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Supervising Attorney for Training, Assigned Counsel Pan
- OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Posted on
06/12/2026
- Full-time
Location
NYC-ALL BOROS
- No exam required
Department
ACP Staff
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Job Description
The Supervisory Attorney for Training, Assigned Counsel Plan will create, implement and manage a training, mentoring and continuing legal education (CLE) program for 18-B Panel attorneys on criminal law, evidence, criminal procedure, immigration and a variety of other areas that impact the representation of indigent persons charged with crimes.
Under the direction of the Assigned Counsel Plan Administrators and working in partnership with the 1st and 2nd Appellate Divisions of New York State and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the Training Director will develop and implement innovative solutions to establish and maintain a comprehensive training program.
The desired candidate will:
- Initiate outreach to 18-B Panel attorneys, the courts, bar associations and other organizations to assess training needs and to ensure that the Assigned Counsel Plan is conducting training and continuing legal education designed to prepare 18-B panel attorneys for representing indigent persons charged with crimes.
- Identify and engage presenters who have expertise in a variety of categories and working with those presenters to make classes useful and educational for 18-B panel attorneys
- Develop training and CLE classes in a variety of formats, such as live training and webinars.
- Arrange for the recording of live programs and webinars and posting previously recorded sessions on-line.
- Create new and update existing materials for trainings.
- Implement pre and post-training assessments and use data from those assessments to guide future programming.
- Track registration and attendance by 18-B Panel attorneys at training and CLE programs and coordinate with the Office of Continuing Legal Education to meet state requirements.
- Inform 18-B Panel attorneys of training and CLE opportunities offered by bar associations, law schools, the courts and defender advocacy groups.
The types of trainings to be managed and directed by this position include, but are not limited to:
- Instruction in substantive areas of the law
- Skills Training
- Updates on new legislation
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Minimum Qualifications
Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
Preferred Skills
Supervisory and management experience preferred. Extensive legal experience combined with being an effective self-starter, possessing both the capacity for independence and the ability to work cooperatively to advance the goals of the ACP. Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of entities from government agencies, other prosecutorial and regulatory bodies, and community organizations. Effective and creative leadership ability with the capacity to work both independently and cooperatively to implement key strategies, evaluate new policies and analyze new legislation.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
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Job ID
624645
Posted until
07/31/2026
Title code
95005
Civil service title
EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL
Title classification
Non-Competitive-5
Business title
Supervising Attorney for Training, Assigned Counsel Pan
- Experience level: Experienced (non-manager)
Job level
M3
Number of positions
2
Work location
253 Broadway New York Ny
- Category: Legal Affairs
Supervising Attorney for Training, Assigned Counsel Pan
Salary : $72,038 - $175,000