About the job
Join the NYC Department of Design and Construction's Law Division as an Assistant General Counsel. This full-time role, based at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101, offers an opportunity to work closely with the General Counsel and First Deputy General Counsel, alongside DDC’s management team. As an integral part of our legal team, you will engage in a variety of legal responsibilities, which include: 1) Reviewing and revising contracts related to professional services, construction, and design-build projects, while ensuring compliance with public procurement standards; 2) Providing litigation support and analyzing commercial claims for ongoing matters involving the NYC Law Department and the NYC Comptroller’s Office; 3) Overseeing agency responses under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and collaborating with the public relations office; 4) Advising on conflict of interest matters for agency personnel; 5) Assisting in evaluating real property issues that affect construction efforts, including managing eminent domain proceedings as per New York State law; 6) Preparing funding and security agreements for review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); 7) Supporting procurement appeals and decision-making processes within the division; 8) Collaborating with the Director of Labor Relations and Human Resources on employee-related matters; 9) Conducting research to inform legal interpretations of various laws and regulations.
