Principal Assistant County Attorney
Principal Assistant County Attorney (Litigation)(Office of the County Attorney)
- Type:Rockland County Government
- Salary/Pay Rate:$108,247/year
- Posted Date:08/12/2026
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
- Experience with budget and finance, accounting and/or real estate matters is a plus.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary and benefits are competitive with the public sector market including but not limited to the following:
- Approximate annual starting salary in 2026 (RAM Grade 6, Step 99) $108,247; upon successful probationary period and continued employment annual increases as authorized by the Rockland Association of Management collective bargaining agreement with the County of Rockland:
- 2027 (RAM Grade 6, Step 1 - $116,290)
- 2028 (RAM Grade 6, Step 2 - $124,943)
- 40 hour work week (8 hours per day, Monday through Friday 9am – 5pm)
- 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 qualifies for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Employee assistance program offered
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should email a comleted 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.