Provide legal advice and guidance to the Department’s TA divisions and Borough Offices’ technical staff in critically interpreting the NYC Zoning Resolution.
Provide legal advice and guidance to the Commissioner, senior and executive staff, boroughs, and other agency units, as well as other City agencies, on various areas of law.
Help TA divisions to issue well-organized and legally defensible final determinations in response to applicant requests for interpretation of the NYC Zoning Resolution.
Provide sound legal advice to DCWP’s Commissioner and Executive team, and other Divisions.
Review and revise the work product of attorneys within the General Counsel Division.
Draft and review laws and rules, and commenting on pending legislation and City Council hearing testimony.
The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is the nation’s leading municipal enforcement agency charged with delivering economic justice. DCWP leverages its authority to bring New Yorkers real economic relief and protect them from predatory, deceptive, and unfair practices. They have over 100 employees and foster an environment of responsibility and fast-paced work.
Develop creative strategies for identifying and successfully prosecuting affirmative litigation cases.
Train legal and investigative staff on skills necessary to carry out the GCD’s litigation goals.
The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) protects and enhances the daily economic lives of New Yorkers. By supporting businesses through equitable enforcement and access to resources, DCWP protects the marketplace from predatory practices and strives to create a culture of compliance.
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 Hearing Officers and, and performing legal review and other administrative duties.
Adjudicating all types of administrative hearings (as necessary).
Maintaining procedures to ensure that cases are heard and decisions rendered in a timely manner.
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.