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Staff Attorney:

Agency: ADMIN TRIALS AND HEARINGS

Posted on: 05/22/2024

Job type: Fulltime

Location

NYC-ALL BOROS

Title Classification: No exam required

Department

Hearing Division MA

Salary range: $100, $100, ABOUT OATH:
The City of New York's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation's largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City's central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers.

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Job Description:

Specific duties will include, but are not limited to:
Assisting in directing the legal operation of the office including, but not limited to, ensuring the quality and consistency of all legal decisions rendered by the office, coordinating daily assignments of Hearing Officers and, and performing legal review and other administrative duties.
Adjudicating all types of administrative hearings (as necessary).
Maintaining procedures to ensure that cases are heard and decisions rendered in a timely manner.
Maintaining procedures, including databases or other systems, to effectively manage productivity, timeliness, and staffing needs.
Handling special assignments and projects including but not limited to oral and/or written presentations.
Knowledgably and accurately conveying agency policy to the public.
Ensuring cooperative interaction between the office's administrative and legal personnel.
Act as legal advisor to office's administrative personnel and cooperatively interact with office's administrative personnel

Work Location:
NYC-ALL BOROS

Title Level: Agency Attorney IIIMinimum Qualifications1. Admission to the New York State Bar; and either "2" or "3" below.
One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or
Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne

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

In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements:
Preferred Skills- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. - Excellent writing, legal research and analytical skills - Strong organizational, management and training skills. - Supervisory experience preferred. - Computer skills in Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Residency RequirementNew York City Residency is not required for this position
Additional InformationThe 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Minimum Qualifications1. Admission to the New York State Bar; and either \"2\" or \"3\" below.

One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or
Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne

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

In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements:
Preferred Skills- \tOutstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- \tExcellent writing, legal research and analytical skills
- \tStrong organizational, management and training skills.
- \tSupervisory experience preferred.
- \tComputer skills in Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Residency RequirementNew York City Residency is not required for this position
Additional InformationThe 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.