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Attorney General Litigation Division

City of New York
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2025

Job Description

The General Litigation Division seeks an experienced attorney to defend the City in complex federal court litigation challenging City policies and programs. The NYC Law Departments General Litigation Division handles cases that challenge important City programs in diverse areas including education health care public assistance benefits prison conditions foster care freedom of information campaign finance and election law. Division attorneys appear in both State and federal court. Many of the divisions cases are brought as class actions in federal court and raise complex and novel issues of statutory and constitutional construction. Division lawyers are responsible for their own caseloads and handle court conferences oral arguments discovery the preparation of legal papers and hearings.

After the completion of orientation attorneys hired by the Law Department will have the opportunity to elect to work from home under one of the following two programs. The first option allows attorneys to work remotely on a limited and irregular basis. The second option is a Citywide pilot program which allows participants to select two set days to work from home each week. The two days will need to be approved by the attorneys division and take into consideration the needs of the division as the pilot program requires more than 50% staff coverage each day. In addition if an attorney needs to appear in court a client meeting or other inperson work related event on a set work from home day they will need to attend to those inperson responsibilities and will not be able to work from home that day. Participants in the pilot program must set one work from home location where they will work remotely. This pilot program is currently being tested Citywide to determine its efficacy for City agencies and is not yet a permanent program.

ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL 30112

Qualifications :

Applicants must be graduates of an ABA approved law school admitted and in good standing with the NYS bar and be admitted or eligible for immediate admission to the SDNY and EDNY. Ideal applicants should demonstrate substantial litigation experience exceptional organizational abilities strong legal writing and analytical skills strong interpersonal skills and excellent judgment. Candidates must possess a commitment to public service and the Law Department values of excellence dedication diversity integrity justice professional development respect supportive work environment and teamwork.

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.

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Key Skills

Construction Law Experience,Legal Drafting,Litigation,Intellectual Property Law,Mediation Experience,Legal Research,Personal Injury Law,Research Experience,Securities Law,Alternative dispute resolution,Real Estate Law,Writing Skills

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