With an overarching mission to eliminate ageism and ensure the dignity and quality of life of approximately 1.8 million older New Yorkers, the NYC Department for the Aging is deeply committed to helping older adults age in their homes and creating a community-care approach that reflects a model age-inclusive city. The Office of General Counsel ("OGC") provides professional and comprehensive legal advice and services in support of a full range of matters. OGC handles a varied portfolio including transactional and procurement matters, Equal Employment Opportunity and employment issues, matters involving the NYC Conflicts of Interests Rules, the Freedom of information Law ("FOIL"), investigations and other agency matters. The attorneys in OGC provide a range of services to the agency's administrative and programmatic units, including but not limited to: providing legal advice and guidance; drafting legal documents; conducting research and preparing memoranda of law; reviewing and providing guidance on legislation, executive orders, and other legal documents; reviewing contracts, amendments, scopes of work, and requests for proposals to ensure compliance with Procurement Policy Board Rules, the NYC Charter and any applicable laws and regulations; providing support and guidance to the Social Adult Day Care Ombuds Office regarding investigations and notices of violations related to rules compliance; and responding to FOIL requests. OGC also manages the Legal Services portfolio, a program that contracts with community-based legal service organizations to provide free legal services for older adults aged 60 and older in all five boroughs in a variety of areas, including public benefits, long-term care, and consumer and landlord-tenant issues. Legal services may include legal advice, referrals and/or full representation, depending upon the individual's specific circumstances. New York City is home to approximately 1.8 million older adults, and the Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) is committed to helping them age in their homes and communities. NYC Aging's mission is to eliminate ageism and ensure the dignity and quality of life of diverse older adults. NYC Aging also works to support caregivers through service, advocacy, and education. NYC Aging seeks a dynamic, motivated and detail-oriented individual to serve as Senior Agency Counsel, in the Office of General Counsel. NYC Aging's Office of General Counsel provides comprehensive legal advice and services in support of a full range of agency and City matters. The Office of General Counsel handles a varied portfolio including transactional and procurement matters, Equal Employment Opportunity and employment issues, matters involving the NYC Conflicts of Interests Rules, the Freedom of Information Law, investigations and other agency matters. NYC Aging seeks a dynamic, mission-focused, well-rounded, motivated and detail-oriented individual to serve as Senior Agency Counsel. This individual should be enthusiastic about the agency's human services mission, able to multi-task, willing to take on challenges based on the needs of the agency and OGC, and possess the discretion and judgment necessary to handle sensitive, highly confidential matters. Under the direction of the General Counsel, with latitude for independent judgment and decisions, the successful candidate will:
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.
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.
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