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Company: City of New York, NY
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JDHuntr In House Jobs - Assistant General Counsel $92,525K - $125K

Job Category: General Corporate / Contracts [ View All General Corporate Jobs ]
Job Reference: 89279
Job description:
The regulatory agency is responsible for regulating for-hire transportation in a major metropolitan area, including taxis, street hail liveries, high-volume for-hire services such as Uber and Lyft, black cars, luxury limousines, livery vehicles, commuter vans, and paratransit vehicles. The agency oversees a transportation ecosystem that moves nearly 1 million riders every single day the equivalent of an entire major transit system. The agency is responsible for regulating the region's taxicab and for-hire vehicle industry. With approximately 180,000 licensed drivers, 1,000 businesses, and 115,000 vehicles including the iconic yellow taxi at the heart of the city's identity the agency is entering a new era of dignity, accountability, and collaboration across the for-hire vehicle sector. The agency continues to be on the front lines of a rapidly changing mobility landscape, and its innovative efforts whether requiring minimum pay for app drivers, ensuring wheelchair-accessible service, making its licensed fleet more environmentally sustainable, working to eliminate traffic fatalities, or preventing discriminatory service often serve as a model for other cities.

Assistant General Counsel 772994
Location: New York, NY
Job Type: Full time

Key Responsibilities:
Serve as a legal expert responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements; managing and overseeing litigation; advising on rulemaking and administrative law matters; ensuring compliance with FOIL; addressing privacy concerns; and managing intellectual property issues. Draft and review legal documents, track and resolve complex legal matters, and review information requests to ensure legal compliance and transparency. Represent the agency at internal and external meetings, develop and deliver high-level presentations, and oversee special legal projects as assigned.

Qualifications
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.

Additional Information
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.

In this New Era for TLC, the agency is guided by three core priorities:
- Driver and Passenger Dignity ensuring every interaction reflects respect and fairness
- Corporate Accountability holding regulated entities to consistent, transparent standards
- A Transportation System that Works Together equitable, modern, and accessible

Assistant General Counsel
$92,525K - $125K

City of New York

89279
Company: City of New York
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Employment type: Full Time
Salary: $92,525K - $125K
 
Other Information
 
Degree: JD
Experience (year): Unspecified
Job Location: New York, NY USA
Zip/Postal Code: 10001
Post Date: 09/01/2026
 
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