Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

Duties: Evaluating disciplinary matters for legal sufficiency; Drafting formal Departmental charges against Department uniform and non-uniform employees; Preparing and reviewing of required documents and reciprocal discovery; Conducting interviews with potential witnesses; Reviewing audio and video tape evidence and making comparative reviews; Representing the Department during informal settlement negotiations with opposing counsel; Conducting informal conferences concerning disciplinary cases at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (O.A.T.H.); Recommending appropriate dispositions on disciplinary matters; Preparing memoranda detailing evidence and recommended negotiated plea agreements (settlements); Preparing disciplinary matters that are not settled for formal hearings at O.A.T.H; Conducting formal hearings on disciplinary charges at O.A.T.H. against employees of the Department; Researching legal issues for appellate argument as the Department’s representative, before the City Civil Service Commission; Handling “on call” for specified time periods for assistance, to determine whether reasonable suspicion exists for authorization to conduct urinalysis testing of a member of the Department; Perform related duties as assigned.

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Job ID: 462614

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City of New York Department of Correction
60 Hudson Street
New York
New York
United States 10013
Website : http://www.nyc.gov/doc