Career Opportunities

Under the supervision of the Director of Enforcement, Enforcement Attorneys independently handle their own caseloads from start to finish. Their 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 Agency Attorney will also assist the Board’s Legal Advice Unit by responding to written and oral requests for advice from public servants.

As a member of the Education & Engagement Unit, your job will be to meet public servants where’re they’re at and stay in their heads. To “meet them where they’re at,” you’ll boil the conflicts of interest law down into an entertaining & understandable hour (or less), tailor-made for the incredibly diverse audiences you’ll meet, using your authentic creative voice. You’ll create slides, write quizzes and jokes, tell stories, ask lots of questions, and get people talking, all in service of making the City’s ethics law both comprehensible and memorable. You’ll teach these classes in every nook & cranny of City government and in virtual sessions. You’ll also be involved in the day-to-day work of scheduling classes and liaising with City agencies. To “stay in their heads,” you’ll create all kinds of engaging content in print, video, and email, using the skills you bring, and possibly building some new ones. Typical outputs include plain language articles, infographics, monthly puzzles, comedy sketches, and posts on social. You’ll get a chance to be involved in every phase of production: writing, shooting, acting, directing, editing, and distribution. You’ll also do some very basic website maintenance. To get all this work done, you’ll be expected to be curious, both about how the law works and how to more effectively reach people.