Staff Attorney

About the Company

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding more than 250,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission.

Responsibilities

• Adjudicating all types of administrative hearings
• Assisting in directing the legal operation of the office
• Ensuring the quality and consistency of all legal decisions rendered by the office
• Coordinating daily assignments of Judicial Hearing Officers
• Performing legal review and other administrative duties
• Maintaining procedures to ensure cases are heard and decisions are rendered in a timely manner
• Managing productivity, timeliness, and staffing needs through databases or other systems
• Handling special assignments including oral and written presentations
• Conveying agency policy to the public accurately
• Acting as a legal advisor to office administrative personnel

Requirements

• Admission to the New York State Bar
• One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar, or six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne
• Ability to work effectively within tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in areas of law related to the assignment
• Track record of effective management