• Supervising Attorney-Employment

    City of New York (New York, NY)


    Job Description

    The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) works every day to implement the city’s

    Human Rights Law through enforcement, education, and outreach. The Commission seeks to address

     

    historic and contemporary inequities to cultivate a city where everyone can live, work, and thrive free

     

    from discrimination.

     

    Through training, education, and policy initiatives, the Commission aims to root out discrimination.

    The Commission proactively identifies patterns of discrimination through testing employers, housing

    providers, and providers of public accommodation. The Commission also uses investigations,

     

    litigation, and other enforcement tools to address allegations of discrimination.

    Reporting to the Associate Commissioner for Law Enforcement, the Supervising Attorney will help

    manage the process by which the LEB enforces the New York City Human Rights Law. This

    involves managing the investigation and prosecution of complaints of violations filed by members of

    the public. The Supervising Attorney will oversee the work of staff attorneys and other personnel

    investigating public complaints and representing the Commission in mediations, settlements and

    litigation of cases at the Office of Administrative Trial and Hearings. The Supervising Attorney will

     

    also work with the rest of LEB leadership including the Deputy Commissioner and Assistant

     

    Commissioners for Law Enforcement to identify and develop affirmative litigation and Commissioninitiated investigations.

    Responsibilities include:

    - Oversee and manage a team of staff attorneys and other staff handling employment discrimination

     

    cases.

     

    - Supervising staff attorneys in conducting interviews with members of the public alleging

     

    claims of discrimination in employment under the NYCHRL and investigating those claims.

     

    - Supervising LEB attorneys and other staff in the investigation of complaints of violations of

     

    the NYCHRL.

     

    - Supervising LEB attorneys in negotiating resolutions of claims of employment discrimination

     

    and drafting conciliation agreements.

     

    Supervising LEB attorneys in the litigation of employment discrimination cases before the

     

    Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings from discovery and trial through and including

     

    issuance of an Administrative Law Judge recommendation and issuance of Commission order.

     

    - Maintaining personal caseload of employment cases under investigation and prosecution.

     

    - Working with attorneys and other staff to ensure that information provided in the public

     

    complaint process is used to identify systemic discrimination and repeat violations that may

     

    warrant Commission-initiated investigations.

     

    - Monitoring compliance with LEB policy and procedures including those relating to

     

    recordkeeping and to filing.

     

    - Working on statistics and reports related to the agency’s reporting requirements as well as

     

    guidance on compliance with the NYCHRL.

     

    - Collaborating with the Commission’s Community Relations Bureau to provide trainings and

     

    targeted community outreach programs and to engage in coordinated approaches to rooting

     

    out systemic discrimination.

     

    - Representing the Commission at community events, speaking engagements, and at bar

     

    associations.

     

    - Advising the Deputy & Associate Commissioner on proposed legislation and other policy matters.

     

    - Other responsibilities assigned by the Deputy Commissioner to help effectively and

     

    efficiently run the LEB.

    EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL - 95005

    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.

     

    Salary Min: $120,000.00

     

    Salary Max: $125,000.00