Staff Attorney

City of New York; All (MO); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at the City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings as a Staff Attorney. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful work that enhances public access to justice. You will be responsible for directing legal operations, adjudicating hearings, and ensuring procedural efficiency. With a commitment to institutional change and technological enhancement, this position allows you to make a significant impact in a supportive and collaborative environment. If you are an ambitious attorney looking for growth opportunities and a chance to contribute to positive change, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Inclusive work environment

Diverse workforce

Remote work options

Qualifications

• Must be a member of the New York State Bar in good standing.
• One year of satisfactory legal experience required.

Responsibilities

• Direct legal operations, ensuring quality and consistency of decisions.
• Adjudicate administrative hearings and maintain timely procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Legal Research

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Management Skills

Training Skills

Education

Admission to the New York State Bar

One year of legal experience

Six months as an Agency Attorney Intern

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

ABOUT OATH:
The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers.
Job Description
The ideal candidate is an experienced attorney with a track record of effective management who is ambitious, energetic and enjoys the growth opportunities afforded by ECB’s ongoing commitment to positive institutional change, technological enhancement, and maximizing the public’s access to justice. Most importantly, the Staff Attorney must be adept at analyzing, streamlining and, when necessary, modifying existing procedures and processes to achieve institutional efficiency, accountability, and professionalism.

Specific duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Assisting in directing the legal operation of the office including, but not limited to, ensuring the quality and consistency of all legal decisions rendered by the office, coordinating daily assignments of Hearing Officers and, and performing legal review and other administrative duties.
- Adjudicating all types of administrative hearings (as necessary).
- Maintaining procedures to ensure that cases are heard and decisions rendered in a timely manner.
- Maintaining procedures, including databases or other systems, to effectively manage productivity, timeliness, and staffing needs.
- Handling special assignments and projects including but not limited to oral and/or written presentations.
- Knowledgably and accurately conveying agency policy to the public.
- Ensuring cooperative interaction between the office’s administrative and legal personnel.
- Act as legal advisor to office’s administrative personnel and cooperatively interact with office’s administrative personnel.

HYBRID OFFICE / REMOTE WORK SCHEDULE AVAILABLE AFTER INITIAL TRAINING PERIOD

AGENCY ATTORNEY - 30087

Minimum Qualifications

1. Admission to the New York State Bar; and either "2" or "3" below.
2. One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or
3. Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne (30086).
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements:
To be assigned to Assignment Level (AL) II, candidates must have one year of experience at Assignment Level I or two years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment. To be assigned to AL III candidates must have two years of experience in Assignment Levels I and/or II or three years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.

Preferred Skills

- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.- Excellent writing, legal research and analytical skills- Strong organizational, management and training skills.- Supervisory experience preferred.- Computer skills in Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

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.