Attorney Associate #00054551 Full-Time, At-Will, Perm in Albuquerque, NM
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have:
- General Statement Of Duties (description)
- Examples Of Job Duties (list of duties)
- Competencies/Qualifications (list of knowledge/abilities)
- Work Environment And Physical Demands (description)
- Benefits (list)
- Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience)
- Pay: "Target Pay Range/Rate: $53.156 hourly or $110,552 Yearly"
- Schedule: Not explicitly given; maybe implied? Not given. So we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. There's no schedule info besides maybe "The assigned work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime." That's under Work Environment And Physical Demands. That is schedule info but it's part of work environment. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state pay (Target Pay Range/Rate). It does not explicitly state schedule separate from work environment, but there is a sentence about schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime. That is schedule info. Should we create a Schedule section? The posting does mention schedule in Work Environment. It might be considered schedule content. However, the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could incorporate schedule info into Work Environment section, but we don't have a Work Environment heading in allowed list. Allowed headings are only those listed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We cannot create a Work Environment heading. So we need to map content to these allowed headings.
We need to decide which headings to use.
We have:
- About the role: could be general statement of duties (overview).
- Responsibilities: could be examples of job duties (list).
- Requirements: could be qualifications/minimum qualifications (education, experience) plus maybe competencies? But we have separate Qualifications heading allowed. Actually we have both Requirements and Qualifications as allowed headings. We need to decide distribution.
- Skills: could be competencies/qualifications (knowledge, abilities). But we also have Qualifications heading for minimum qualifications (education, experience). So we can put competencies under Skills.
- Benefits: we have benefits list.
- Pay: we have target pay range.
- Schedule: we have schedule mention (nights, weekends, holidays, overtime). Could be placed under Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Also we should not include Job ID etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all duties, competencies, qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule info.
We must not create sections with filler/placeholder text. All sections we create must have real content.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Thus we will produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
...
maybe for minimum qualifications? Or we could put Requirements for minimum qualifications (education, experience) and Qualifications for competencies? But we have both headings allowed; we need to decide.
Better: Use Requirements for minimum qualifications (education, experience). Use Qualifications for competencies/qualifications (knowledge, abilities). Use Skills maybe for something else? But we already have Skills heading allowed; we could put something like "Skills" for specific abilities (legal research, writing, etc.) but we already have competencies. Could combine.
But we must not create thin sections. Perhaps we can combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have to use headings only when posting has real specific content for it. We could decide to use only About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's six sections. That seems reasonable.
We need to map:
- About the role: General Statement Of Duties (overview paragraph).
- Responsibilities: Examples Of Job Duties (list).
- Qualifications: Competencies/Qualifications (list of knowledge/abilities) plus maybe Minimum Qualifications? Actually Minimum Qualifications is also qualifications. Could combine both under Qualifications heading: include education, experience, and competencies. That would be a substantive section.
- Benefits: Benefits list.
- Pay: Target Pay Range/Rate.
- Schedule: The sentence about schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime. Also maybe mention travel may be required? That's under Work Environment. Could include travel requirement.
Thus schedule section: include that the assigned work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime; a valid driver's license and travel may be required.
We need to ensure we don't lose any substantive info.
Let's extract all substantive info from posting:
General Statement Of Duties:
"Acting under general direction of the Judge, Managing Attorney, Court Executive Officer, reviews cases, provides legal advice, performs legal research, evaluation, analysis, writing and makes recommendations to the court or Judicial Entity. Qualified candidates will be able to work independently and meet deadlines for a trial court with a high volume of motion practice. Work includes reviewing cases, engaging in an evaluation of the facts and analysis of the applicable law, and making recommendations concerning the work of the Court. Applicants selected for an interview may be asked to demonstrate their writing ability as part of the interview process."
Examples Of Job Duties (list):
- Drafting recommendations and proposed dispositions for assigned cases, memorandum opinions, judgements, orders and decisions for review.
- May Screen pro se petitions for jurisdictional and procedural prerequisites.
- Responds to correspondence, e-mails and telephone calls from pro se litigants, inmates, attorneys, and members of the public.
- Assists the Court to resolve pending appeals by reviewing motions, docketing statements and briefs.
- Drafts calendar recommendations, notices, orders and opinions.
- Analyzes briefs, records and legal authorities cited.
- Assists in providing criminal judges with information and recent opinions to ensure compliance with current law.
- Drafts memoranda of law, proposed opinions and orders for administrative appeals of record and de novo appeals, including addressing complex areas of the law such as water, oil and gas, taxation, employment and zoning.
- Drafts proposed orders addressing petitions for extraordinary writs and motions in civil and criminal matters.
- Reviews, analyzes and edits findings of fact and conclusions of law.
- Evaluates court processes and formulates, recommends and implements policies and procedures to ensure uniform compliance with statutory and constitutional provisions, case law and Supreme Court Rules.
- Periodically reviews relevant law and proposes recommendations on court procedures.
- Evaluates proposed rule changes, drafts comments and attends trials and hearings.
- Meets with and advises court administration and staff on legal matters as they arise in the course of court operations.
- May draft and monitor leases, contracts, proposals, professional services agreements, price agreements, memoranda of understanding, letter agreements, software license agreements, and intergovernmental agreements for the Judicial Entity.
- May assist management on personnel issues and ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, rules, regulations, court and AOC policies and procedures.
- Assists with Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations to Bid (ITBs).
- Administers or assists with Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations to Bid (ITBs).
- Participates in developing judicial procedures and prepares and presents educational materials to assist the Bench and Bar.
- Assesses the appropriateness of mediation or a dispute resolution process for a case and conducts a mediation or dispute resolution process.
- May assist in tracking, reviewing, analyzing, and advising the judicial entity on proposed legislation.
- Encourages negotiations between the parties in a civil legal dispute and facilities settlements of cases until an agreement is reached or until settlement does not appear to be possible.
- May coordinate and oversee legal clinics for pro se litigants.
- May conduct motion hearings in the capacity of a special master or commissioner and draft recommendations to the judge in civil matters.
- May research disclosure of information issues under the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and make recommendations.
- May propose recommendations on court procedures relevant to cases sent to a court-ordered settlement facilitation program.
- May engage with community organizations and practitioners in a collaborative effort to implement a fair and standardized approach in the settlement facilitation process.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies/Qualifications (list):
- The successful applicant should demonstrate knowledge of United States and New Mexico constitutions, federal law, New Mexico case law, statutes, rules, policies, and procedures; rules of Criminal and Civil procedures, rules of Appellate Procedure, rules of evidence, the Code of Judicial Conduct, and rules of Professional Conduct.
- Court jurisdiction and operations; legal research; judiciary processes and policies, administrative, civil, and criminal law and procedures.
- Principles of legal analysis and writing, legal proofreading and editing; court case management systems; supervisory techniques, mediating and managing conflict.
- Employment law; and conflict-resolution principles and techniques.
- Ability to balance practical and legal considerations, develop procedures, comprehend and explain complex issues and solve problems.
Work Environment And Physical Demands (description):
- The following functions are representative, but not all-inclusive of the work environment and physical demands an employee may expect to encounter in performing tasks assigned to this job.
- Work is performed in an office or court setting.
- A valid driver's license and travel may be required.
- The assigned work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
- The employee must regularly interact positively with co-workers, clients, the public, judges, and justices.
- This job description is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions performed.
Benefits (list):
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx, Short, and Long Term Disability Insurance Programs, employee assistance program (EAP) [http://www.mybenefitsnm.com/]
- State paid life insurance, supplemental and dependent life insurance
- Optional flexible spending accounts for medical, day-care, and travel expenses
- Paid vacation and sick leave up to eight (8) weeks
- Eleven (11) paid holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan
- Lifetime Defined Benefits Retirement Plan [http://www.nmpera.org/]
- Flexible work schedules and alternative work locations*
- Free health care, Rx, and lab work at the facility (Stay Well Health Center) in Santa Fe, NM
- Bilingual compensation*
- Training and career development opportunities
- Higher education opportunities, educational leave, and tuition reimbursement
- May qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
- May receive overtime holiday or shift differential pay*
- May receive physical fitness leave*
- These benefits vary by job classification or need.
Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications):
- Education: Must be a graduate of a law school meeting the standards of accreditation of the American Bar Association; possess and maintain a license to practice law in the State of New Mexico.
- Education Substitution: None.
- Experience: Three (3) years of experience in the practice of
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - General Statement Of Duties (description) - Examples Of Job Duties (list of duties) - Competencies/Qualifications (list of knowledge/abilities) - Work Environment And Physical Demands (description) - Benefits (list) - Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience) - Pay: "Target Pay Range/Rate: $53.156 hourly or $110,552 Yearly" - Schedule: Not explicitly given; maybe implied? Not given. So we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. There's no schedule info besides maybe "The assigned work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime." That's under Work Environment And Physical Demands. That is schedule info but it's part of work environment. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state pay (Target Pay Range/Rate). It does not explicitly state schedule separate from work environment, but there is a sentence about schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime. That is schedule info. Should we create a Schedule section? The posting does mention schedule in Work Environment. It might be considered schedule content. However, the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could incorporate schedule info into Work Environment section, but we don't have a Work Environment heading in allowed list. Allowed headings are only those listed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We cannot create a Work Environment heading. So we need to map content to these allowed headings. We need to decide which headings to use. We have: - About the role: could be general statement of duties (overview). - Responsibilities: could be examples of job duties (list). - Requirements: could be qualifications/minimum qualifications (education, experience) plus maybe competencies? But we have separate Qualifications heading allowed. Actually we have both Requirements and Qualifications as allowed headings. We need to decide distribution. - Skills: could be competencies/qualifications (knowledge, abilities). But we also have Qualifications heading for minimum qualifications (education, experience). So we can put competencies under Skills. - Benefits: we have benefits list. - Pay: we have target pay range. - Schedule: we have schedule mention (nights, weekends, holidays, overtime). Could be placed under Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Also we should not include Job ID etc. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all duties, competencies, qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule info. We must not create sections with filler/placeholder text. All sections we create must have real content. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus we will produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
...
maybe for minimum qualifications? Or we could put Requirements for minimum qualifications (education, experience) and Qualifications for competencies? But we have both headings allowed; we need to decide. Better: Use Requirements for minimum qualifications (education, experience). Use Qualifications for competencies/qualifications (knowledge, abilities). Use Skills maybe for something else? But we already have Skills heading allowed; we could put something like "Skills" for specific abilities (legal research, writing, etc.) but we already have competencies. Could combine. But we must not create thin sections. Perhaps we can combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have to use headings only when posting has real specific content for it. We could decide to use only About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's six sections. That seems reasonable. We need to map: - About the role: General Statement Of Duties (overview paragraph). - Responsibilities: Examples Of Job Duties (list). - Qualifications: Competencies/Qualifications (list of knowledge/abilities) plus maybe Minimum Qualifications? Actually Minimum Qualifications is also qualifications. Could combine both under Qualifications heading: include education, experience, and competencies. That would be a substantive section. - Benefits: Benefits list. - Pay: Target Pay Range/Rate. - Schedule: The sentence about schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime. Also maybe mention travel may be required? That's under Work Environment. Could include travel requirement. Thus schedule section: include that the assigned work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime; a valid driver's license and travel may be required. We need to ensure we don't lose any substantive info. Let's extract all substantive info from posting: General Statement Of Duties: "Acting under general direction of the Judge, Managing Attorney, Court Executive Officer, reviews cases, provides legal advice, performs legal research, evaluation, analysis, writing and makes recommendations to the court or Judicial Entity. Qualified candidates will be able to work independently and meet deadlines for a trial court with a high volume of motion practice. Work includes reviewing cases, engaging in an evaluation of the facts and analysis of the applicable law, and making recommendations concerning the work of the Court. Applicants selected for an interview may be asked to demonstrate their writing ability as part of the interview process." Examples Of Job Duties (list): - Drafting recommendations and proposed dispositions for assigned cases, memorandum opinions, judgements, orders and decisions for review. - May Screen pro se petitions for jurisdictional and procedural prerequisites. - Responds to correspondence, e-mails and telephone calls from pro se litigants, inmates, attorneys, and members of the public. - Assists the Court to resolve pending appeals by reviewing motions, docketing statements and briefs. - Drafts calendar recommendations, notices, orders and opinions. - Analyzes briefs, records and legal authorities cited. - Assists in providing criminal judges with information and recent opinions to ensure compliance with current law. - Drafts memoranda of law, proposed opinions and orders for administrative appeals of record and de novo appeals, including addressing complex areas of the law such as water, oil and gas, taxation, employment and zoning. - Drafts proposed orders addressing petitions for extraordinary writs and motions in civil and criminal matters. - Reviews, analyzes and edits findings of fact and conclusions of law. - Evaluates court processes and formulates, recommends and implements policies and procedures to ensure uniform compliance with statutory and constitutional provisions, case law and Supreme Court Rules. - Periodically reviews relevant law and proposes recommendations on court procedures. - Evaluates proposed rule changes, drafts comments and attends trials and hearings. - Meets with and advises court administration and staff on legal matters as they arise in the course of court operations. - May draft and monitor leases, contracts, proposals, professional services agreements, price agreements, memoranda of understanding, letter agreements, software license agreements, and intergovernmental agreements for the Judicial Entity. - May assist management on personnel issues and ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, rules, regulations, court and AOC policies and procedures. - Assists with Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations to Bid (ITBs). - Administers or assists with Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations to Bid (ITBs). - Participates in developing judicial procedures and prepares and presents educational materials to assist the Bench and Bar. - Assesses the appropriateness of mediation or a dispute resolution process for a case and conducts a mediation or dispute resolution process. - May assist in tracking, reviewing, analyzing, and advising the judicial entity on proposed legislation. - Encourages negotiations between the parties in a civil legal dispute and facilities settlements of cases until an agreement is reached or until settlement does not appear to be possible. - May coordinate and oversee legal clinics for pro se litigants. - May conduct motion hearings in the capacity of a special master or commissioner and draft recommendations to the judge in civil matters. - May research disclosure of information issues under the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and make recommendations. - May propose recommendations on court procedures relevant to cases sent to a court-ordered settlement facilitation program. - May engage with community organizations and practitioners in a collaborative effort to implement a fair and standardized approach in the settlement facilitation process. - Other duties as assigned. Competencies/Qualifications (list): - The successful applicant should demonstrate knowledge of United States and New Mexico constitutions, federal law, New Mexico case law, statutes, rules, policies, and procedures; rules of Criminal and Civil procedures, rules of Appellate Procedure, rules of evidence, the Code of Judicial Conduct, and rules of Professional Conduct. - Court jurisdiction and operations; legal research; judiciary processes and policies, administrative, civil, and criminal law and procedures. - Principles of legal analysis and writing, legal proofreading and editing; court case management systems; supervisory techniques, mediating and managing conflict. - Employment law; and conflict-resolution principles and techniques. - Ability to balance practical and legal considerations, develop procedures, comprehend and explain complex issues and solve problems. Work Environment And Physical Demands (description): - The following functions are representative, but not all-inclusive of the work environment and physical demands an employee may expect to encounter in performing tasks assigned to this job. - Work is performed in an office or court setting. - A valid driver's license and travel may be required. - The assigned work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime. - The employee must regularly interact positively with co-workers, clients, the public, judges, and justices. - This job description is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions performed. Benefits (list): - Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx, Short, and Long Term Disability Insurance Programs, employee assistance program (EAP) [http://www.mybenefitsnm.com/] - State paid life insurance, supplemental and dependent life insurance - Optional flexible spending accounts for medical, day-care, and travel expenses - Paid vacation and sick leave up to eight (8) weeks - Eleven (11) paid holidays - Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave - Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan - Lifetime Defined Benefits Retirement Plan [http://www.nmpera.org/] - Flexible work schedules and alternative work locations* - Free health care, Rx, and lab work at the facility (Stay Well Health Center) in Santa Fe, NM - Bilingual compensation* - Training and career development opportunities - Higher education opportunities, educational leave, and tuition reimbursement - May qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) - May receive overtime holiday or shift differential pay* - May receive physical fitness leave* - These benefits vary by job classification or need. Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications): - Education: Must be a graduate of a law school meeting the standards of accreditation of the American Bar Association; possess and maintain a license to practice law in the State of New Mexico. - Education Substitution: None. - Experience: Three (3) years of experience in the practice of