Supervising Attorney – Settlements

Taxi-; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is seeking a Supervising Attorney of Settlements in Long Island City, NY. This role supports the Prosecution Division in processing stipulations, developing settlements policies, and training staff.

Minimum qualifications include NYS Bar admission and relevant legal experience; residency is not required. The position offers a competitive salary with pathways for advancement within the city’s regulatory framework.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar is required.
• One year of U.S. legal experience after admission to any state bar, or six months of service as an Agency Attorney Interne (30086).

Responsibilities

• Oversee Settlements Unit processing and stipulations.
• Develop and implement settlements policies and procedures.
• Manage withdrawals and reissues of summonses.
• Generate settlements reports and trainings as needed.
• Assist the Prosecution Division and other sub-units as required.

Skills

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Analytical thinking

Caseload management

Public service experience

Education

Admission to NYS Bar

Job description

The TLC oversees a transportation ecosystem that moves nearly 1 million riders every single day the equivalent of the entire Boston transit system. TLC is the agency responsible for regulating New York City's taxicab and for-hire vehicle industry. With approximately 180,000 licensed drivers, 1,000 businesses, 115,000 vehicles including and the iconic yellow taxi at the heart of our city’s identity, TLC is entering a new era of dignity, accountability, and collaboration across the for hire vehicle sector. TLC continues to be on the front lines of a rapidly changing mobility landscape and our innovative efforts—whether requiring minimum pay for app drivers, ensuring wheelchair accessible service, making our licensed fleet more environmentally sustainable, working to eliminate traffic fatalities, or preventing discriminatory service—often serve as a model for other cities.

In this New Era for TLC, the agency is guided by three core priorities:

• Driver and Passenger Dignity ensuring every interaction reflects respect and fairness
• Corporate Accountability holding regulated entities to consistent, transparent standards
• A Transportation System that Works Together equitable, modern, and accessible

The Prosecution Division investigates and prosecutes summonses issued by TLC which consist of administrative, field, and consumer-initiated complaints. The division prosecutes a wide range of violations including reckless driving, unlicensed operation, illegal street pickups, harassment, and leaving the scene of an accident.

Under the leadership of the Managing Attorney for Prosecution, and the direct supervision of the Senior Supervising Attorney, the Supervising Attorney of the Settlements (Settlements) Unit will assist the Senior Supervising Attorney in the daily management of the Settlements Unit and will primarily focus on overseeing the division’s processing and issuance of stipulations based upon individual and batch settlement requests, creating and implementing settlements policies and procedures, managing withdrawals and reissues of summonses, generating settlements reports, and creating applicable trainings as needed.

Responsibilities will also include but are not limited to: assisting the Managing Attorney and the Senior Supervising Attorneys of the Consumer Complaint, Adjudications and/or Settlements units, and all other sub-units, in the Prosecution Division as needed.

• New Hire Rate: $83,000
• After two (2) years of city employment: $95,450
• Location: Long Island City, NY

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

Interested candidates should possess excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills sound legal analysis and problem-solving ability capacity to manage a demanding caseload, prioritize competing deadlines, and exercise independent legal judgment in a fast-paced environment litigation experience legal research and client or public interaction within a legal or regulatory setting experience in or an interest in public service and municipal government will be preferred.

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.