Agency Attorney Lvl 1

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s largest public housing authority, with an operating budget of $3.3 billion and over 11,000 employees managing and maintaining 311 developments that house about 400,000 residents. NYCHA also operates the country’s largest Section 8 program, providing rental assistance to about 200,000 additional people.

Reporting to the Chief Privacy Officer, the Agency Attorney supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of NYCHA’s comprehensive privacy program. The role includes legal research and writing, privacy incident response, vendor contract and data share agreement review, and policy writing. The selected candidate must maintain confidentiality regarding all NYCHA proceedings.

The position requires admission to the New York State Bar and either one year of satisfactory U.S. legal experience after 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 throughout employment. Assignment to higher levels requires additional relevant experience. Applicants must provide a resume and cover letter with bar admission date(s), two writing samples representing their own work, three professional references with the context of their familiarity with the candidate’s skills, and a law school transcript.

Requirements

• Admission to the New York State Bar.
• Either one year of satisfactory U.S. legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar, or six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne.
• Must remain a member of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of employment.
• For Assignment Level II: one year of experience at Assignment Level I or two years of comparable legal experience after bar admission in areas related to the assignment.
• For Assignment Level III: two years of experience at Assignment Levels I and/or II, or three years of comparable legal experience after bar admission in areas related to the assignment.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding all NYCHA proceedings.
• Submit a resume and cover letter including bar admission date(s), two writing samples representing the applicant’s own work, three references with professional associations and context of familiarity with the applicant’s skills, and a law school transcript.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing and delivering initial and ongoing privacy training to staff at central offices and developments.
• Liaise between NYCHA staff and residents to address privacy issues.
• Assist with activities that promote privacy awareness within NYCHA and related entities.
• Prepare privacy evaluation and performance reports assessing privacy compliance.
• Conduct legal research and writing on privacy issues.
• Maintain current working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and city privacy laws and accreditation standards.
• Conduct privacy incident response, including complainant and staff interviews, privacy impact-level assessments, and resident interviews in person or remotely.
• Review privacy terms in vendor contracts and data share agreements and approve them when sufficient.
• Maintain and organize privacy office records.
• Attend privacy trainings to stay current on privacy trends and rules and regulations.
• Assist with preparing updates, briefings, presentations, agendas, and materials for internal and external meetings and ad hoc projects.

Benefits

• Choice of medical coverage plans
• Deferred compensation plans
• Defined pension benefit plan through the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed