The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Law Department’s Contracts Division seeks to hire an Agency Attorney III who is a critical and strategic thinker with excellent drafting skills, who possesses the ability to work independently and as a team player and can meet tight deadlines.

Under direction, with wide latitude for independent judgment and unreviewed action and decision making, the Agency Attorney III will perform sophisticated transactional legal work covering a broad array of subject matters. The selected candidate will serve as Senior Attorney and engage in difficult and complex transactional work handled by the Division, having significant financial, procedural or policy consequences, including but not limited to drafting and negotiating significant/intricate contracts, reviewing solicitations for services, advising NYCHA program units on regulations and procedures governing NYCHA as well NYCHA’s corporate documents, by laws and delegation record.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

- Draft, negotiate and/or review contracts, solicitations, requests for proposals, non-responsibility determinations, tenant association election protest disputes.
- Advise program units on procurement issues based on federal regulations, state law and NYCHA’s contract procedure regulation.
- Perform legal research.
- Analyze and interpret contracts in connection with prelitigation contract disputes and construction claims.

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

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.
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.

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

1. Admission to the New York State Bar; and either "2" or "3" below.
2. One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or
3. Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne (30086).
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements:
To be assigned to Assignment Level (AL) II, candidates must have one year of experience at Assignment Level I or two years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment. To be assigned to AL III candidates must have two years of experience in Assignment Levels I and/or II or three years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.