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The New York City Housing Authority Law Department’s Contracts Division seeks to hire an Agency Attorney I. Under the direction and supervision of the Deputy General Counsel of the Contract’s Division and/or the Deputy General Counsel’s designee, with a degree of latitude for independent judgment, the attorney will perform transactional legal work covering a broad array of subject matters, including, but not limited to, construction, finance and IT related matters.

The selected candidate will work on difficult and complex transactional work handled by the Division, having significant financial, procedural or policy consequences. The attorney will also assist with corporate governance matters handled by the Division as well as NYCHA resident association matters. The attorney will draft and negotiate contracts for the Authority, review requests for proposals, assist the unit in reviewing prelitigation construction claims, perform legal research on questions related to the Division’s work, and complete other work as assigned by the Division’s Deputy General Counsel.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Draft, negotiate and/or review contracts, solicitations, requests for proposals, board resolutions and opinions of counsel.
• Perform legal research and advise on questions raised by program based on federal regulations, state law and NYCHA’s contract procedure regulation.
• Analyze prelitigation construction claims.

Additional Information
1. Resume and cover letter must also include bar admission date(s) (month and year). Candidates must also provide two writing samples representing the candidate’s efforts, not those of a reviewer; three references, listing their professional association and the circumstances under which they became familiar with the candidate’s professional skills; a copy of law school transcript; current and/or minimum salary requirements.
2. NYCHA employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
3. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

NYCHA provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS).

Note: The selected candidate will be required to maintain confidentiality regarding all NYCHA proceedings. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

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