Collections Attorney

City of New York•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently. The DOF’s Legal Affairs Division serves as the in-house legal department, providing legal advice and services for city tax and revenue-related matters. The Collections Law Unit within Legal Affairs supports the agency’s collections efforts, handling tax warrants, bankruptcy issues, and other debt collection matters. This unit is seeking an experienced collections attorney to represent DOF in a broad range of debt collection cases. The selected candidate will report to the Senior Director of Collections Law.

Requirements

Admission to the New York State Bar.
One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar.
Must remain a Member of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of employment.
To be assigned to Assignment Level (AL) II, candidates must have one year of experience at Assignment Level I or two years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.
To be assigned to AL III, candidates must have two years of experience in Assignment Levels I and/or II or three years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.

Nice To Haves

Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne (30086).

Responsibilities

Perform legal research and draft memorandum, legal documents, and other written analyses related to complicated, important, or high-value debt collection matters.
Provide legal advice and counsel to DOF’s Collections Division and other agency-operating divisions, and prepare legal responses to inquiries.
Research and review debt for collections.
Advise on bankruptcy issues and work collaboratively with the Law Department and DOF operating divisions to resolve bankruptcy and collections matters.
Prepare, review, and/or sign legal collection and enforcement documents, including executions and restraining notices.
Review offers in compromise applications and address inquiries and matters from outside collections firms.
Handle mortgage foreclosure matters and submit surplus money claims in court.
Provide legal counsel and support on issues concerning Public Improvement Liens, bonds, and levy issues.
Collect debt, including ECB and tax warrant debt, and provide legal services in support of debt collections efforts.
Prepare required legal documents and advise the Sheriff’s Office on executions, restraining notices, information subpoenas, and other documents.
Draft, analyze, and review legislation, policies, regulations, statutes, agency forms, and guidance.
Work with staff in the Collections Division on collections projects and matters.
Handle general legal matters and special assignments, including representing the agency in court and administrative proceedings.
Research and draft legal responses to claims or actions filed against the agency.
Provide legal counsel to the agency’s operational staff, including CPLR-related legal matters, collections issues, judgment and docketing, ECB and other City-related debt, and other matters as needed.