Director of Investigations and Trials

Job Description

The NYC Department of Probation (DOP) is a world leader in working creatively and effectively engaging with people under court-mandated community supervision. Through innovative partnerships with people and organizations throughout New York City, DOP provides opportunities for those on probation to access services and opportunities that positively impact their life trajectory. Following the best current data on “what works,” staff at DOP engage in meaningful relationships with those on probation in an effort to enhance community safety and decrease recidivism.
The Department is seeking to hire an Executive Agency Counsel M2 to serve as a Director of Trials and Investigations. Under general direction, with significant latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, reporting to the Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs, the Director of Trials and Investigations will serve as the agency’s Director of discipline. The selected candidate will:
- Make policy recommendations for the agency’s disciplinary program.
- Plan direct, supervise disciplinary Investigations and research utilizing the New York State Civil Service Law, the Department’s Code of Conduct, and other agency and city policies relating to discipline.
- Make penalty recommendations on disciplinary matters.
- Supervise attorneys and investigators in all aspects of Investigations,
- Prepare and prosecute all administrative proceedings pertaining to employee misconduct and incompetence.
- Responsible for directly handling complex disciplinary matters.

Qualifications

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

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.