Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, the candidate will serve as an Assistant General Counsel within Legal Affairs to provide support as needed on an array of public health legal issues and may be requested to:

- Conduct legal research and draft written analyses as needed, often on time-sensitive basis.
- Provide recommendations on questions of law and public health and/or administrative policy.
- Draft amendments to the NYC Health Code and Commissioner of Health regulations.
- Draft legal documents including Orders of the Commissioner, as well as varied types of agreements, contracts, and/or memoranda of understanding.
- Address concerns related to (but not limited to) enforcement of NYC Health Code, Freedom of Information Law requests, privacy issues, and environmental health.
- When required, attend court hearings or appear at OATH.
- Maintain sensitive and confidential information.
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