Office of General Counsel Intern

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have completed 2 years at an accredited law school in New York State prior to summer 2024.
• Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, or the letter grade equivalent.
• Must be able to work full-time summer (37.50 hours per a week) and part-time fall and spring (5-15 hours per week, with the opportunity to work more hours depending on availability)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong computer research skills, such as Lexis
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Desire to work in public service

Please be advised that the A Government Entity does not offer sponsorship for employment visas to employees or potential employees. Candidates sponsored for employment by an organization should be aware of their sponsorship status and the relevant expiration date(s) of that sponsorship before applying to this position.

Duties Description

The Office of General Counsel is seeking Student Interns to assist with drafting motions, deposition preparation, discovery, review of ethics inquiries, reviewing and drafting appeals, legal research and writing, and review of and response of FOIL requests to support the following departmental functions:
Special Projects: Provides advise and legal guidance to Executive Management on initiatives, business, and operational issues.

Appeals: Administrative appeals of decisions issued by Administrative Law Judges in
workers' compensation claims, and support for appeals to the Appellate Division, Third Department.

Premium Collection: Handling of premium collection matters which involve issues of non-payment of premium and any court action or negotiation of settlements related to premium owed.

Contracts: Support for the contracts and procurement of goods and services, involving diverse range of work, including areas such as investments and real estate.

Ethics: Ensures that the both the Agency and its personnel comply with legal obligations related to the requirements for the filing of financial disclosure statements, mandatory Ethics training, approval of Outside Activities, approvals of Honoraria, approvals for Official Activity/Service payments, and the acceptance of gifts, including widely attended events.

Hearings Division: Appears at Workers' Compensation Board hearings and litigates claims on behalf of NYSIF and its policy holders.

• Labor Relations: Works closely with NYSIF Administration and Human Resources providing advice on matters involving employee conduct, pre-employment reviews, reasonable accommodation requests and collective bargaining agreement/union contract questions. Counsel represents NYSIF in employee disciplinary proceedings and appears in matters at New York's Division of Human Rights and the EEOC.
• 1B Litigation: Defense of employers in third-party suits involving contribution and indemnification actions.

Specialized Litigation: Provides counsel to executive management and all internal departments on litigation matters affecting the agency and assists outside counsel and the Attorney General's Office in all stages of litigation against the agency and/or its officers.

Loss Transfer: Loss transfer matters stemming from motor-vehicle accidents in the context of workers' compensation claims.