Senior Legal Analyst

Overview The New York City Department of Veterans' Services (DVS) connects, mobilizes, and empowers New York City's Veteran community to foster purpose-driven lives for service members, past and present, as well as their caregivers, survivors, and families. The Mayors Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) develops innovative solutions to public safety challenges, reducing crime and incarceration, and creates vital programs that improve lives, generate community stability, and increase access to support in New York City neighborhoods. Public safety is advanced through collaboration with community and institutional stakeholders to improve efficiency, accountability, and fairness in the justice system. Note: This description reflects the role of Senior Legal Analyst within the Office of the General Counsel, not an attorney of record. The position works to ensure the integrity, defensibility, and operational readiness of MOCJ’s legal and interagency work. Role The Senior Legal Analyst independently drafts legal instruments such as Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), manages complex FOIL requests, supports Article 78 and other litigation matters, oversees document collection and preservation processes, and serves as the primary liaison with IT for records retrieval and email production. The role requires strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to coordinate cross-functionally across operations, policy, IT, finance, and external stakeholders. This position reports to the General Counsel (or Deputy General Counsel, as applicable). Responsibilities Legal Drafting, Editing, and Quality Control: Draft, revise, and track MOUs, interagency agreements, contracting instruments, and related legal documents; ensure agreements align with MOCJ governance standards, operational workflows, and compliance requirements; draft correspondence including response letters, notifications, and determination communications; edit and format legal and policy documents for clarity, consistency, and accuracy; review policy documents and formal notifications and coordinate review cycles with internal leadership, oversight agencies, and external partners; review materials for completeness and escalate legal review issues to counsel. Litigation and Legal Support: Assist with liaising with the NYC Law Department on litigation matters (including Article 78 proceedings); liaise with units or individuals within MOCJ to obtain relevant documents and information; coordinate with program units to collect responsive documents; ensure litigation holds are implemented, documented, and tracked; work closely with MOCJ’s FOIL Officer to ensure compliance with FOIL requirements. Document Management and Records Compliance: Lead document collection efforts with General Counsel team, IT, and other MOCJ units (including e-Discovery for litigation, subpoenas, FOIL responses, and other matters); work directly with IT to ensure accurate email pulls, search term parameters, date ranges, and custodial scopes; validate completeness of data production; maintain secure records and a centralized repository with version control; create and maintain a template library for standardized legal communications; coordinate with the Agency Privacy Officer to ensure privacy law compliance. Compliance Tracking & Notifications: Track statutory deadlines, court dates, and agency response requirements; draft and disseminate required legal notices; develop and manage internal tracking tools for FOIL, litigation, agreement management, and matter tracking; support internal audits and compliance reviews; maintain tracking logs and ensure deadlines are met. Other duties as assigned in support of MOCJ’s mission. Requirements 1) Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university? 2) Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory, or liaison responsibilities? 3) Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, along with four (4) years of experience as described in item 2 above? 4) Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in items 1–3 above? Experienced (non-manager) #J-18808-Ljbffr