Vetting & Legal Research Manager

Lensa
New York, NY

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Job Description

The Agency You’ll Join:

The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team. For current job opportunities, visit our careers page.

The Team You’ll Work With

The Mayor’s Office of Appointments (MOA) is responsible for helping the Mayor in identifying and selecting candidates to serve as commissioners and other senior-level roles, as well as individuals to serve on more than 200 boards and commissions vital to the operation and growth of the City. MOA serves a critical role by providing talent recruitment support for the Administration, helping to build a strategy to create a sustainable and diverse talent pipeline for the Administration’s senior leadership positions.

The Problems You’ll Solve

The Vetting & Legal Research Manager's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Vetting: Conduct and manage vetting at all levels to assess candidates’ fitness to hold the public trust, to identify any flags that may suggest the candidate is not committed to our public service mission, and to identify anything in the candidate’s background that could embarrass the candidate, the Mayor, or the City should the candidate be appointed.
  • Communication: Serve as an internal and external liaison, clearly, promptly, and cordially communicating timelines and expectations with both MOA colleagues and outside stakeholders.
  • Legal Research and Analysis: Conduct legal research and produce memoranda on legal, conflicts of interest, policy, and other topics related to the legal team’s work.
  • Senior Legal Staffing: Provide research and administrative support for senior staffing (i.e., Commissioner and Deputy Mayor) searches and inquiries.

About You

  • You possess excellent research and writing skills.
  • You are highly detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
  • You can exercise sound judgment and discretion and maintain the security of confidential documentation.
  • You have an operational understanding of New York City agencies and the political environment.

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Qualifications

  • Admission to the New York State Bar, or J.D. from an accredited college or university.
  • 5+ years of work experience.

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.

Salary Min: $110,000.00

Salary Max: $124,563.00

If you have questions about this posting, please contact [email protected]
Posted 2026-03-12

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