Senior Attorney / Assistant Attorney 1 / 2 / 3 - NY HELPS

Description Duties

• Program Counsel – The Senior Attorney will serve as program counsel to the Division of Air Resources and other relevant programs, providing legal advice to program management and staff, Executive, and OGC management.
  • Timely advice and guidance to and response to inquiries from Executive, program management and staff, and OGC management
    • Interact with staff from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with respect to the DEC’s implementation of federal CAA programs
      • Provide legal support for the development and implementation of legislation and regulations for relevant air programs
        • Regularly meet with management and staff from the Air program, to ensure program needs are being met, as well as OGC management
          • Review and provide comments on program-related guidance, memoranda, policy statements, and other documents
            • Review program-related documents in response to Freedom of Information Law requests or discovery or other information requests
              • Reviews and edit documents to ensure legal sufficiency, compliance with applicable laws, and to avoid or minimize legal issues
                • Identify potential issues or problem areas and provides recommendations
                  • Provide counsel to staff in understanding regulatory requirements, identifying potential issues, and recognizing the potential precedential impact of decisions
                    • Aid staff with interactions between the DEC and the regulated community
                      • Serve as the DEC liaison to various advisory committees, associations and other stakeholders