Legal Staff Associate - 683080 Job at City of New York, New York, NY

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  • City of New York
  • New York, NY

Job Description

THIS POSITION MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE WORK FOR UP TO 2 DAYS PER WEEK PURSUANT TO THE REMOTE WORK PILOT PROGRAM.

**ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE COMPARABLE TITLE (UNDER 6.1.9) ELEGIBLE FOR 55A AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. EMAIL YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO WITH THE JOB ID NUMBER POSITION NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN).

To Apply: Email your resume and cover letter to with the Job ID number and Position Name in the subject line.

The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) protects and enhances the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities. DCWP licenses more than 45000 businesses in more than 40 industries and enforces key consumer protection licensing and workplace laws that apply to countless more. By supporting businesses through equitable enforcement and access to resources and by helping to resolve complaints DCWP protects the marketplace from predatory practices and strives to create a culture of compliance. Through its community outreach and the work of its offices of Financial Empowerment and Labor Policy & Standards DCWP empowers consumers and working families by providing the tools and resources they need to be educated consumers and to achieve financial health and worklife balance. DCWP also conducts research and advocates for public policy that furthers its work to support New York Citys communities. For more information about DCWP and its work call 311 or visit DCWP at nyc.gov/dcwp or on its social media sites Twitter Facebook Instagram and YouTube.

DCWPs General Counsel Division seeks a Legal Staff Associate to be a member of a collaborative team working to ensure that New York City businesses are knowledgeable of and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations within DCWPs jurisdiction. Under the direction of attorneys or nonattorney supervisors within the General Counsel Division the Legal Staff Associate will:

Review and analyze business records complaints agency operational data and other documentation.

Conduct database online and published material research in connection with department investigations.

Compile maintain and perform analysis of data for compliance investigations and agency requirements.

Prepare written reports summarizing research and review of licensee records.

Draft general correspondence and legal documents to respondents consumers and others.

Conduct interviews and testify at hearings.

Respond to inquiries from businesses on compliance matters.

Perform data entry mail merges copying scanning filing and other tasks to support attorney case work and other organizational efforts.

Attend group project meetings and assist attorneys and/or supervisors in preparing and giving presentations for internal and external events.

As directed monitor and maintain database of specific incoming complaints and complaints results.

Distribute complaints as appropriate to coordinating Attorney for drafting of summons.

Participate in small and longterm projects relating to investigations prosecutions and complex litigation.

Perform other tasks and assignments as directed.

Qualifications :

Qualification Requirements
A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.
Skills Requirement
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.

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 :

Fulltime

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Remote job, 2 days per week,

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