Career Opportunities

Come work with us! COIB is an independent City agency that fights corruption and promotes integrity in City government by teaching, interpreting, and enforcing the City’s conflicts of interest law. By providing legal advice and ethics training to all City employees and by prosecuting violations of the law, COIB upholds the good government standards in the City’s conflicts of interest law and helps City employees avoid conflicts of interest.

Agency Attorney (Enforcement)

Under the supervision of the Director of Enforcement, the Enforcement Attorney will independently handle their own caseload from start to finish. Responsibilities include: evaluating the legal and factual merits of each case, including by reviewing documentary and testimonial evidence gathered by the City's Department of Investigation; presenting oral and written recommendations for proposed enforcement action to the Board at its monthly meetings; drafting pleadings; negotiating settlements; drafting settlement agreements; and prosecuting cases on behalf of the Board at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. The Enforcement Attorney must possess the maturity, discretion, and judgment necessary to handle these sensitive, highly confidential matters.

How to Apply
Please submit your cover letter, resume, and writing sample electronically using one of the following methods:

  • For City Employees: Go to Employee Self-Service (ESS) - www.nyc.gov/ess. Click on Recruiting Activities > Careers and search for Job ID# 627407. The writing sample should be attached to the cover letter.
  • For all other applicants: Go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for Job ID# 627407.

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.