Assistant General Counsel
About The Position
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; (2) perform the agency’s rulemaking; and (3) prepare and file bankruptcy and foreclosure claims. Additional in-house counsel work may include reviewing policies and procedures, providing legal guidance to management and working with Law Department litigators on state and federal lawsuits that involve OATH. Exceptional writing, research, and analytical skills, and good interpersonal and communication skills are required. The ideal candidate pays attention to details, thinks strategically, and exercises sound judgment. Commitment to public service is an asset.
Requirements
- Admission to the New York State Bar
- 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
- Exceptional writing, research, and analytical skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Attention to details
- Strategic thinking
- Sound judgment
- Commitment to public service
Nice To Haves
- Works well in a team comprised of attorneys and non-attorneys
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
- Able to multitask
Responsibilities
- Draft contracts and memoranda of understanding
- Perform the agency’s rulemaking
- Prepare and file bankruptcy and foreclosure claims
- Reviewing, preparing, and interpreting legal documents
- Coordinating workflow of procurement documents among divisions
- Applying Procurement Policy Board Rules
- Processing contracts through City’s PASSPort application
- Performing all aspects of rulemaking: fact-finding, legal research and analysis, drafting and publishing rules and notices, consulting with the Mayor’s Office and the Law Department, holding public hearings
- Filing proofs of claim for outstanding hearing-imposed penalties
- 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
- Performing Special Projects as requested by the General Counsel
- Reviewing policies and procedures
- Providing legal guidance to management
- Working with Law Department litigators on state and federal lawsuits that involve OATH
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
