Assistant General Counsel

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Office of the Bronx Borough President (Bronx BP) seeks a qualified and motivated Assistant General Counsel (AGC) to support the General Counsels office. This role provides critical legal training and compliance support to ensure the effective operation of the agency and its programs.
Under the direction of the General Counsel the Assistant General Counsel will:

-Provide legal support on compliance employment law procurement and general agency operations.

-Draft and review contracts policies memoranda and other legal documents.

-Conduct legal research and prepare written analyses on complex legal issues.

-Assist in developing and implementing agency-wide training and compliance programs.

-Support the agencys FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) and ACCO (Agency Chief Contracting Officer) functions.

-Represent the agency at meetings hearings and on official boards and committees.

-Deliver trainings and presentations on legal and policy matters.

-Collaborate with City State and external regulatory bodies as needed.

This position offers close mentorship a structured promotional and career development pathway and opportunities for increased responsibility based on interest and performance.

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.

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Employment Type :

Full-time