What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Law Clerk, 10626 position at NYS Unified Court System?
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EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENT
STATE OF NEW YORK
UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM
PLEASE POST
ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 10626
POSITION TITLE: ASSISTANT LAW CLERK JG: 23
LOCATION: NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT
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.¹ 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.
¹ Judges who appoint an Assistant Law Clerk agree to forego the appointment of a Secretary and waive the right to such an
appointment under section 36 of the Judiciary Law for the period of service for the Assistant Law Clerk.
ASSIGNMENT: This position will be assigned to Hon. Randy Sue Marber, Supreme Court Justice in Nassau County Supreme
Court. Duties include, but are not limited to, preparing confidential legal memoranda; conducting legal research and analysis;
drafting decisions, orders and correspondence; managing court calendars; conferencing with attorneys; scheduling cases; and
performing other administrative and clerical tasks in chambers such as processing signed decisions and orders, and telephone and
email contact with attorneys and self-represented litigants.
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. 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), resume, cover letter, and writing sample by email to: Mitchell Pitnick at mpitnick@nycourts.gov.
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM.
POSTING DATE: June 12, 2026 APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: July 10, 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.
Salary : $84,659