Senior Investigative Attorney Job New York New York USA,Law/Legal

Location: New York

Serves as the team lead, responsible for the planning, conducting, and reporting on confidential investigative inquiries, providing legal and investigative direction to team members.
Identifies issues and avenues of investigative inquiry and develops a plan to assess their significance.
Conducts interviews of agency and other personnel and prepares clear and concise interview memoranda.
Develops and maintains professional working relationships and continually gains knowledge of evolving MTA agency operations.
Conducts applicable legal research and analyzes documents related to confidential inquiries and investigations.
Provides legal and investigative advice and support to the investigative and audit team members on confidential inquiries and investigations.
Drafts comprehensive case memoranda, case summaries, subpoenas and other legal documents.
Develop appropriate recommendations to improve agency operations, cost-efficiency, safety and assist the Audit Division with audits of MTA operations and processes.
Prepares professionally written reports and referral letters on the investigative inquiry.
Provides accurate and precise case progress reports on the status of the inquiry and avenues of investigation being pursued to the EDIG/Legal and other members of the Executive Staff, including the Inspector General.
Represents the OIG at meetings with MTA officials, MTA subsidiary agencies and contractors, as well as with external local, state and federal agencies, including prosecutors’ offices.
Assists in preparing MTA/OIG staff to testify at disciplinary hearings, arbitrations and court proceedings.
Travel within the MTA geographic jurisdiction may be required.

Duties Description

Serves as the team lead, responsible for the planning, conducting, and reporting on confidential investigative inquiries, providing legal and investigative direction to team members.
Identifies issues and avenues of investigative inquiry and develops a plan to assess their significance.
Conducts interviews of agency and other personnel and prepares clear and concise interview memoranda.
Develops and maintains professional working relationships and continually gains knowledge of evolving MTA agency operations.
Conducts applicable legal research and analyzes documents related to confidential inquiries and investigations.
Provides legal and investigative advice and support to the investigative and audit team members on confidential inquiries and investigations.
Drafts comprehensive case memoranda, case summaries, subpoenas and other legal documents.
Develop appropriate recommendations to improve agency operations, cost-efficiency, safety and assist the Audit Division with audits of MTA operations and processes.
Prepares professionally written reports and referral letters on the investigative inquiry.
Provides accurate and precise case progress reports on the status of the inquiry and avenues of investigation being pursued to the EDIG/Legal and other members of the Executive Staff, including the Inspector General.
Represents the OIG at meetings with MTA officials, MTA subsidiary agencies and contractors, as well as with external local, state and federal agencies, including prosecutors’ offices.
Assists in preparing MTA/OIG staff to testify at disciplinary hearings, arbitrations and court proceedings.
Travel within the MTA geographic jurisdiction may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution and a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
Admission to the New York State Bar.
Minimum of six years of legal experience, including substantial experience in conducting complex civil or criminal investigations or reviews, including legal research, interviews, pre-trial motion practice,…