<p>Please note: State agencies that contact job applicants do not usually request personal or financial information via text message or over the phone in connection with your response to a job posting. If you are contacted for such information by these methods, or any other method, please verify the identity of the individual before transmitting such information to that person.</p> <p>Note: For questions about the job posting, please contact the agency that posted this position by using the contact information provided on the "Contact" tab for the position.</p> <p>Review Vacancy</p> <p>Date Posted 06/04/25</p> <p>Applications Due06/18/25</p> <p>Vacancy ID189442</p> <ul> <li>Basics </li><li>Schedule </li><li>Location </li><li>Job Specifics </li><li>How to Apply </li></ul> <p>NY HELPNo</p> <p>AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for</p> <p>TitleAssistant Counsel</p> <p>Occupational CategoryLegal</p> <p>Salary GradeNS</p> <p>Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)</p> <p>Salary RangeFrom $90931 to $114940 Annually</p> <p>Employment Type Full-Time</p> <p>Appointment Type Temporary</p> <p>Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class</p> <p>Travel Percentage 0%</p> <p>Workweek Mon-Fri</p> <p>Hours Per Week 37.5</p> <p>Workday</p> <p>From 9 AM</p> <p>To 5 PM</p> <p>Flextime allowed? No</p> <p>Mandatory overtime? No</p> <p>Compressed workweek allowed? No</p> <p>Telecommuting allowed? Yes</p> <p>County Albany</p> <p>Street Address 44 Holland Ave.</p> <p>City Albany</p> <p>StateNY</p> <p>Zip Code12208</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Primary duties:</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>Review and analyze issues raised in bid protests and appeals of agency level bid protest determinations. Prepare bid protest determinations. </li><li>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. </li><li>Review, analyze, draft, and, as appropriate, negotiate a broad variety of procurement solicitations, contracts, and licenses. </li><li>Provide Counsel's Office and OPWDD program staff with support and opinions on transactional issues. </li><li>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. </li><li>Provide additional support to the MCRE unit on Medicaid-related issues, including Medicaid audit and wage and hour issues. </li></ul> <p>Provide general legal support to Counsel's Office and agency staff:</p> <ul> <li>Conduct legal research of statutes, regulations, decisions, opinions, and other legal sources to respond, both orally and in writing, to requests for legal opinions. </li><li>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. </li><li>Review and provide comments on proposed and enacted legislation, and court decisions, that impact OPWDD operations. </li><li>A strong ability to analyze and interpret statutes and caselaw is also needed. </li></ul> <p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all</p> <p>#LI-JB2</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Executive Office is committed 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.</p> <ul> <li>Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter. </li><li>In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment. </li><li>OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. </li><li>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. </li></ul> <p>Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.</p> <p>Name Jenna Beck</p> <p>Telephone 5184734785</p> <p>Fax</p> <p>Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov</p> <p>Address</p> <p>Street 44 Holland Ave.</p> <p>City Albany</p> <p>State NY</p> <p>Zip Code 12208</p> <p>Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 6/18/25. Please reference the EOA #2025-145 in all correspondence.</p>