Deputy General Counsel

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.

Under the immediate supervision of the General Counsel and the Special Counsel, the Deputy General Counsel, with latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and decision, will assist the General Counsel as legal advisor to the Department and will supervise the legal work of the attorneys of the General Counsels Office and a team of compliance staff.

The Deputy General Counsels responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

- Advising and making recommendations to the agencys General Counsel and other executive staff on questions of law, fact and administrative policy.

- Drafting contracts, commenting on legislation and policy initiatives.

- Serving as the liaison to the New York City Law Department, in connection with litigation, City initiatives and programs, legislation and other legal issues.

- Working closely with the Mayors Office of Contract Services on procurement issues.

- Supervising the team of attorneys and operational staff in DYCDs Office of the General Counsel, Records Management and Accountability and Compliance units.

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.