Managing Administrative Law Judge

City of New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York seeks a Managing Administrative Law Judge in its DOF Adjudication Division to oversee Borough Business Centers and manage hearing operations for parking and camera violations. You will supervise Administrative Law Judges and staff, applying strong legal expertise and policy judgment in a fast-paced government setting.

Requirements include NYS Bar admission, four years of relevant legal experience post-admission, and supervisory experience in administrative or executive

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar and four years of full-time legal experience after admission.
• Eighteen months in supervision of other attorneys in administrative, managerial, or high-level legal work.

Responsibilities

• Advise and direct the Agency's Administrative Law Judges and support staff.
• Exercise legal knowledge, judgment, and experience in vehicle and traffic law and administrative policy.
• Serve as advisor to the division’s Chief Administrative Law Judge and exercise independent initiative on questions of the law.

Skills

Legal knowledge

Administrative leadership

Oral/written advocacy

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree

Job description

• Job Category: Administration & Human Resources
• Salary Band: $125,000 to $150,000
• Compensation: USD 145,000 - USD 150,000

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 Customer Operations Division has oversight of the Department of Finance business centers, City Register’s Office, and the Land Records, Adjudication, and Collections divisions. Customer Operations is charged with the processing of tax payments, parking violations payments, and all other charges collected by DOF. The division is also responsible for recording property transfers, adjudicating parking and camera violations, and managing the full life cycle of the department’s enforcement activities related to unpaid business and excise taxes, parking fines, and Environmental Control Board summonses.

The Adjudication Division is responsible for conducting hearings on all parking and camera violations issued in New York City. It hosts in-person hearings in the Business Centers and conducts hearings by mail, web, and mobile app. In addition, the judges hear appeals of parking ticket determinations, and a special unit for Commercial Adjudications conducts hearings and appeals on tickets issued to commercial vehicles.

The Chief Administrative Law Judge of Adjudications unit is seeking a Managing Administrative Law Judge to manage the operations of the Borough Business Centers. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge, the selected candidate’s duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Advise and direct the Agency's Administrative Law Judges and support staff.
• Exercise legal knowledge, judgment, and experience in vehicle and traffic law and administrative policy.
• Serve as advisor to the division’s Chief Administrative Law Judge and exercise independent initiative and decision-making on questions of the law.

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.

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed between the City and the Collective Bargaining Unit representing employees serving in the civil service title.

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.