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About the Role

The Office of the Chief Counsel to the Mayor and City Hall provides legal and strategic guidance to the Mayor and senior policymakers. This role involves supporting mayoral initiatives, managing transparency projects, and analyzing legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Researching local, state, and federal laws, court decisions, legal authorities, and other legal documents.
• Providing policy guidance and legal analysis to City Hall staff to advance mayoral initiatives.
• Working with senior administration officials on various transparency projects, including compliance with the Freedom of Information Law.
• Analyzing conflicts, ethics, and privacy questions for the Mayor’s Office, including outside activities and gift requests.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, releases, licenses, and other agreements on behalf of the Mayor’s Office.
• Providing legal analysis to the Mayor’s Office staff in employment, EEO, and conflict matters.
• Acting as a City Hall policy advisor to the agencies reporting to the Chief Counsel.
• Reviewing and making legal judgments about sensitive material.

Requirements

• Attorney admitted to the New York State Bar.
• 1+ years of relevant legal experience, including civil rights, criminal defense, government service, private practice, and/or prosecutorial experience.
• 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.
• Must remain a Member of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of employment.

Skills

• Excellent analytical ability
• Practical judgment
• Ability to independently manage a large portfolio of work
• Ability to balance many simultaneous priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong and concise communication skills
• Team player
• Dedication to client service
• Willingness to be responsive

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1+ years of relevant legal experience
• 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

Education Level

• Admission to the New York State Bar

Salary/Compensations

• USD 100000 - USD 135000 - yearly

About the Company

• The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property.
• The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger.
• We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.

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.