The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The Legal Division serves as in house counsel to the Department under the direction of the General Counsel, providing comprehensive legal guidance and support to ensure Department operations comply with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The Division is responsible for managing and responding to a wide range of legal records requests, including subpoenas, court orders, Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests and requests from governmental agencies and oversight entities. This work requires careful identification, collection review, redaction, and production of Department records while ensuring confidentiality, accuracy, legal compliance, and timely response. The Legal Division is seeking a motivated and detailed oriented professional to join its team and support these critical legal records and compliance functions.
The Legal Division is recruiting one (1) Community Coordinator to serve as a Legal Records & Compliance Specialist. Under general supervision, the selected candidate will support the review, processing, and production of Department records and assist in ensuring compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
governmental agencies, courts, oversight entities, and other authorized requestors to determine the
appropriate scope, processing requirements, and response.
compile records and information responsive to legal and administrative requests.
obtain, and track responsive records, ensuring requests are handled accurately and within applicable
timeframes.
and apply appropriate redactions and edits in accordance with applicable laws,
regulations, court directives, confidentiality requirements, and Department policies.
testimony in court or other proceedings, when required, regarding the maintenance,
retrieval, or production of Department records.
correspondence, document collection, review, redactions, productions, and other record-related
activities to support accountability and regulatory compliance.
responding to inquiries, monitoring outstanding requests, conducting follow-up, and performing other
related duties necessary to support the Legal Division.
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