City Of New York

Assistant General Counsel

City Of New York$100K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Admission to the New York State Bar
  • Four years of relevant post-bar legal experience
  • Eighteen months in a supervisory role over attorneys
  • Experience in administrative, managerial, or executive legal work
  • Strong writing, research, and analytical abilities
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Commitment to public service

Responsibilities

  • Perform all aspects related to employment law, including disciplinary cases under NY Civil Service Law
  • Conduct investigations by interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence
  • Respond to employee grievances
  • Represent the agency in various legal proceedings including arbitrations and OATH tribunal hearings
  • Review and prepare legal documents such as statements of charges
  • Provide legal advice to agency management
  • Assist with special projects requested by the General Counsel

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive team environment
  • Exposure to diverse legal cases within the public sector
  • Opportunity to contribute significantly to public service
  • Fast-paced work environment allowing for multitasking
Full Job Description
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) Handle the agency's employment-law matters; (2) Serve as disciplinary counsel; (3) Handle Labor Relations matters; (4) Assist with monitoring probationary and provisional employees' work performance; and (5) Provide training on disciplinary issues. Additional counsel work includes reviewing policies and procedures, providing legal guidance to management, and working with the Law Department and various agencies on the application of laws. 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. Duties include but are not limited to: - Performing all aspects related to employment law, including to prosecute disciplinary cases from inception to conclusion under New York State Civil Service Law and the City's collective bargaining agreements; - Conducting investigations by interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence; - Responding to employee grievances; - Representing the agency in formal and informal conferences, arbitrations, OATH tribunal hearings, and the NYC Office of Labor Relations (OLR) proceedings; - Reviewing and preparing legal documents, including statement of charges; - Providing legal advice; - Performing special projects as requested by the General Counsel; and - Maintaining a high degree of professionalism. The ideal candidate works well in a team comprised of attorneys and non-attorneys, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, and is able to multitask. EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL - 95005 Admission to the New York State Bar; and 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.

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