Assistant Counsel Economic Development

Assistant Counsel for Economic Development

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Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr

Location:

Albany, NY or New York, NY

Salary Range: $170,000-$200,000

The Executive Chamber is seeking a highly motivated and experienced attorney to serve as the Assistant Counsel for Economic Development. The Assistant Counsel serves under the general supervision of the Counsel to the Governor and Deputy Counsels, and will act as liaison to state agencies in the economic development, cannabis, and public finance portfolios, relevant stakeholders, and legislative staff, responsible for crafting and implementing economic development policy.

The economic development portfolio includes all matters related to economic development, cannabis, public finance, and procurement. As part of managing this portfolio, you are expected to be responsible for the following agencies, subject to assignment by the Counsel:
Empire State Development Corp. (ESD), Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), Dormitory Authority (DASNY), Office of General Services (OGS), Public Authorities Control Board (PACB), and various local economic development entities such as the Jacob Javits Convention Center and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA).

To succeed in this role, you must be a leader, strong writer and communicator, and facilitator of a collaborative environment. You must be able to identify legal issues and risks across various units and operations. You must possess excellent time management and organizational skills and be able to oversee a wide range of priorities and competing tasks. You must be able to exercise impeccable judgment in a high‑stress and fast‑paced environment.

Routine travel between NYC and Albany offices required, frequently overnight, and as often as weekly.

• Serve as the legal subject matter expert for economic development, cannabis, and public finance and procurement for the Executive Chamber.
• Serve as liaison to stakeholders in the economic development space, including the for‑profit, non‑profit, and public sectors.
• Serve as liaison between the Executive Chamber and each agency counsel in the economic development portfolio.
• Provide strategic legal counseling and subject‑matter expertise to address the needs of your agency counsels relating to legislation, budget making, rule making, litigation, and operations.
• Lead, manage, develop, and collaborate with your agencies on the planning, drafting, reviewing, and negotiation of legislation and creation of policy.
• Advise, guide, and collaborate with agency counsels and the Office of the Attorney General or outside counsel on litigation.
• Collaborate with agency counsels to proactively identify and mitigate risk and ensure integrity.
• Provide programmatic legal support to agency counsels to ensure accuracy and timely implementation of policies, responses to issues, and programs, consistent with the Governor’s priorities.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the State Operations team for the economic development portfolio to ensure seamless operations of the portfolio’s agencies.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with outside organizations, experts, advocates, and other stakeholders relevant to economic development issues.
• Process, review, investigate, and make recommendations relating to economic development policy, laws, rules, and regulations on both a State and Federal level.
• Conduct legal research and draft memoranda relating to legislation, litigation, operations, and compliance as assigned.
• Report, summarize, and present information to the Governor, senior staff, executive, cross‑functional teams, and outside stakeholders.
• Work closely with the Counsel, senior staff, and cross‑functional teams in administering programs and initiatives.
• Ensure accuracy in work‑product from agencies and cross‑functional teams, maintain strong channels of communications, and develop detailed work…