Deputy Director of the Employment Law Unit, Office of General Counsel
Core
Senior attorney leading the Employment Law Unit to handle disciplinary cases, fitness for duty investigations, and conflicts of interest matters for NYC Health Department non-managerial employees.
Role type
Senior IC employment law attorney (Deputy Director)
Builds
Disciplinary case resolutions, conflict of interest waivers, and agency policy revisions
Domain
Public sector employment law and administrative law
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Employment law litigation, administrative law, legal research, writing, case adjudication, witness interviewing, policy analysis
Preferred skills
NYS Bar admission, 5-10 years legal experience, Westlaw/CLEAR/Lexis Nexis proficiency, progressive discipline training
Technologies
Westlaw, CLEAR, Lexis Nexis
Responsibilities
Advise managers on disciplinary strategies, litigate charges through OATH trials and Civil Service Commission hearings, adjudicate NYS Civil Service Law cases, evaluate conflicts of interest inquiries, train new attorneys and supervisory staff, revise agency policies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership duties