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 the Office of Equity and Inclusion to oversee, evaluate, and provide legal guidance, ensuring that NYPD policy remains current and conforms with City, State, and Federal requirements. Job ID: 807561.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Deputy Commissioner, Employee Relations, in the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures to achieve departmental objectives
• Ensuring the Department’s Language Access Program and police services provided to Limited English Proficient individuals are in compliance
• Coordinating with the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity in regard to the quarterly EEO Reports
• Providing legal guidance to the Military Liaisons
• Assessing Department policies, programs, and practices to ensure they are fair, impartial, and transparent
• Conducting workplace and workforce assessments, identifying areas of potential legal liability
• Liaising with the Legal Bureau, internal and external stakeholders to recommend ways to implement best practices
• Drafting responses and Department policy documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations

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 the above experience 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

Skills

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Prior knowledge of inclusion principles as applied to government agencies and/or large organizations
• Experience interpreting and applying laws and regulations affecting employment practices, workplace inclusion, language access, and military and veteran matters
• Strong research, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills necessary to provide timely and sound guidance

Benefits

• Health insurance for the employee and 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
• Pension
• Optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account

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. Discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview to determine if the residency requirement applies to you.