Executive Agency Counsel

City of New York • New York, NY

6d • $120,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

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

• Excellent writing, legal research, and analytic skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to draft legislation and rules
• Ability to review and analyze proposed legislation and rules and digest impacts on the Agency
• Ability to liaise with litigation to protect Agency programs and processes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently or as a part of a team
• At least seven years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Perform difficult and complex legal work related to tax incentives and housing supervision with significant financial, procedural and policy consequences, with a particular focus on litigation assistance related to tax incentives compliance enforcement and real property tax benefit application denials.
• Analyze federal, state and local statutes and regulations.
• Draft and/or review proposed state and local legislation and regulations as well as litigation papers prepared by the New York City Law Department.
• Counsel senior agency staff.
• Handle other complex legal issues.

What This Job Offers

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