, resume and references to: Cabezasb@co.rockland.ny.us.  Please indicate "Principal Assistant County Attorney - Litigation Team" in the subject line.  

Brittany Cabezas, Paralegal Specialist III/Office Manager

Click here to access the online application.

Position open until filled.