Appellate Court Clerk Series, 52670

UCS-23

EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK

UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM

PLEASE POST
ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 52670

THE APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING FOR ONE (1) POSITION IN THE APPELLATE COURT
CLERK SERIES. THE POSITION WILL BE FILLED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE APPLICANT SELECTED.

POSITION TITLE: APPELLATE COURT CLERK JG: 18

BASE SALARY: $ 64,971 $4,920 LOCATION PAY

QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of service in any title in the Unified Court System; or An equivalent combination of education

and experience.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Under supervision of higher level court clerical personnel, Appellate Court Clerks
perform court clerical tasks related to court proceedings in the Appellate Divisions or the Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court.
Appellate Court Clerks supervise Appellate Court Assistants and lower level office clerical personnel assigned to clerical units and
perform a variety of complex clerical and administrative processing tasks such as assembling court papers, reviewing them for
accuracy and completeness, developing court calendars, reviewing budget expenditures against appropriated amounts and
performing related duties as assigned.

POSITION TITLE: APPELLATE COURT ASSISTANT JG: 16

BASE SALARY: $58,100 $4,920 LOCATION PAY

QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma or the equivalent and two (2) years of relevant clerical experience; or Four (4) years

of relevant clerical experience; or An equivalent combination of education and experience. Or Thirty (30)
college level credits may be substituted for each year of work experience.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Under the direct supervision of higher level court clerical personnel, Appellate Court
Assistants perform basic court clerical tasks related to court proceedings in the Appellate Divisions or the Appellate Terms of the
Supreme Court. An Appellate Court Assistant provides procedural information, reviews court documents for accuracy and
completeness, prepares vouchers and purchase orders, and may oversee the work of office clerical personnel.

LOCATION: APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
ATTORNEYS FOR CHILDREN
335 ADAMS STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11201

CLASSIFICATION: NON-COMPETITIVE

ASSIGNMENT: The successful candidate will assist the Director of the Attorneys for Children (AFC) Office in the administration of
a panel of approximately 500 attorneys who represent children in the Family, Supreme, and Surrogate's Court within the ten counties
of the Second Department. Duties include but are not limited to: assisting in the implementation and coordination of continuing
education and training programs for attorneys; assisting with judicial evaluations and complaints; assisting with coordinating attorney
applications; assisting with attorney recertification applications; assisting with processing vouchers in the AFC and SFS voucher
systems; assisting with processing appellate vouchers; and assisting with drafting correspondence, memos, minutes from Advisory
Committee meetings. Knowledge of Excel, SFS, Foxit, Adobe Pro, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Access preferred.

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), cover letter, and resume by email to: AD2-Postings@nycourts.gov with the appropriate
announcement number in the subject line or by mail to:

Appellate Division, 2nd Department
45 Monroe Place

Brooklyn, New York 11201
Attention: Human Resources Department

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

POSTING DATE: October 23, 2026 APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: November 20, 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, marital
status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.