- Type:Rockland County Government
- Salary/Pay Rate:$108,247/year
- Posted Date:10/28/2026
- Deadline to Apply:11/28/2026
The Rockland County Office of the County Attorney is seeking candidates for a full-time, Principal Assistant County Attorney position on its Litigation Team. This is high level title in the Assistant County Attorney series involving the responsibility for litigation work of a moderate to complex nature representing the County of Rockland. The candidate will be independently responsible for legal work involving for a wide variety of legal issues, e.g., legal research and writing, preparing correspondence, review and enforcement of civil collection matters, Vehicle Traffic Law 1174-A Litigation, Notices of Claim, affidavits, Chapter 45; and reviewing documents for completeness, legal sufficiency and accuracy.
This position reports directly to the Deputy County Attorney.
Job Description
Duties include: providing legal advice to the Office of the County Executive, County Legislature, elected officials, commissioners, agency heads and employees on a variety of matters; providing day-to-day guidance to legal, paralegal and clerical staff, when assigned;; participating in meetings and conferences; working with legal staff in the handling of their assigned cases; preparing case status and statistical reports, as required; conducting training for attorneys, paralegal and clerical staff and other County personnel on pertinent areas of law, newly enacted regulations, recently decided cases. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession of a license to practice law in New York State; and
- Provision of a current certificate of good standing;
- License to practice law in the State of New York must be maintained throughout the course of employment in this title;
- As a public officer one must meet all current requirements of Section 3 of the Public Officers Law, including, but not limited to United States citizenship and applicable residency requirements.
Other Requirements and Information:
- Work Location: New City, NY;
- Candidates must be legal residents of Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Putnam or Dutchess counties, New York City or any adjoining county.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary and benefits are competitive with the public sector market including, but not limited to, the following:
- $108,247 Annual starting salary ($116,290 as of 1/1/27)
- 40 hour work week (8 hours per day, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.);
- Paid time off including: vacation, personal, holiday, sick, cancer screening, bereavement;
- Benefits include Medical, Dental and Vision;
- Other Benefits include deferred compensation retirement saving and health savings account programs, flex spending, AFLAC, and the NY 529 College Savings program;
- This position is New York State Pension eligible;
- This position may qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program;
- Employee assistance program offered.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should email a completed Rockland County employment application, together with their resume, cover letter and references to Brittany Cabezas, Paralegal Specialist III/Office Manager at Cabezasb@co.rockland.ny.us.Click here to access the online application.
Position open until filled.