Position Information

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AgencyAlcoholic Beverage Control

TitleCounsel (General Counsel) - VID 223361

Occupational CategoryLegal

Salary Grade666

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $163811 to $206043 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Erie

Street Address 535 Washington Street, Suite 303

City Buffalo

StateNY

Zip Code14203

Job Specifics

Duties Description The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control/State Liquor Authority’s (ABC/SLA) General Counsel (“GC”) is the chief legal officer of ABC/SLA, providing advice and direction to its senior management and all of its bureaus. Unlike other state agencies, ABC/SLA represents itself in state courts: in Article 78 proceedings challenging disciplinary and licensing decisions and other types of cases. Accordingly, the GC must have significant experience handling and/or managing civil litigation.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Reporting directly to the Chair.
• Serve as legal counsel to the Members of the SLA Board at Board Meetings and in other contexts.
• Lead a staff of approximately 20 employees, most of them attorneys.
• Represent ABC/SLA, through the prosecuting attorneys on its staff, in administrative hearings held at the SLA, most of them disciplinary cases handled in a quasi-trial format with adverse attorneys before an Administrative Law Judge.
• Provide advice to the agency and its Board on legislation, rules/regulations, and the informal guidance it issues and engaging (along with senior SLA management) with elected officials and industry groups on those and other matters.
• Routinely provide assistance to industry members and the public on industry matters, including from time to time issuing formal opinions of Counsel on particular legal issues.
• Providing additional strategic legal guidance to executive leadership on complex, high profile, or other emerging agency matters as needed.

Minimum Qualifications A law degree from an accredited law school; admission to, and member in good standing of, the New York State Bar; and eight years of relevant post-bar experience.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Additional Comments • Travel may be required (approximately 10%), including during evening and weekends, depending on mission and assignment.
• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.

The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. Candidates with diverse backgrounds and experience are encouraged to apply. New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

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

How to Apply

Name Human Resources/AS

Telephone 518-473-5282

Fax 518-486-1631

Email Address HRresumes@ogs.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM

31st Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a resume and cover letter to HRresumes@ogs.ny.gov detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications along with the month/year and, if less than full time, the average hours worked per week for each position listed. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.