Information & Property Law College Aide

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Job summary

The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) – Legal Affairs Division seeks an enthusiastic Information & Property Law College Aide to assist with FOIL requests, privacy matters, and legal research.

Assignments include supporting Records Access Officer, drafting responses, and helping with petitions for administrative hearings; tenure up to six years. Applicants must be enrolled in college or graduate school. The City of New York values equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Matriculation as a student in college or graduate school.
• Case-by-case IT course study for Assignment Level II/III.
• Preparing for legal research and drafting assignments.

Responsibilities

• Work with Records Access Officer on FOIL requests and draft responses.
• Assist attorneys with privacy, data, and information legal tasks.
• Conduct legal research to support counsel for operational staff.
• Prepare petitions or cases for administrative hearings.
• Support special projects and compliance work as needed.

Education

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school with IT focus

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school with information technology

Job description

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOF’s Legal Affairs Division serves as the in-house legal department for DOF, providing professional and comprehensive legal advice and services supporting a full range of city tax and other revenue-related matters. Legal Affairs Division attorneys and staff handle various legal issues, including real property taxes and exemptions, business income and excise taxes, collections, parking violations, treasury, land registry, Conciliation Bureau conferences, FOIL, and employment law.

Within Legal Affairs, the Information Law and Counsel unit focuses on information and privacy related legal matters, disclosure, tax secrecy, Freedom of Information Law requests, data, Sheriff matters, and other externally focused operational issues. Legal's Property Law Unit provides legal counsel and support on real property tax assessment and administration matters.

Legal Affairs is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated Information & Property Law College Aide. Duties and responsibilities will include the following:

• Work with DOF’s Records Access Officer with attorneys handling FOIL requests. Assist in processing and tracking incoming requests for information under FOIL and provide support in drafting and seeing responses to requestors.
• Assist attorneys with privacy, data, information, related legal functions.
• Conduct legal research to assist attorneys in providing legal counsel to operational staff.
• Assist attorneys in preparing petitions or cases for administrative hearings, such as Small
• Claims Assessment Review or other areas needed.
• Participate in other projects and matters that the attorneys in the unit are handling. Based on the needs of the unit, assignments may include assisting with administrative proceedings and compliance work, preparing notifications, reviewing documents, communications and a range of legal research and drafting assignments.

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.

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

Qualifications

For Assignment Level I:

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.

For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.

For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE

Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

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.