Records & Info Law Grad Intern

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly efficiently and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOFs Legal Affairs Division serves as the in-house legal department for DOF providing professional and comprehensive legal advice and services supporting a full range of city tax and other revenue-related matters. Legal Affairs Division attorneys and staff handle various legal issues including real property taxes and exemptions business income and excise taxes collections parking violations treasury land registry Conciliation Bureau conferences FOIL and employment law.

Within Legal Affairs the Information Law and Counsel unit focuses on information and privacy related legal matters disclosure tax secrecy Freedom of Information Law requests data Sheriff matters and other externally focused operational issues.

The Information and Law Counsel unit is seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated Summer Graduate Intern such as a law student. Duties and responsibilities include the following:

-Assist the Records Access Officer with records requests under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
-Provide administrative and processing support to DOFs Records Access Officer and attorneys who handle FOIL requests.
-Assist in processing and tracking incoming requests for information under FOIL and provide support in drafting and seeing responses to requestors.
-Assist attorneys with data information related legal functions.
-Participate in other projects and matters that the attorneys in the unit are handling. Based on the needs of the unit assignments may include assisting with administrative proceedings and compliance work preparing notifications reviewing documents communications and a range of legal research and drafting assignments.

Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

SUMMER GRADUATE INTERN - 10232

Qualifications :

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college university or law school.

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 :

Part-time