The mission of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is to promote New York State agriculture and its high-quality and diverse products, foster agricultural environmental stewardship, and safeguard the state's food supply, land, and livestock to ensure the viability and growth of New York's agriculture industries.
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking a Senior Attorney to provide a full range of technical legal services supporting Department programs. This positions serves as a legal advisor to program administrators, undertakes legal research, interprets statutes and regulations, drafts regulations and related rule-making documents, litigation papers, memoranda, opinions, and correspondence. Additionally, the Senior Attorney will be responsible for preparing legal actions to enforce laws, rules, and regulations; collecting fees for services rendered by the agency, reviewing claims and approving payments; providing assistance with the development of contracts and the solicitation of Requests of Proposals and Invitations for Bid; preparing drafts of proposed legislation and its submission after review to the Legislature; discussing proposed and new legislation with agency personnel, legislators, and staffs; recommending changes in, or proposing new agency rules, regulations, policy statements; and managing the administration of Freedom of Information Law requests and document review.
Click here to learn more and apply! Applications due January 25, 2025.
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