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About the Role

The Employment Law Unit (ELU) provides comprehensive legal counsel and strategic guidance to the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (DSS/HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (OHS) in labor and employment law matters. This role oversees disciplinary prosecutions, litigates cases, and manages defenses against discrimination complaints. The ELU also serves as primary legal counsel for Human Capital Management (HCM) and advises senior leadership on legal and investigative issues.

Responsibilities

Direct and manage the day-to-day executive operations of the ELU and supervises all Unit staff.
Provide executive supervision and oversight of Agency Attorneys and support staff, ensuring appropriate volume of work and expert legal guidance on trial advocacy.
Serve as a critical executive level decision-maker in the absence of the M-III Associate General Counsel.
Review and resolve highly complex EEO litigation and investigative issues.
Prepare confidential legal summaries and formal memoranda recommending disciplinary action, investigations, and other proposed management resolutions.
Act on behalf of the Associate General Counsel (M-III) to meet with the Senior Deputy General Counsel and other senior leadership.
Authorize investigative actions, make initial decisions to suspend employees for serious misconduct, and counsel senior managers on responses to subpoenas, temporary restraining orders (TROs), and requests for injunctive relief.
Manage and oversee the prosecution of misconduct and incompetence cases filed before the Citywide Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH).
Direct and provide guidance to attorney staff on the review and drafting of disciplinary charges to ensure successful prosecution.
Coordinate agency employee discipline initiatives with the Office of Human Resources Solutions through early intervention.
Oversee the investigative review of disciplinary referrals with the Inspector General and other investigative entities.
Manage the strategic defense of discrimination complaints filed before Federal, State, and City EEO enforcement agencies.
Oversee all aspects of the agency's defense, including comprehensive witness and case preparation.
Serve as the primary strategic point of contact for external agencies regarding the conduct of outside litigation.
Propose case settlements as appropriate.
Litigate the most complex and high-profile discipline and EEO cases.
Conduct mandatory and ongoing legal training for agency employees on EEO and disciplinary processes.
Ensure full regulatory and internal compliance.
Prepare formal legal opinions on Conflict-of-Interest issues.
Ensure that required monthly data collection reports are provided to the Senior Deputy General Counsel and filed with external partners.
Confirm that all case management tools and reports are maintained according to agency and legal standards.

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.

Experience Level

Senior executive manager
Four years of experience
Eighteen months of supervisory experience

Education Level

New York State Bar admission

Salary/Compensations

USD 137157 - USD 145768

About the Company

Agency: HRA/DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Job Category: Administration & Human Resources

Equal Opportunity

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.