District Tax Attorney & Appraiser

Duties

• Represents the Department in bankruptcy matters.
• Represents the Department in litigated Surrogate’s Court matters, such as: petitions in estate tax matters pursuant to Tax Law 998; ancillary probate proceedings; domiciliary proceedings; final accounting proceedings and petitions for decrees of judicial settlements; wrongful death settlements and distributions; and other matters in Surrogate’s Courts as assigned.
• Prepares and prosecutes turnover proceedings and other collection enforcement proceedings.
• Reviews and signs income executions and restraining notices.
• Represents the Department in administrative and court proceedings related to Department actions and operations.
• Provides legal advice and opinions to agency staff, taxpayers, and others:
• Conducts legal research of statutes, decisions, opinions and other legal sources.
• Researches requests and inquiries and prepares legal opinions.
• Interprets pertinent laws, rules, regulations and procedures.
• Reviews documents for legal sufficiency and prepares legal documents on matters concerning Department operations.
• Drafts and reviews legislative bills that may impact the Department’s collection operations.
• May hold discovery proceedings and enforce judgments under Article 52 of the CPLR.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited law school;
• Admission to, and member in good standing of, the New York State Bar;
• Six years of relevant post-bar experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience handling debtor/creditor litigation matters for clients in New York state and federal (including bankruptcy) courts, including drafting motions and memos of law and appearing in court on behalf of creditor clients in debt collection, personal property seizures and executions, mortgage foreclosure proceedings, and breach of contract matters;
• Experience with trust and estate matters, including drafting trusts and wills, probating estates in New York’s Surrogate Courts, filing state and federal estate tax returns, and handling estate accounting and audit matters;
• Good written and oral communication skills and the ability to explain complex matters to non-attorneys.

  Additional Comments:

  Work hours to be determined. Any candidate selected for this position will be subject to a review of their tax return submissions by the New York State Department of Taxation & Finance. Employment of a candidate is conditioned upon a finding by the New York State Department of Taxation & Finance that the candidate is in compliance with all local, state, and federal tax laws. In accordance with federal government requirements, the employment of any candidate selected for this position is conditioned upon successfully completing a background investigation including a criminal history record check (fingerprint check).

  New York State is an equal opportunity employer.