NYC OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER
JOB VACANCY NOTICE
Title: Associate General Counsel (2 positions)
Salary: $125,000 - $135,000
Bureau/Division: General Counsel
Period: July 24, 2020 – Until Filled
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Office of General Counsel is responsible for all legal matters relating to the activities of the Comptroller’s Office. This includes transactions for the five New York City Retirement Systems (Systems) and their public market and private market investments; accounting practices and disclosures; procurement rules and City contracts; settlement of claims brought on behalf of and against the City; prevailing wages on City projects; records access; public policy; and proposed federal, state, and local legislation. The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) interacts with many city agencies, including the New York City Law Department and works closely with all of the divisions within the Comptroller’s Office, including Bureau of Asset Management (BAM), which is responsible for oversight of the approximately $210 billion investment portfolios of the Systems.
The selected attorney will primarily work with BAM related to investments of the Systems including (i) private market commingled funds and separately managed accounts in private equity, real estate, infrastructure and opportunistic fixed income, (ii) arrangements with external managers of publicly traded equity and debt, and (iii) economically targeted investments (ETIs) in real property/mortgages. The attorney will also provide legal support to other divisions of the Comptroller’s Office, primarily on contract and procurement matters, including the Agency Chief Contracting Officer (ACCO), Bureau of Economic Development (ECO), and Bureau of Contract Administration (Contracts).  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Negotiate, draft, and review a variety of documents with respect to private markets transactions, including limited partnership agreements, side letters and subscription documents;
Negotiate, draft, and review a variety of documents with respect to (i) public markets transactions including investment management agreements, (ii) ETIs including mortgage and other financing contracts, (iii) requests for proposals, and (iv) consultant agreements;
Work closely with other Comptroller’s Office staff members of OGC, BAM, ECO, Contracts and ACCO to identify and resolve legal, contracting, policy and procurement issues, including development and execution of internal policies and procedures;
Manage, supervise and direct outside counsel, who are retained for substantially all new private markets transactions;
Review the Systems’ board and internal governance and investment guideline materials as relevant to transactional work;
Provide legal counsel on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters as they relate to pensions transactions, conflicts of interest and prohibited conduct, and BAM’s and ECO’s day-to-day operations; and,
Perform related assignments and special projects as may be required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the New York State Bar and five (5) or more years of full-time relevant legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, 3 years of which must be performing complex and significant transactional legal work, drafting and negotiating transactional documents and managing and leading transactions, preferably including private fund investments and/or government contracts.
Incumbent must remain member of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment. 
PREFERRED SKILLS IN ADDITION TO MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with City contracts (including the procurement, award and approval of such contracts);
Experience with public and private market investment transactions;
Experience working in the investment/contracts departments of pension systems or other institutional investors, investment funds, or law firms ideal;
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment, both independently and collaboratively, with excellent interpersonal, time-management, conflict management and negotiating skills;
Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated project-management skills involving numerous personnel within and without an organization;
Exceptional oral communication and writing skills; and,
Demonstrated ability to analyze and communicate complex legal issues to various audiences.

TO APPLY, GO TO:  Employment Opportunities at www.comptroller.nyc.gov
The selected candidate will be subject to the financial disclosure requirements of the office’s Personal Trading Policy. 
Certain residency requirements may apply.  We appreciate every applicant’s interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Note: Vacancy notices listed as “Until Filled” will be posted for at least five work days.
 
POSTING DATE:
July 24, 2020
 
POST UNTIL:
Until Filled
 
JVN:
015/021/002
 
The NYC Comptroller’s Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer