NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Senior Attorney: Admission to the NYS bar and two years of post-licensure professional legal experience.

Assistant Attorney 1: Law School graduation and/or eligibility for NYS Bar Admission.

Assistant Attorney 2: Admission to NYS Bar.

Assistant Attorney 3: 12 months as an Assistant Attorney 2, or Admission to the NYS Bar and 12 months of subsequent satisfactory legal experience.

COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must be reachable for appointment on Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.

REASSIGNMENT QUALIFICATIONS:
Current Office for People with Developmental Disabilities employees with one year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as a Senior Attorney. If you have less than one year, you must be currently reachable on the eligible list

TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.

55 B/C QUALIFICATIONS:
• Possess the minimum qualifications for this title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement.
• Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation, if necessary)
• Have a current Eligibility Letter from the NYS Department of Civil Service, www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/, and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.

The position may be filled at the Assistant Attorney 1 level equated to SG-18, ($65,001), Assistant Attorney 2 level equated to SG-20 ($72,032), Assistant Attorney 3 level equated to SG-22 ($79,928), or Senior Attorney equated to SG-25 ($93,530), based on education and experience. Candidates hired at the Assistant Attorney level will be advanced to the full performance Senior Attorney SG-25 following the successful completion of the traineeship.

Duties Description The Office of Counsel provides legal guidance and services to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) service network on the myriad of issues arising from the delivery of supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities. This position will report to the Deputy Counsel for Policy and Regulatory Affairs. The Bureau of Policy and Regulatory Affairs oversees the preparation of the agency's legislative agenda, regulations, Administrative Directive Memoranda (ADMS), and policies and is responsible for the development of OPWDD regulations in accordance with the requirements of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA). The Bureau also supervises agency compliance with agency confidentiality requirements, ethics, Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, and legal issues related to records management, and supervises the agency's administrative adjudication function.
As a Senior Attorney, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Provide oversight in the drafting of regulations and policy documents necessary to implement State and Federal requirements, and ensure that the regulatory process is compliant with SAPA requirements.

• Monitor regulatory developments and assist in addressing stakeholder's issues and concerns.

• Research and advise on matters related to agency compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements affecting programs related to the delivery of services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

• Research and advise on matters related to statutory and regulatory requirements affecting agency support operations such as internal controls; internal policies and ethics.

• Assist in review of requests under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and Personal Privacy Protection Law.

• Review of various kinds of documents to ensure agency compliance with applicable requirements pursuant to Federal and State statutes, including but not limited to the Mental Hygiene Law.
• Research and advise on issues related to administrative proceedings, review hearing records, and draft proposed decisions.

• Support the development of OPWDD's annual legislative program; draft and review proposed legislation, assess other State agency proposals, and assist in drafting Article VII budget proposals. Monitor legislative developments and assist in formulating efforts to address stakeholder's issues and concerns.

• Assist in the review of administrative hearing decisions and adjudicative functions.

• Assist in the development of internal policy; procedures and agency policy manual.

• Research and advise on matters related to the delivery of services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

• Research and advise on matters related to agency support operations such as internal controls and policies, HIPAA, Office of Counsel records management, and ethics.

• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Deputy Counsel and the General Counsel.

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Additional Comments • NY HELPS
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a noncompetitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title. If you are hired under the HELPS Program, you will be first be appointed as a temporary employee. In May 2024, if you are performing successfully in the position, your appointment will be changed from temporary to permanent non-competitive. Once you are in permanent status, your official probationary period will begin and you may take any promotion exam for which you are qualified.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive
employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.
• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact
the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain
information and RA forms.
• The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Executive Office is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Jenna Beck

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by May 29, 2024. Please reference the EOA #2024-166 in all correspondence