Special Counsel Chief of Staff
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DCASs mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York Citys 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 daytoday 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 Citys efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
When you work at DCAS youre not just working for one agency but in service of them all. Its 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 nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.
OGC seeks a highly motivated attorney and manager to serve as Special Counsel and Chief of Staff to the General Counsel. With latitude for independent judgment the Special Counsel and Chief of Staff will play a critical role in advising the General Counsel and managing OGC including working with senior leadership within OGC and across the agency. Accordingly they must exercise excellent judgment from an organizational strategic and legal perspective in a fast paced environment while juggling multiple priorities.
The successful candidate must be a highly organized proactive strategic and a strong communicator in order to foster a collaborative environment. They must be able to think holistically and creatively identifying risk while being solutions oriented. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Advising the General Counsel on sensitive matters;
Managing a staff of 40 attorneys investigators and support staff including Deputy General Counsels across a number of portfolios;
Leading OGCs development and execution of a talent hiring and retention plan;
Assist with management of major OGC processes including risk management audits investigations review of legislation and regulations and oversight of major litigation;
Manage information flow between the General Counsel and internal and external parties to eliminate bottlenecks;
Develop organizational structures and systems that facilitate the work of teams including crossfunctional teams;
Work with the General Counsel and DCAS executive/senior leadership to ensure that OGC is meeting the needs of the agency; and
Handle any other duties or matters as needed.
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
