Executive Director Administrator 1st Department, Assigned Counsel Plan

ABOUT THE OFFICE:
The Assigned Counsel Plan (ACP) of the First Judicial Department established pursuant to Article 18B of the County Law has provided legal representation to indigent persons in New York and Bronx Counties since 1966. The ACP assigns and compensates qualified private attorneys to represent indigent clients facing criminal charges. The program is overseen by the Appellate Division First Department and is funded by the City of New York through the Mayors Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) with additional funding from the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services (ILS) for quality improvement initiatives pursuant to Executive Law
832(4).

ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Executive Director/Administrator serves as the operational leader of the Assigned Counsel Plan and is an appointee of the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division First Judicial Department. The Administrator is a City of New York employee and is responsible for directing day-to-day operations overseeing attorney participation and ensuring high-quality legal representation for indigent defendants in Bronx and New York Counties.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
-Supervising all ACP office staff.
-Evaluating attorneys seeking appointment to the ACP panel.
-Assigning attorneys to ensure adequate and timely court coverage.
-Investigating and responding to complaints regarding ACP attorneys.
-Coordinating CLE training for panel attorneys.
-Developing implementing and updating program operating procedures to promote ILS-funded quality improvement initiatives.
-Conducting budget planning monitoring and reporting.
-Coordinating with agency partners to collect maintain and report required data to ILS.
-Collaborating with MOCJ and ILS to support ACP operations and resource allocation.
-Serving as liaison to ACP attorneys court personnel city officials and bar associations.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Submit a cover letter and r sum by email to or by mail to:
Appellate Division First Department 27 Madison Avenue New York NY 10010. Attn: 18B Plan Administrator Search.
Applications must be received by June 5 2026.

EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL - 95005

Qualifications :

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible relevant satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time