Attorney

Position: Attorney: City of New York in New York City
Location: New York

# Attorney:
City of New York in New York City
** City of New York, Law Department
** New York City, NY Start Date
10/14/.00 Full-Time The City of New York Law Department is hiring an Attorney;
Assistant Corporation Counsel - 30112 in New York City, NY. The full-time attorney role covers privacy and records work, including Freedom of Information Law requests and identifying-information compliance. The position requires at least one year of post-law-school legal experience and New York State Bar admission in good standing.

The job is based at the Law Department in New York City, with limited remote-work days possible after orientation under a pilot program. The salary range is $95,713 to $180,791, with experience-based ranges published through $188,235 for highly specialized experience.
* Role:
Attorney;
Assistant Corporation Counsel - 30112

* Employer:

City of New York, Law Department

* Location:

New York City, NY

* Employment type:

Full-time
* Work mode:
In-person obligations with limited remote-work options after orientation
* Salary: $95,713 to $180,791 listed compensation range

Apply for This Attorney Role Applicants should prepare a cover letter and resume in one document, plus a writing sample and three professional references with contact information. The hiring process also requires the choices to be settled around privacy, records, and New York practice experience before submission.## FOIL And Privacy Counsel Work The attorney receives, tracks, and interprets FOIL requests for City records.

The work includes locating responsive material, reviewing records, deciding what information may be withheld, and issuing request determinations.

Appeals form part of the assignment, along with advice and training for City clients on FOIL and legal updates. The attorney also advises department staff on privacy issues and helps investigate privacy incidents.
* Review and determine FOIL requests
* Assist with FOIL appeals
* Advise and train City clients
* Report quarterly to the Chief Privacy Officer
* Help prepare the biennial agency report## New York Admission And Legal Experience The role requires graduation from an ABA-approved law school and admission in good standing with the New York State Bar. At least one year of legal experience after law school is required.

Litigation and FOIL-request compliance experience are preferred. The work also calls for judgment, organization, legal research, legal analysis, and the ability to advise senior-level attorneys.## Department Reporting And Compliance The attorney oversees department compliance with the City's Identifying Information Law. Quarterly reporting goes to the City's Chief Privacy Officer, and the role contributes to the agency's biennial report.

The position also coordinates privacy advice with the department's operational staff. The assignment keeps records access, disclosure decisions, and privacy incident work within the same legal practice.## New York City Attorney Opportunities New York City legal jobs in this practice area combine public-sector counseling with records-law decision making. The assignment is tied to City agency operations and requires regular in-person obligations even when approved remote days are available.

The Law Department uses a published application package that includes a writing sample and professional references. Candidates who have handled FOIL, litigation, or public-sector privacy questions can present those facts directly in the required materials.

New York applicants can review legal job listings and the location-filtered New York City legal jobs alongside this opening.

The application page requires the cover letter and resume to be combined under the cover-letter upload field, while the writing sample and references are combined under the resume field. The posting does not state an Final date to receive applications, so the official application page supplies the controlling submission information.