Description:

Duties & Responsibilities:
Purpose of Position:
  • Under direct supervision, prepares documents, draft agreements, performs searches, reviews miscellaneous
  • contracts, assists in preparation of contracts, corporation documents and notices required by law. Performs legal
  • assignments applicable to areas where facts are well established and/or clearly applicable legal precedents are
  • present. Carries out the legal processes in the Office of the General Counsel and/or Labor Relations Counsel
  • necessary to effect the rights, privilege and obligations of the Corporation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Prepares miscellaneous contracts, leases, documents, etc., for all departments and advises Corporate staff
  • regarding questions of laws and requirements affecting the operation of the Corporation.
  • Prepares Corporation documents and notices required by law and Corporate by-laws.
  • Prepares contracts, leases, purchase contracts of real estate, insurance and service agreements.
  • Reviews advertising copy and public statement.
  • Performs searches, keeps abreast of legislative and statutory trends and prepares abstracts and reports.
  • Prepares materials and data for briefs and documents for litigation.
  • Prepares correspondence dealing with legal matters affecting legal relationships with suppliers, governmental
  • agencies, public and all other Corporate communication relationships.
  • May assist in conducting pretrial preparations when defending the Corporation in law suits or proceedings
  • before the courts, quasi-judicial or administrative agencies.
  • May assist in the preparation of briefs, answers to employee complaints, proceedings and cases and legal
  • matters relating to personnel management, labor relations and employment law.
  • May perform and assist in processing disciplinary charges for Hearing Examiners and appeals under Section
  • 75 Civil Service Law; legal research and defenses to allegations of violations of Corporate Personnel Rules
  • and Regulations; drafting of opinions and legal documentations; participation and presentation of
  • cases/complaints before the Personnel Review Board; and Human Rights Commissions, EEO conferences,
  • OSHA, arbitration proceedings and other hearings before governmental constituencies administering
  • employment law, statutory and administrative rules and regulations affecting Personnel Management, and
  • Employee and Labor Relations.

Minimum Qualifications:
A Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited School of Law, and eligible for examinations to the New York State Bar.