Director of Trials Litigation
Director of Trials Litigation
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Job Description
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys evolving criminal justice system participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees visitors volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully reenter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The DOC seeks to recruit an experienced Attorney to manage and supervise Levels I II III and/or Level IV Agency Attorneys within the Trials Division. Under general supervision of the Trials Deputy Commissioner and Trials Deputy General Counsel and with wide latitude for independent judgment and action the selected candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
Overseeing the efficient and fair prosecution of staff misconduct within the Department of Correction
Managing Level IV III II and/or Level I Agency Attorneys in the pursuit of swift and meaningful
discipline whether through a Negotiated Plea Agreement or by pursuing trial at the Office of
Administrative Trials and Hearings (O.A.T.H.)
Applying standards from the Federal Nunez Consent Decree in advising managing and resolving
disciplinary cases
Coordinating efficient resolution of caseloads
Evaluating disciplinary matters for legal sufficiency and recommending appropriate dispositions
Supervising attorneys during informal settlement negotiations with opposing counsel at Headquarters
and at O.A.T.H.
Attending and contributing to meetings with outside agencies and internal units in order to advise and
strategize on legal and prosecutorial matters
Compiling statistical information as needed on matters affecting the Division such as trial disposition
and case closure information
Collaborating with the Investigations Division as well as other Divisions within the Department
Creating and presenting training materials to the Division
Assisting in the administrative management of Trials attorneys and support staff.
Qualifications :
Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent fulltime 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.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
