The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is hiring a Special Assistant and Coordinator for its General Counsel Division. In this role, you will coordinate legal and non-legal projects, analyze processes for efficiency, track division work, and manage schedules for senior leadership. You will be a key operational partner in an agency dedicated to protecting and enhancing the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities.
What You'll Do
- Research and draft documents such as correspondence, memoranda, invoices, protocols, and procedures.
- Perform investigations and fact-finding for projects overseen by the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel.
- Coordinate and schedule travel, meetings, and appointments for senior leadership.
- Prepare agendas, schedules, and reports for meetings and presentations; record and distribute minutes.
- Retrieve information from records, email, minutes, and other documents; prepare written summaries of data.
- Assist with divisional operations like budget planning, recruitment and onboarding, and staff trainings.
- Provide back-up support for the external audit process.
- Help resolve and respond to administrative inquiries and questions.
- Manage document systems and organization, including administrative records in coordination with Law Department.
- Conduct system evaluation and optimization.
- Lead ad hoc projects at the direction of the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel.
What We're Looking For
- Experience working with attorneys.
- Experience juggling multiple priorities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Team & Environment
You will join the General Counsel Division, reporting to the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel. You will be supporting an agency that protects consumers, supports businesses through equitable enforcement, and empowers working families.
Work Mode
This position is hybrid and based in New York, NY.
