Closing Date: 11th May, 2024
Description:
Your Role:
You will supervise and manage complex legal work in the areas under RAD's jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the supervision of one or more attorneys and or support staff and will report to the General General Counsel. You will provide legal advice and strategic guidance to senior agency staff.
Your Responsibilities:
The responsibilities in this role include but are not limited to:
Minimum Qualifications:
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.
Preferred Skills:
Excellent writing, legal research, and analytic skills, and attention to detail - Ability to draft legislation and rules - Ability to review and analyze proposed legislation and rules and digest impacts on the Agency - Ability to liaise with litigation to protect Agency programs and processes - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Familiarity and experience with State and City laws and rules relating to housing preservation and enforcement - Familiarity with FOIL and privacy laws - Ability to work independently or as a part of a team - At least seven years of relevant experience
You will supervise and manage complex legal work in the areas under RAD's jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the supervision of one or more attorneys and or support staff and will report to the General General Counsel. You will provide legal advice and strategic guidance to senior agency staff.
Your Responsibilities:
The responsibilities in this role include but are not limited to:
- Perform legal research and provide written and oral analysis of laws, rules, and guidance documents to provide advice with respect to Agency programs on issues, inquiries, and litigation.
- Liaise with program staff within the Agency, other City agencies, and non-governmental entities on issues relating to compliance and enforcement with the Housing Maintenance Code and Agency programs and legal requirements administered by the Agency. Programs include but are not limited to: Alternative Enforcement Program, Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Program, Underlying Conditions Program, Relocation Program, Rooming Unit approvals, Indoor Allergens Program.
- Draft and review proposed City and State legislation and rules. Assist in negotiating legislative proposals. Draft rules and engage in the rule promulgation process for Agency programs.
- With respect to FOIL, advise the FOIL and Communications units and the FOIL appeals officer on legal issues; assist the FOIL unit in reviewing documents for redaction prior to release; and liaise with the Law Department regarding FOIL litigation.
- With respect to privacy law, advise on the application of privacy laws to information requests from City agencies, other governmental bodies, and third parties; and draft Memoranda of Understanding and Confidentiality Agreements relating to private information and data exchanges.
- Advise program staff on legal issues relating to statutory enforcement programs under HPD, including, for example, enforcement against banks and mortgage servicers for compliance with maintenance requirements for vacant small homes undergoing foreclosure under the Zombie Homes program, and review settlement agreements in conjunction with such programs.
- Advise program staff on tax enforcement programs and policies including but not limited to the Third-Party Transfer Program and Tax Lien Sales Program.
Minimum Qualifications:
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.
Preferred Skills:
Excellent writing, legal research, and analytic skills, and attention to detail - Ability to draft legislation and rules - Ability to review and analyze proposed legislation and rules and digest impacts on the Agency - Ability to liaise with litigation to protect Agency programs and processes - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Familiarity and experience with State and City laws and rules relating to housing preservation and enforcement - Familiarity with FOIL and privacy laws - Ability to work independently or as a part of a team - At least seven years of relevant experience
