Managing Attorney, Equity & Inclusion

About the role

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The primary goal of the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) is to direct and coordinate strategic efforts to further equity and inclusion principles — fairness, impartial treatment, opportunity, employee engagement, development, transparency, and respect — throughout the Department. At the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Employee Relations, the Executive Agency Counsel will work with OEI to oversee, evaluate, and provide legal guidance, ensuring that NYPD policy remains current and conforms with City, State, and Federal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Deputy Commissioner, Employee Relations, in the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures to achieve departmental objectives.
• Ensure the Department’s Language Access Program and police services provided to Limited English Proficient individuals are in compliance.
• Coordinate with the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity regarding quarterly EEO Reports.
• Provide legal guidance to the Military Liaisons.
• Assess Department policies, programs, and practices to ensure they are fair, impartial, and transparent.
• Conduct workplace and workforce assessments, identifying areas of potential legal liability.
• Liaise with the Legal Bureau, internal and external stakeholders to recommend ways to implement best practices.
• Draft responses and Department policy documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

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.
• Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of employment.

Preferred Skills

Applicants should possess advanced written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills. They should also have prior knowledge of inclusion principles as applied to government agencies and/or large organizations. Candidates should demonstrate experience interpreting and applying laws and regulations affecting employment practices, workplace inclusion, language access, and military and veteran matters. The successful candidate should also possess strong research, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills necessary to provide timely and sound guidance.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is not required for this appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Benefits

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and their spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

Pay

$75,443.00 – $201,607.00