Agency Description:
The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) helps unlock economic potential and create economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building a fairer economy in neighborhoods across the five boroughs.
Division Description:
The Office of Legal Counsel provides legal support to all SBS programs, initiatives and divisions. Under the supervision of the General Counsel, and the Deputy General Counsel, the Office of Legal Counsel ensures that SBS programs are operating efficiently and comply with all applicable Federal, State, and City laws, rules and regulations
Job Description:
Under the supervision of the Deputy General Counsel and the General Counsel, with latitude for independent judgement and unreviewed action and decision, the Associate General Counsel is expected to provide legal counsel, advice, and support SBS programs, divisions, and affiliated nonprofit organizations on a broad range of complex legal, regulatory, employment, contractual, and operational matters. The specific responsibilities of the Associate General Counsel include:
- Serve as the Agency Records Access Officer and Agency Privacy Officer;
- Assist the agency’s HR department on matters of employee discipline and labor relations.
- Participate in meetings with staff and conduct research of Federal, State and City laws, rules, regulations and programs and provide recommendations and interpretations of law to ensure agency and its affiliated non-profits comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations;
- Review, draft and negotiate various procurement solicitations, contracts and agreements on behalf of agency and its affiliated non-profits with outside vendors and entities, including contracts and agreements with Business Improvement Districts and federal funding requirements for City Law Department review and approval and communicate contract review process/procedures to SBS program divisions;
- Review and draft rules, legislation and policies relating to workforce development initiatives, small business services, M/WBE and neighborhood development programs, waterfront regulation and general economic development and other SBS programs;
- Assist division staff with the M/WBE appeals and decision process; draft opinions, present facts and decisions to Deputies, General Counsel and M/WBE program staff; and
- Assist the Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel with other assignments and projects as needed, including Freedom of Information Law requests, Conflicts of Interest matters, regulatory/permit matters, employment, EEO and disciplinary issues, administrative hearings, litigation support, nonprofit governance, audits and other legal, administrative and programmatic matters that may arise.
TO APPLY:
All Applicants: Apply through NYC Careers at www.nyc.gov/jobs search for Job ID: # 794045
Current SBS Employees: Please email your resume and cover letter including the following subject line: Associate General Counsel and send to [email protected].
Note: We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.
If you do not have access to email, mail your cover letter & resume to:
NYC Department of Small Business Services
Human Resources Unit
1 Liberty Plaza, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10006
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