Office of Immigrant Affairs General Counsel

3 hours ago


New York, New York, United States City of New York Full time

Job Title: General Counsel for Immigrant Affairs

Job Summary:

The City of New York's Office of Immigrant Affairs is seeking a highly qualified General Counsel to join our team. As the General Counsel, you will provide strategic legal advice and guidance to the Commissioner and staff, overseeing the Legal Affairs and Policy Unit. You will work closely with staff across the office to develop and execute priority initiatives, providing legal support services to the entire agency.

Responsibilities:

* Advise the Commissioner and MOIA staff on legal matters, including litigation, FOIL requests, ethics issues, and compliance requirements
* Oversee staff performing policy and legal work, and close collaboration with external affairs, communications, and IDNYC
* Lead on strategy development and coordination across MOIA and other City agencies for priority matters where there is a close link to legal issues and/or the City's legal interests
* Provide legal advice and strategic guidance on MOIA initiatives, policies, and programs, including rapid response and communications to ensure consistency with the law and robust service to and advocacy on behalf of immigrant communities
* Provide management leadership across MOIA, including supervision of other staff performing policy and legal work, and close collaboration with policy, legislative, outreach, communications, and central/HR leads

Qualifications:

* Admission to the New York State Bar
* 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

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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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