Assistant Law Clerk, 23636

UCS-23

EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY

ANNOUNCEMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK

UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM

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ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 23636

POSITION TITLE: ASSISTANT LAW CLERK JG: 23

LOCATION: SUPREME COURT, NEW YORK COUNTY - CIVIL TERM

BASE SALARY: $ 84,659 + $ 4,920 LOCATION PAY

CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT/CONFIDENTIAL

QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited law school no more than three (3) years prior to appointment and admission

to the New York State Bar within eighteen months of appointment. or Appointment within three (3) years

of first admission to any bar in the United States.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Assistant Law Clerks are appointed in the Civil Term by Justices of the Supreme Court,

are assigned to Judges designated as Acting Supreme Court Justices for one or more full terms, or are appointed by Justices in

the Appellate Divisions, Court of Appeals, and NYC Surrogate's Courts. They research and analyze legal issues raised in complex

civil term motions and are responsible for preparing memorandums, drafting orders, opinions and verifying citations. Assistant Law

Clerks are appointed to a one year clerkship, renewable four times, and are personally appointed by the Justice for whom they

work and serve at their pleasure.

ASSIGNMENT: This position is assigned to the Hon. Anar Rathod Patel in the New York County Supreme Court – Civil Term.

Duties include but are not limited to: research and analysis of complex commercial legal issues, drafting orders, opinions, and

correspondence, proofreading opinions, scheduling and conducting discovery, status, and settlement conferences, preparing jury

charges and jury verdict forms, and generally advising Judge on legal and chambers issues. Additional responsibilities include

supervising legal interns and externs, responding to telephone calls and other communications to chambers, processing orders,

opinions, and correspondence, monitoring the court's docket, coordinating Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) referrals and

administrative reports, and responding to a variety of needs raised by the dynamic nature of New York State Supreme Court

practice.

GENERAL INFORMATION: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed

by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not

necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subject

to reassignment to any position in the same title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All

applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agency

within the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 .

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5

Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web at

www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) a cover letter, a resume, one writing sample, and law school transcript by email to:

[email protected].

APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM.

POSTING DATE: October 9, 2026 APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A CONTUNUOUS BASIS

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, marital

status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.