NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

The Legal Affairs Division serves as the in-house legal department for DOF, providing professional and comprehensive legal advice and services supporting a full range of city tax and other revenue-related matters. Legal Affairs Division attorneys and staff handle various legal issues, including real property taxes and exemptions, business income and excise taxes, collections, parking violations, treasury, land registry, Conciliation Bureau conferences, FOIL, and employment law.

The Collections Unit in Legal Affairs is seeking a Summer Graduate Intern, such as a law student, to assist the unit in performing functions related to DOF debt collections. The intern would work with our team regarding foreclosure cases in court and with our collection work with the Marshals.

In addition, the selected candidate may perform the following:

- Research on various debt collections projects.
- Assist in reviewing and updating data including our execution records.
- Assist in reviewing papers and preparing documents including documents that are filed in court.
- Utilize various public tools to research judgments debtors for collections.
- Prepare Excel spreadsheets for tracking the Unit's enforcement efforts in collecting debt.

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college, university or law school.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of 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. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.