Deputy Director of Enforcement

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (“COIB”), one of the nation’s premier government ethics agencies, is hiring a Deputy Director for its Enforcement Unit. COIB is a small, independent agency that protects the integrity of City government by administering and enforcing the City’s conflicts of interest law. The conflicts of interest law applies to the more than 300,000 public servants across all of New York City government (as well as former public servants) and regulates conduct including nepotism, outside financial interests, disclosure of confidential information, acceptance of gifts, and revolving door restrictions. In addition to helping manage the Enforcement Unit, the Deputy Director will handle a variety of challenging and interesting cases across all levels of City government and often involving issues of significant public concern. In handling those cases, the Deputy Director will learn a great deal about the operations of City government and gain significant litigation experience. Work will include reviewing evidence, drafting charges, negotiating settlements, and litigating cases at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. The Deputy Director must be able to engage in sophisticated and nuanced legal analysis and write clearly and concisely. An ideal candidate will demonstrate a knowledge of and interest in the workings of New York City government. EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL - 95005

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

Nice To Haves

• knowledge of and interest in the workings of New York City government

Responsibilities

• managing the Enforcement Unit
• reviewing evidence
• drafting charges
• negotiating settlements
• litigating cases at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees