Alternative Attorney Jobs in Rochester, NY (NOW HIRING)

• Assignment of cases in specialty areas, such as Abuse and Neglect, Family Offenses, Child Support, Article 81 Guardianships, Juvenile Delinquent, and Person in Need of Supervision matters.
• Assignment to, and attendance at, meetings of special committees, such as Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, Justice for Children Team meetings and Court
• Improvement Project meetings.
• Preparing training materials and presenting trainings for Law Enforcement on a variety of topics.
• Preparing training materials and presenting trainings for Genesee County Department of Social Services Caseworkers.
• Preparing cases, filing petitions, and representing the Genesee County Department of Social Service in Abuse and Neglect cases in Genesee County Family Court, including, but not limited to: reviewing CPS reports/investigations with the caseworkers; making removal requests and conducting removal hearings; requesting orders of protection; prosecuting cases in fact-findings, dispositional hearings, and permanency hearings; and filing and prosecuting violation and modification petitions.
• Preparing subpoenas, motions, and orders to show cause for documents and witnesses, preparing witnesses, and selecting exhibits.
• Reviewing CPS investigations and representing CPS in Fair Hearings.
• Assessing permanency for children in foster care and advising the Department of Social Services in determining what appropriate action should be pursued, including abandonment, permanent neglect, mental illness, intellectual disability, and then filing petitions and representing the Department of Social Services to achieve said grounds for termination.
• Finalizing alternative permanency options for children in foster care, such as custody, guardianship, independent living, or another appropriate person.
• Appearing in Family Court, County Court, Supreme Court, or applicable local courts when needed.
• Reviewing discovery materials and evidence gathered during CPS investigations.
• Being available to caseworkers afterhours to discuss cases under investigation to determine whether a removal can/should be completed, what petitions can/should be filed, further steps to be taken in child protective investigation, on-going court ordered cases, supervision cases, and foster care placements;
• Reviewing law enforcement reports and accusatory instruments upon receipt, to determine if they are applicable to the child protective investigation.
• Appearing in court on pretrial court dates, handling pretrial practice issues, such as discovery, motions, orders to show cause, etc..
• Reviewing documentation and meeting with adult services caseworkers to assist with Adult Protective Services (APS) issues and to determine whether an Article 81 can/should be filed.
• Advising the Department of Social Services with respect to legal issues as they arise in the various financial programs administered by the agency, including document review and advocacy.
• Reviewing juvenile and Persons in Need of Support (PINS) paperwork to determine if the evidence is sufficient to file a requested juvenile delinquent or PINS petition.
• Speaking to probation and law enforcement to discuss the sufficiency of the evidence in order to file a juvenile and PINS petition. Also, review juvenile matters to determine the correct jurisdiction for filing due to differing jurisdictions of family court and youth part.
• Reviewing child support petitions and meet with child support caseworkers to discuss filings and prosecution of said matters.
• Meeting with Genesee County Mental Health to gather information, completing filings, and representing Genesee County Mental Health in obtaining an assisted outpatient order (AOT).
• Meeting with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department to review the Temporary Extreme Risk Protective Order (TERPO) information, and representing the Sheriff’s Department in obtaining an Extreme Risk Protective Order (ERPO)
• Meeting with the Child Advocacy Center staff to respond to motions/orders to show cause for their records.
• Conducting plea negotiations with defense counsel and Attorneys for the Child.
• Continuing contact with caseworkers on each case.
• Preparing for and conducting trial litigation, and obtaining subsequent dispositional orders.
• Preparing for and conducting post-dispositional proceedings to include violations, modifications, terminations and permanency alternatives.
• Consulting with appellate counsel if any case, or part thereof, is appealed.
• Responding to phone calls, email, and written correspondence.
• Non-case specific administrative duties such as time sheets, filing, copying, etc..
• Attending meetings in County Attorney’s Office and/or with outside agencies regarding either specific cases or general functioning of the family court system.
• Meeting with mental health, the Child Advocacy Center, or Sheriff’s Department regarding specific cases requiring representation by the County Attorney’s Office.
• Legal research as needed at any stage.
• Continuing legal training/education.
• Prioritizing and re-prioritizing management of individual caseloads in terms of utilization of limited resources, most importantly how time is spent.
• Assist the County Attorney and other Departments as assigned by the County Attorney.

• License and admission to practice in New York State must be obtained within two years of hiring. Once individual is admitted and licensed to practice law in New York State, the individual would be promoted to an Assistant County Attorney.
• Possession of a valid NYS driver’s license.

https://www.geneseeny.gov/Jobs