Chief Legal Officer

NYC Department of Social Services • Full-time • Manhattan, NY, US • 4w ago

The Agency You’ll Join

The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five

boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. New York City

Mayor Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. Previously, Mayor

Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, state senator, and Brooklyn borough

president. The Adams’ administration is leading the fight to serve the people of the greatest city in the

world, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, working to make New York City’s economy

stronger, reducing inequality, improving public safety, and making the city more affordable that meets

the needs of all New Yorkers. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively

seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.

The Team You’ll Work With

The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) develops policies and

programs, provides training and prevention education, conducts research and evaluations, performs

community outreach and operates the New York City Family Justice Centers. We collaborate with City

agencies and community stakeholders to ensure access to inclusive services for survivors of domestic

and gender-based violence (GBV). GBV can include intimate partner and family violence, elder abuse,

sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.

The Problems You’ll Solve

The Chief Legal Officer, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, will report

directly to the Commissioner and will perform a broad scope of legal duties.

Duties of the Chief Legal Officer will include, but are not limited to:

Provide sound legal advice to the Commissioner and staff on a broad range of matters, which

may include reviewing procedures, policies, programs, contracts, and legislation, and ensuring

compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Contracts: Draft, review, negotiate, and execute contractual agreements and provide

procurement-related legal guidance and advice.

Management: Provide daily direct supervision to members of the Legal team.
Ethics: Analyze compliance with the rules of the Conflict-of-Interest Board and draft related

legal documents and memos.

Privacy/Records: Oversee the implementation of privacy-related work in the office and

compliance with the privacy laws of NYC and ensure compliance with record retention policies

and practices.

FOIL: Review of Freedom of Information Law requests.
Litigation: Manage litigation-related activities, in collaboration with the NYC Law Department.
Maintain a filing system for all legally related documents.
Support or lead other special projects and duties, assigned.

About You

You have a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.
You have admission to the New York State Bar and at least seven (7) years of recent full-time,

responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, with at

least three (3) years providing supervision to legal staff.

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Minimum 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.

Preferred Skills

Preferred Skills: The ideal candidate has prior experience working in NYC government and is a self-motivated, experienced attorney with superb writing, leadership, and problem-solving skills. The position requires an individual who enjoys substantial responsibility and thrives in a fast-paced, sometimes high-pressure environment. - Excellent legal analysis and creative problem-solving skills Demonstrated ability to work on a wide variety of legal matters, with prior NYC government experience. - Strong and sturdy decision-making and leadership skills. - Experience in negotiation. - Superior writing skills and attention to detail, with a demonstrated ability in drafting legal documents. - An effective self-starter with the ability to work both independently and in a diverse team environment with all levels of supervisory and frontline staff. - Strong interest in working in the field of gender-based violence and/or a commitment to public service.

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

City Residency is 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.