City of New York · 1 day ago
Staff Attorney
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$106K/yr - $106K/yr
2+ years expThe City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, adjudicating a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency. They are seeking a Staff Attorney who will assist in directing the legal operation of the office, ensuring the quality of legal decisions, and managing administrative duties.
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Responsibilities
Assisting in directing the legal operation of the office including, but not limited to, ensuring the quality and consistency of all legal decisions rendered by the office, coordinating daily assignments of Hearing Officers and, and performing legal review and other administrative duties
Adjudicating all types of administrative hearings (as necessary)
Maintaining procedures to ensure that cases are heard and decisions rendered in a timely manner
Maintaining procedures, including databases or other systems, to effectively manage productivity, timeliness, and staffing needs
Handling special assignments and projects including but not limited to oral and/or written presentations
Knowledgably and accurately conveying agency policy to the public
Ensuring cooperative interaction between the office’s administrative and legal personnel
Act as legal advisor to office’s administrative personnel and cooperatively interact with office’s administrative personnel
Qualification
Required
Admission to the New York State Bar
One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar
Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne (30086)
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this 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
Preferred
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent writing, legal research and analytical skills
Strong organizational, management and training skills
Supervisory experience preferred
Computer skills in Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company
City of New York
City of New York, often called as New York City, is the most populous city in United States.
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