Senior AGC – Policy & Special Projects

City of New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection seeks an experienced attorney to join the General Counsel Division as Associate General Counsel. The AGC will oversee the Policy and Special Projects Unit and manage a team of lawyers handling legislation, final decisions, sealing authority, and rulemaking.

The ideal candidate has strong writing skills, supervisory experience, and a proven ability to guide complex regulatory work in a fast-paced government environment, including strategic planning

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar and four years of relevant legal experience.
• Eighteen months of supervisory experience over other attorneys.
• Experience in administrative, managerial or executive capacity.
• Excellent writing and editing skills with rigorous standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee legislation affecting DCWP, review bills, prepare for hearings, and coordinate with external affairs.
• Manage final decisions for DCWP, including research and drafting of complex decisions from trials.
• Supervise sealing authority, draft sealing orders, and improve interdivision workflows.
• Draft cutting-edge rules under the CAPA rulemaking process.
• Oversee priorities including tobacco policy, research for white papers, and reporting in response to orders and laws.

Skills

Managerial experience

Supervisory experience

Strategic planning

Legal writing

Team leadership

Regulatory experience

Education

New York State Bar admission

Job description

NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection seeks an experienced attorney to join the General Counsel Division as Associate General Counsel. The AGC will oversee the Policy and Special Projects Unit and manage a team of lawyers handling legislation, final decisions, sealing authority, and rulemaking.

The ideal candidate has strong writing skills, supervisory experience, and a proven ability to guide complex regulatory work in a fast-paced government environment, including strategic planning