Job Description

The Department of Social Services' Office of Legal Affairs provides legal guidance, litigation support, and direct representation in state and federal courts and administrative agencies to the Department of Social Services and all DSS program areas to ensure the delivery of social services consistent with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Under direction of a Supervising Attorney, the Attorney Interne will work towards establishing paternity and child support orders in the family court.

The Office of the General Counsel / Office of Legal Affairs is recruiting for one (1) Agency Attorney Interne, in the Child Support Enforcement Term (CSET) of the Support and Lien Recovery Litigation Unit (SLRLU) to function as an Attorney Interne, who will:

- Represent the interests of the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services in NYS Family Court litigation to establish paternity and orders of support for children in receipt...