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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 08/04/22

Applications Due08/19/22

Vacancy ID109914

AgencyAlcoholic Beverage Control

TitleGeneral Counsel

Occupational CategoryLegal

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $137883 to $173431 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County To Be Determined

Street Address See Location Notes Under Specifics Tab

City TBD

StateNY

Zip Code12210

Minimum Qualifications 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.

Duties Description The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control/State Liquor Authority’s (ABC/SLA) General Counsel 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 General Counsel must have significant experience handling and/or managing civil litigation.
Duties include but are not limited to:
• Reporting directly to the Chairman and the Counsel to the Governor.
• 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.

Additional Comments Note:
• This position is temporary pending final approval from the Governor’s Office. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
• Biweekly travel will be required to NYC for Board meetings as well as additional travel as needed to NYC and Buffalo to fulfill supervisory responsibilities.
• Overtime will be required.

*Location Note: Although the primary location will be Albany, NY, biweekly travel will be required to NYC for Board meetings as well as additional travel as needed to NYC and Buffalo to fulfill supervisory responsibilities.

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

NOTE ON COVID-19 VACCINATION/WEEKLY TESTING: All State employees in Executive controlled agencies who are fully vaccinated are to provide proof of this upon hire. At this time all unvaccinated employees do not need to submit weekly testing for COVID-19. Please note the weekly testing requirement may change at any time.

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

Name Human Resources/KP

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 cover letter along with a clear and concise resume detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position as listed in Specifics and indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number for which you are applying.

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