Staff Attorney

Job Description ABOUT OATH: The City of New Yorku2019s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nationu2019s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the Cityu2019s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers. Job Description: The OATH Hearings Division seeks an experienced attorney to serve as a Staff Attorney/Agency Attorney III. The Hearings Division conducts administrative hearings in which persons or businesses contest charges that they have violated City laws that protect health, safety, and a clean environment. The ideal candidate is an experienced attorney with a track record of effective management who enjoys the growth opportunities afforded by OATHu2019s ongoing commitment to positive institutional change, technological enhancement, and maximizing the publicu2019s access to justice. The Staff Attorney/Agency Attorney III must have the ability to work effectively within tight deadlines. Specific duties will include, but are not limited to: - Adjudicating all types of administrative hearings. - Assisting in directing the legal operation of the office including, but not limited to, ensuring the quality and consistency of all legal decisions rendered by the office, coordinating daily assignments of Judicial Hearing Officers and, and performing legal review and other administrative duties. - Maintaining procedures to ensure that cases are heard and decisions rendered in a timely manner. - Maintaining procedures, including databases or other systems, to effectively manage productivity, timeliness, and staffing needs. - Handling special assignments and projects including but not limited to oral and/or written presentations. - Knowledgably and accurately conveying agency policy to the public. - Ensuring cooperative interaction between the officeu2019s administrative and legal personnel. - Acting as legal advisor to officeu2019s administrative personnel and cooperatively interact with officeu2019s administrative personnel. HYBRID OFFICE / REMOTE WORK SCHEDULE MAY BE AVAILABLE AFTER INITIAL TRAINING PERIOD. AGENCY ATTORNEY - 30087 Qualifications 1. Admission to the New York State Bar; and either

Created: 2025-11-15