Assistant Law Clerk, 11620

UCS-23

EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK
UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM

PLEASE POST
ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 11620

POSITION TITLE: ASSISTANT LAW CLERK JG: 23

LOCATION: SUFFOLK 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. 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 will be assigned to Hon. Victoria R. Gumbs-Moore, Acting Supreme Court Justice in Suffolk County.
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. Substantial telephone and email contact with attorneys and self-represented
litigants is required.

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, two writing samples, and law school transcript (optional) by email
to: vgumbs@nycourts.gov.

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

POSTING DATE: July 30, 2026 APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY: August 27, 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.