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Assistant General Counsel:

Agency: ADMIN TRIALS AND HEARINGS

Posted on: 04/23/2024

Job type: Fulltime

Location

MANHATTAN

Title Classification: No exam required

Department

Admin, GC, PI & Exec

Salary range: $110, $110, 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.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) provides legal services and guidance to executive agency staff, tribunal personnel, and the Clerk's Office. The OGC plays a key role in supporting and strengthening the agency's legal foundation and mission through legal analysis, research and writing, and advice.
The OGC seeks a dynamic and thoughtful attorney to serve as Assistant General Counsel. This person will have extensive responsibility for all legal matters affecting the agency.

His or her primary responsibilities will be to:
- (1) draft contracts and memoranda of understanding; and
- (2) perform the agency's rulemaking.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Reviewing, preparing, and interpreting legal documents;
Coordinating workflow of procurement documents among divisions;
Performing all aspects of rulemaking: factfinding, legal research and analysis, drafting and publishing rules and notices, consulting with the Mayor's Office and the Law Department, holding public hearings;
Providing legal advice and drafting memoranda;
Identifying and researching new or evolving legal issues;
Liaising and collaborating with the NYC Law Department and other City agencies on rulemaking and legal matters;
Maintaining a high degree of professionalism; and
Performing Special Projects as requested by the General Counsel.

Work Location: 100 Church Street/66 John Street, NY, NYMinimum QualificationsAdmission 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.

Preferred SkillsPreferred Skills:

Familiarity with administrative proceedings (preferably with OATH, but not required), judicial proceedings, court processes, and/or state or municipal government.
Experience working within a government agency and/or in an inhouse capacity at an institution.
Basic knowledge of, or expressed interest in, transactional law, rulemaking, and/or municipal law.
Strong oral communication skills, including the ability to liaise with internal staff and external stakeholders.
Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, analytical, research, problemsolving, multitasking and organizational skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
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 QualificationsAdmission 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.

Preferred SkillsPreferred Skills:
- \tFamiliarity with administrative proceedings (preferably with OATH, but not required), judicial proceedings, court processes, and/or state or municipal government.
- \tExperience working within a government agency and/or in an in-house capacity at a