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Assistant General Counsel

New York City, NY, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-28

Core

Senior in-house attorney providing legal analysis, research, and strategic advice to support the City of New York's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) as its Records Access, Privacy, and Ethics/Conflicts Officer.

Role type

Senior in-house counsel (Assistant General Counsel)

Builds

Legal guidance, compliance frameworks, and policy reviews for a large administrative tribunal

Domain

Public sector / Administrative law / Government operations

Required skills

Legal analysis, legal research, regulatory compliance, policy drafting, strategic planning, conflict resolution, FOIL expertise, privacy law expertise, ethics compliance, parliamentary procedure

Preferred skills

Public service commitment, strategic thinking, detail orientation, sound judgment

Technologies

Legal research databases, document management systems

Responsibilities

Reviewing and responding to FOIL requests, subpoenas, and record requests; Maintaining agency compliance with Identifying Information Laws and privacy issues; Maintaining agency compliance with Chapter 68 and addressing ethics issues; Preparing agency reports; Serving as Parliamentarian for meetings; Providing legal advice and drafting memoranda; Identifying and researching new or evolving legal issues; Liaising with NYC Law Department and other City agencies; Performing special projects as requested

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with managerial capacity

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