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City of New York The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. Job Description The OATH Trials Division seeks to hire a Chief Law Clerk to head its legal research unit. The unit consists of Law Clerks, Fellows and interns who provide legal research and writing support to the OATH Administrative Law Judges in relation to all matters that come before the OATH Trials Division tribunal. The Chief Law Clerk serves as both the lead legal research resource for the Administrative Law Judges as well as the supervisor of a team of Law Clerks, Fellows, and interns. As a manager, the Chief Law Clerk will oversee the work of the unit, including receiving legal research and writing assignments from the Administrative Law Judges, maintaining an organized docket of such requests, distributing the assignments to the Law Clerks, Fellows, and interns, setting deadlines, and tracking progress to ensure the work is timely completed. The Chief Law Clerk is also responsible for managing information, including current and past research assignments and memoranda, for reference by the team and the Administrative Law Judges. The Chief Law Clerk will also prepare written communication informing law clerks and ALJs of changes and developments in relevant laws, rules, and policies. Further Responsibilities Include Participating in group meetings and discussions with the Administrative Law Judges and Law Clerks, Fellows, and interns; Editing and directing the publication of OATH Trial’s monthly newsletter, Bench NOTES and summarizing cases for that newsletter and for other publications; Acting as a liaison among the parties, the OATH Calendar Unit, and Administrative Law Judges in Contract Dispute Resolution Board matters; Overseeing Loft Board case administration, assigning cases, and assisting judges with notices, decisions, orders, and tracking casework, progress, and resolution of cases; Handling additional special assignments and projects as needed; Proofreading and cite-checking draft reports and recommendations and memorandum decisions; Evaluating staff; Communicating with other units and divisions of OATH; Performing legal research related to statutory and regulatory issues; Reviewing parties’ legal arguments, presentations of facts, and exhibits and writing legal memoranda and draft reports and recommendations and memorandum decisions; Maintaining an organized docket of assignments and meeting deadlines assigned by the Administrative Law Judges; Maintaining confidentiality of information kept by OATH as required by law and policy; Maintaining and supervising law clerks in maintaining and updating OATH’s electronic files and libraries; Responding to requests for information regarding OATH records, transcripts, and other materials maintained by OATH; Coordinating and providing training to judges and law clerks, and developing legal and other skills to assist with the needs of the office; Researching OATH data and preparing and editing spreadsheets based on that data. Minimum Qualifications Admission to the New York State Bar; 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. Preferred Skills Three years of experience in a supervisory role with responsibility for basic management duties; Familiarity with administrative proceedings, judicial proceedings, court processes, and/or state or municipal government; Demonstrated background in administrative law; Excellent writing, legal research, and analytical skills; Strong oral communication skills; Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Public Service Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. 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.
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Chief Law Clerk
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City of New York The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. Job Description The OATH Trials Division seeks to hire a Chief Law Clerk to head its legal research unit. The unit consists of Law Clerks, Fellows and interns who provide legal research and writing support to the OATH Administrative Law Judges in relation to all matters that come before the OATH Trials Division tribunal. The Chief Law Clerk serves as both the lead legal research resource for the Administrative Law Judges as well as the supervisor of a team of Law Clerks, Fellows, and interns. As a manager, the Chief Law Clerk will oversee the work of the unit, including receiving legal research and writing assignments from the Administrative Law Judges, maintaining an organized docket of such requests, distributing the assignments to the Law Clerks, Fellows, and interns, setting deadlines, and tracking progress to ensure the work is timely completed. The Chief Law Clerk is also responsible for managing information, including current and past research assignments and memoranda, for reference by the team and the Administrative Law Judges. The Chief Law Clerk will also prepare written communication informing law clerks and ALJs of changes and developments in relevant laws, rules, and policies. Further Responsibilities Include Participating in group meetings and discussions with the Administrative Law Judges and Law Clerks, Fellows, and interns; Editing and directing the publication of OATH Trial’s monthly newsletter, Bench NOTES and summarizing cases for that newsletter and for other publications; Acting as a liaison among the parties, the OATH Calendar Unit, and Administrative Law Judges in Contract Dispute Resolution Board matters; Overseeing Loft Board case administration, assigning cases, and assisting judges with notices, decisions, orders, and tracking casework, progress, and resolution of cases; Handling additional special assignments and projects as needed; Proofreading and cite-checking draft reports and recommendations and memorandum decisions; Evaluating staff; Communicating with other units and divisions of OATH; Performing legal research related to statutory and regulatory issues; Reviewing parties’ legal arguments, presentations of facts, and exhibits and writing legal memoranda and draft reports and recommendations and memorandum decisions; Maintaining an organized docket of assignments and meeting deadlines assigned by the Administrative Law Judges; Maintaining confidentiality of information kept by OATH as required by law and policy; Maintaining and supervising law clerks in maintaining and updating OATH’s electronic files and libraries; Responding to requests for information regarding OATH records, transcripts, and other materials maintained by OATH; Coordinating and providing training to judges and law clerks, and developing legal and other skills to assist with the needs of the office; Researching OATH data and preparing and editing spreadsheets based on that data. Minimum Qualifications Admission to the New York State Bar; 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. Preferred Skills Three years of experience in a supervisory role with responsibility for basic management duties; Familiarity with administrative proceedings, judicial proceedings, court processes, and/or state or municipal government; Demonstrated background in administrative law; Excellent writing, legal research, and analytical skills; Strong oral communication skills; Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Public Service Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. 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.
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