Parking Enforcement Attorney

Job Description

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.

Reporting to the Director of Parking, the Parking Enforcement Unit handles claims and issues raised by vehicle owners and lien holders when cars are booted or towed to enforce City parking violation judgments.

Attorneys in the unit meet with vehicle owners or lienholders to make determinations relating to vehicles subject to enforcement and prepare, review and sign collection and / or enforcement legal documents relating to the enforcement of unpaid City parking judgments.

The Parking Enforcement Unit seeks enthusiastic, self-motivated attorneys to handle the following parking and enforcement functions as directed by the unit director, with latitude for independent judgment and unreviewed action and decision :

• Perform legal work involving issues of fact and questions of law, including laws relating to parking violations, priority relating to the vehicle, CPLR enforcement and the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Perform legal research and draft memorandum, legal responses and other documents as needed. Prepare, review and / or sign legal collection and enforcement documents as needed.

Research and prepare executions for collateral parking judgment debt as appropriate.

• Assist the public directly with complex legal problems resulting from the Sheriff Boot Program. Meet with motorists in DOF business centers to explain decisions and legal requirements relating to their vehicles and parking debt.
• Represent the agency at administrative hearings and other forums as needed. The attorney will be required to travel to all boroughs for hearings as needed.
• Handle general legal matters and special assignments and serve as "of counsel" to the Special Assistant Corporation Counsel.
• Research and draft legal responses to claims or actions filed against the agency as needed. Assist in providing legal counsel to the agency's operational staff;

participate on division and agency projects as needed.

Preferred Skills :

• Experience with administrative proceedings and / or parking violations related matters and booting / towing is a plus.
• Experience with STARS and NYCSERV.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as strong research and writing abilities, and the demonstrated ability to successfully balance multiple assignments and projects, and a willingness to be flexible to handle the changing needs of the division is preferred.
• Ability to write clearly, concisely, and present complicated legal issues in a manner that is simple and readily understandable.

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.