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Director of Trials & Litigation

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The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The DOC seeks to recruit an experienced Attorney to manage and supervise Levels I, II, III and/or Level IV Agency Attorneys within the Trials Division. Under general supervision of the Trials Deputy Commissioner and Trials Deputy General Counsel, and with wide latitude for independent judgment and action, the selected candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

- Overseeing the efficient and fair prosecution of staff misconduct within the Department of Correction
- Managing Level IV, III, II and/or Level I Agency Attorneys in the pursuit of swift and meaningful
discipline, whether through a Negotiated Plea Agreement or by pursuing trial at the Office of
Administrative Trials and Hearings (O.A.T.H.)
- Applying standards from the Federal Nunez Consent Decree in advising, managing, and resolving
disciplinary cases
- Coordinating efficient resolution of caseloads
- Evaluating disciplinary matters for legal sufficiency and recommending appropriate dispositions
- Supervising attorneys during informal settlement negotiations with opposing counsel at Headquarters
and at O.A.T.H.
- Attending and contributing to meetings with outside agencies and internal units in order to advise and
strategize on legal and prosecutorial matters
- Compiling statistical information, as needed on matters affecting the Division, such as trial, disposition,
and case closure information
- Collaborating with the Investigations Division, as well as other Divisions within the Department
- Creating and presenting training materials to the Division
- Assisting in the administrative management of Trials attorneys and support staff.

Qualifications

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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December 17, 2024

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