Job Description
Job Description
The New York City Law Department is accepting applications from applicants who graduated law school in December 2025 or will graduate in 2026 for entry level Assistant Corporation Counsel positions to start in the Fall of 2026. These attorneys will perform basic legal tasks appropriate to their level of education and experience and, until admitted to the Bar of the State of New York, in a manner consistent with the Appellate Division practice orders. Depending upon the division to which they are assigned, they will draft briefs, pleadings, and motions, perform legal research, take depositions, interview witnesses, draft contracts, draft legislation, and make court and administrative agency appearances. Applicants may be placed in any division of the Law Department based on needs of the Law Department. Applicants selected to be in the Tort or Family Court Divisions may be placed in offices located in any of the five New York City Boroughs.
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The New York City Law Department is accepting applications from applicants who graduated law school in December 2025 or will graduate in 2026 for entry level Assistant Corporation Counsel positions to start in the Fall of 2026. These attorneys will perform basic legal tasks appropriate to their level of education and experience and, until admitted to the Bar of the State of New York, in a manner consistent with the Appellate Division practice orders. Depending upon the division to which they are assigned, they will draft briefs, pleadings, and motions, perform legal research, take depositions, interview witnesses, draft contracts, draft legislation, and make court and administrative agency appearances. Applicants may be placed in any division of the Law Department based on needs of the Law Department. Applicants selected to be in the Tort or Family Court Divisions may be placed in offices located in any of the five New York City Boroughs.
The great maj...