NY HELP No Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Assistant Counsel Occupational Category Legal Salary Grade NS Bargaining Unit M/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented) Salary Range From $93659 to $118388 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Temporary Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 9 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Albany Street Address 44 Holland Ave. City Albany State NY Zip Code 12208 Duties Description Under the general direction of the Deputy Counsel for Medicaid, Contracts, Real Estate, and Trusts & Estates (MCRE), the candidate would primarily assist OPWDD's Contract Management Unit (CMU) with legal issues relating to procurement of state contracts. Primary duties:•Assist CMU in responding to legal issues arising out of its preparation and review of solicitations, procurement instruments, contracts, and contract amendments; identifying and responding to vendor responsibility issues; negotiating and reviewing contract terms and conditions. •Review and analyze issues raised in bid protests and appeals of agency level bid protest determinations. Prepare bid protest determinations. •Provide counsel and guidance related to contracts and purchasing, including real estate and construction; information technology; transactional matters; grants; and memoranda of understanding among state entities. •Review, analyze, draft, and, as appropriate, negotiate a broad variety of procurement solicitations, contracts, and licenses. •Provide Counsel's Office and OPWDD program staff with support and opinions on transactional issues. •Provide additional support to the MCRE unit related to transfers of state property and other real property related matters, including issues arising from OPWDD and DASNY's real property portfolio, OPWDD's supportive housing grants, and the property cost reimbursement process.•Provide additional support to the MCRE unit on Medicaid-related issues, including Medicaid audit and wage and hour issues. Provide general legal support to Counsel's Office and agency staff: •Conduct legal research of statutes, regulations, decisions, opinions, and other legal sources to respond, both orally and in writing, to requests for legal opinions. •Conduct legal research and analysis; prepare written memoranda, correspondence, and verbal opinions of Counsel, as needed. •Provide presentations to OPWDD program staff, Counsel, and staff from other agencies or the Executive on relevant legal issues related to OPWDD operations. •Review and provide comments on proposed and enacted legislation, and court decisions, that impact OPWDD operations. •A strong ability to analyze and interpret statutes and caselaw is also needed. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-JB2 Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications:Candidates must have been admitted to the New York State Bar and must have had two years of experience in the practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar. Additional Comments • Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.• Life insurance and Disability insurance.• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.• Paid Holidays and Leave:° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.• Health Care Coverage:Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.• Paid Parental Leave:Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.• Retirement Program:Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.• Professional Development and Education and Training:NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Central Office Human Resources Telephone 518-473-4785 Fax 518-474-9902 Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov Address Street 44 Holland Ave. City Albany State NY Zip Code 12208 Notes on Applying Please email your resume to mainoffice.careers@opwdd.ny.gov and reference vacancy ID in your email.