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3 months ago
DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers.
From managing New York City's most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission.
Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.
Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:- Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
- Managing 55 public buildings.
- Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come.
Visit our website at to learn more about the work we do.
The office of the General Counsel's (OGC) Real Estate Unit works to efficiently execute the agency's mission to acquire, dispose of and manage interests in real property on behalf of the City.
Under OGC's real estate unit, attorneys and supporting staff perform duties related to the acquisition by way of the leasing and licensing of commercial office, industrial, special use space and negotiated acquisitions of fee interests in real property to fulfill the City's space needs, as well as the disposition of surplus non-residential real property by sale at public auction or otherwise if authorized, as well as the leasing and licensing out of City owned real property, including landlord/tenant litigation related thereto.
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) seeks to hire an Agency Attorney with substantial experience in commercial landlord/tenant litigation.
As directed by the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel for Real Estate, the qualified candidate's primary responsibility includes representing the city as landlord, in commercial landlord/tenant summary proceedings for all five boroughs as well as:
1) Providing counsel on commercial lease enforcement issues to the Real Estate Services short and long-term lease units within DCAS including directly handling all litigation practice on behalf of DCAS in such matters.
2) Reviewing/drafting of rent demands, surrender agreements, lease riders, vacate notices, petitions, affidavits of service pertinent to lease enforcement matters and additional Landlord-Tenant legal documents.
3) Serving as liaison with the NYC Law Dept. on agency and Law Dept. cases.
4) Reviewing pleadings and affidavits prepared by agency employees as well as monitoring and updating senior staff on ongoing matters.
5) Handling or participating in the handling of lease-imposed arbitration proceedings in connection with DCAS' long term lease portfolio.
Qualifications
- Admission to the New York State Bar; and either "2" or "3" below.
- One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or
- Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne
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.
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.
