City Of New York

Senior Counsel

City Of New York$120K — $145K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Admission to the New York State Bar
  • Minimum four years of legal experience post-bar admission
  • Eighteen months of supervisory experience over other attorneys
  • Experience in administrative, managerial, or executive legal roles
  • Ability to maintain good standing with the New York State Bar

Responsibilities

  • Assist in implementing procurement policy and best practices
  • Supervise attorneys on legal matters related to infrastructure and operations
  • Draft and negotiate inter/intra municipal agreements and property documents
  • Review legal documents for regulatory permitting
  • Interface with DEP staff, consultants, and other government agencies
  • Liaise with the City’s Law Department on litigation matters
  • Analyze and navigate conflicting priorities to achieve collaborative goals

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Engaging in impactful work that benefits public health and the environment
  • Independence in decision-making within the legal framework
  • Collaborative environment with diverse stakeholders
  • Job stability within a large municipal organization
Full Job Description
Job Description

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system's 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

DEP's Bureau of Legal Affairs, headed by General Counsel Elissa Stein Cushman, serves as in-house counsel to DEP and is hiring for a Senior Counsel within the Infrastructure, Operations and Litigation Support Unit. With latitude for independent judgment and decision-making, the Senior Counsel will assist in implementing procurement policy and best practices; supervise attorneys handling a broad array of legal work related to DEP's infrastructure and operations, including matters relating to the review and approval of non-capital procurement contracts; draft and negotiate inter/intra municipal agreements, property-related documents, and grant agreements; review legal documents required in regulatory permitting matters; and handle other matters as needed.

The attorney will interface extensively with DEP bureau and executive staff, consultants, and other government agencies, and liaise with the City's Law Department, which represents the agency in litigation.

The work will require the application of strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including navigating and aligning conflicting priorities among diverse groups to achieve both near term and long-term goals while ensuring successful future collaboration.

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Qualifications

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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The City of New York is the most iconic and dynamic city on the planet. With a population of more than 8.4 million people, New York is not only the largest city in the United States — it is the academic, cultural, commercial, and financial capital of the world. City government is filled with opportunities for talented individuals seeking to improve their communities and make a meaningful difference in the lives of their fellow New Yorkers. Every day, the City’s more than 300,000 employees improve infrastructure, provide vital social services, build technology, protect health and safety, and so much more.

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