Agency Attorney Interne

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 safer 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 re-enter 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 highly motivated Agency Attorney Internes to join the DOCs Legal Division. The Legal Division serves as in-house counsel for the Department under the supervision of the General Counsel. Agency Attorney Internes work under the supervision of Agency Attorneys and receive training and practical experience in all tasks performed in the DOC Legal Division. Attorneys in the Legal Division advise on a wide range of matters including legal policy operational and administrative issues and Internes assist with the preliminary research review and investigation. Agency Attorney Internes will assist with the diverse range of legal issues that may affect the Department of Correction. Duties of the Agency Attorney Internes include:

- Investigating and preparing responses to administrative complaints brought by employees
involving violations of various equal employment statutes;
- Investigating preparing responses to and appearing on Article 78 petitions and Writs of
Habeas Corpus;
- Educating and providing documents to counsel from the Law Department in order to defend
lawsuits commenced against the DOC;
- Assisting in the review of internal policy changes;
- Researching and reviewing New York State and New York City correction laws and discussing
with supervisors the legality of current and proposed practices and procedures;
- Providing advice and counsel to ensure the DOC meets statutory and regulatory requirements
including advising the DOC on and interpreting federal state and local laws and regulations
that affect or inform the Departments work;
- Offering counsel and advice on a wide range of administrative civil criminal commercial and
litigation affairs;
- Performing related duties as assigned.
Preferred Skills
- Some prior exposure to litigation either through an internship program or prior employment experience.
- Excellent writing communication interpersonal analytical research problem-solving multi-tasking and organizational skills.

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Qualifications :

Graduation from an accredited United States law school as defined in the Rules of the New York Court of Appeals (Sections 520.3 or 520.5) or admission to the New York State Bar.

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