Executive Director, Labor Counsel

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Paid annual leave

Paid holidays

Pension

Deferred compensation / 401(k) type

Job summary

The City of New York's Police Department Office of Labor Relations seeks an Executive Director, Labor Counsel to develop the Department's legal strategy for grievances, disciplinary hearings, arbitration and related litigation involving employees and unions.

Under the Deputy Commissioner’s direction, you will provide strategic labor and employment advice to senior executives, supervise attorneys, and participate in collective bargaining and labor-management discussions.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar and eligibility to practice law in New York.
• Four years of recent, full-time legal experience, including supervisory or executive-level work.
• Experience handling labor relations, collective bargaining or employment law.

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief labor law advisor to senior department leadership.
• Provide advice on labor law, employment law, disciplinary issues, and contractual interpretation.
• Manage employee grievances and disciplinary proceedings, including Step II hearings.
• Represent the Department in labor-management meetings and during collective bargaining.

Skills

Labor law advisory

Executive leadership

Legal strategy

Education

Admission to the New York State Bar

Tools

None

Job description

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The Office of Labor Relations is responsible for providing centralized direction for labor and employment issues facing the Department, including: Representing the Department in collective bargaining with over 40 uniformed and civilian unions; preparing City proposals for collective bargaining; researching the operational impact of proposals on the Department; researching relevant policies, procedures, practices and other issues that affect the negotiation of new collective bargaining agreements; preparing cases for mediation and arbitration hearings; providing expert witness testimony; implementing changes resulting from new collective bargaining agreements and arbitration awards; and providing advice and guidance to Department members regarding collective bargaining interpretations and prior award decisions.

Under the executive direction of the Deputy Commissioner of Management and Budget (Chief Financial Officer) and with broad latitude to exercise independent judgment, action and decision making, the Executive Director, Labor Counsel is responsible for developing the Police Department's legal strategy for grievances, disciplinary hearings, arbitration, improper practice petitions, and other litigation from Department employees and unions in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Labor Relations.

Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serves as the chief labor law advisor to the Deputy Commissioner, Management and Budget.
• Provides the staff with advice and guidance on legal issues, labor law, employment law, disciplinary issues and contractual interpretation and supervises related work.
• Provides legal advice and counsel to high level Department executives on the application of relevant labor rules, laws, contracts, and regulations.
• Manages and resolves employee grievances.
• Manages and resolves civilian disciplinary cases and supervises all Step II disciplinary hearings.
• Represents the Department at Labor/Management meetings with uniformed and civilian unions.
• Represents the Department's interests during collective bargaining.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

In compliance with federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre‑tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

• health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• paid annual leave and sick leave
• paid holidays
• a pension
• optional savings and pre‑tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

HOURS/SHIFT:

0900 X 1700

EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL - 95005

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.

Additional Information

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.