General Counsel

Responsibilities

• Serve as a core member of the Commissioner’s senior leadership team, contributing to agency-wide strategy and decision-making
• Lead all legal aspects of the agency's contracting portfolio, including drafting, negotiation, and execution of contracts and MOUs
• Recruit, develop, and manage a high-performing legal team
• Act as a primary liaison to the NYC Law Department, Department of Investigation, and other oversight entities
• Advise on procurement law, administrative law, ethics, civil rights, and employment law
• Proactively identify legal risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Lead efforts to modernize legal and contracting processes and workflows

Requirements

• Admission to the New York State Bar
• At least four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant legal experience
• Eighteen months of experience in a supervisory, managerial, or executive capacity, or performing highly complex legal work
• Must remain a member of the New York State Bar in good standing

About the Company

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a broad network of community-based organizations to deliver critical services that strengthen young people, families, and communities across New York City.