Senior Counsel, Policy
Senior Counsel, Policy
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Job Description
About the Office:
The Mayors Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) advises the Mayor of the City of New York on criminal justice policy. MOCJ develops and implements strategies with partners inside and outside government to reduce crime and incarceration and to promote fairness and legitimacy in the criminal justice system. MOCJ works with law enforcement city agencies non-profits foundations and others to implement data-driven strategies that address current crime conditions prevent offending and build the strong neighborhoods that ensure enduring safety.
About the Role:
Under the supervision of the Deputy Director for Policy & Justice Operations the Senior Counsel will provide legal and policy advice across MOCJs policy initiatives including impact and implementation of legislative reforms to the criminal procedure and penal laws as well as local efforts to increase public safety fair law enforcement and judicial processes and services and supports for justice-involved individuals. The successful candidate must be able to lead projects to completion and work independently as well as collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Liaising with senior staff of the Citys criminal justice system including the District Attorneys Offices Dept. of Correction Dept. of Probation Office of Court Administration Police Dept. defense bar and service providers to identify and address any inefficiencies and resolve issues;
- Participating in the creation development and implementation of policies procedures and programs on criminal justice legal matters with the various programs offices and initiatives across MOCJ;
- Researching and preparing document-intensive investigations reports and legal drafts on a tight schedule;
- Researching initiating developing and executing policy projects both with a team and individually; and
- Providing legal and operational guidance on complex questions of law.
EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL - 95005
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.
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 :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
