Legal Affairs
Director
$75,443 to $174,464 a year
Posted until November 13, 2026 · posted September 14, 2026
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From ≈ $36.27 an hour · $2,902 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $19.27/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$2,892 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 12 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Overtime added $27 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
Other requirements: read them on the posting
Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
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The work
What the job is.
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency.
The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs.
Read the rest, from the posting
FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation.
This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Department's core values.
The Fire Department, City of New York (FDNY), seeks a full-time Director of the Bureau of Investigations and Trials (BIT) in the Bureau of Legal Affairs.
Reporting directly to the Assistant Commissioner for Investigations and Trials, the successful candidate will: be a first line supervisor responsible for: overseeing the resolution of disciplinary cases from investigation to final decision, ensuring outcomes that promote deterrence, fairness, and accountability within the organization; using professional judgment to evaluate each case, determining whether to settle, proceed with a series of hearings, or escalate to a full trial before the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH); managing and directing staff attorneys in case preparation and litigation before OATH, ensuring effective advocacy, presentation of compelling evidence, and adherence to legal and contractual standards; personally handling investigations, hearings, and trials for high-profile or significant cases; ensuring appropriate case management systems, data analysis, and tracking tools to improve productivity, and performance measurement; leading attorneys, investigators, and staff; serving as a liaison and advisor to managers and supervisors on disciplinary matters, aligning BIT actions with operational objectives and departmental values; representing FDNY with key stakeholders and partners, including union representatives, the NYC Department of Investigation, Law Department, Office of Labor Relations, OATH, and other relevant agencies involved in administrative, investigative, and prosecutorial processes.
Skills they'd like
Eight or more years experience practicing law. Experience in criminal law and/or handling disciplinary cases.
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
NYC residency not required
New York City Residency is not required for this position
How to apply, from the posting
All applicants please visit cityjobs.nyc.gov. Search for open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above.
City of New York employees please include your employee reference number on your cover letter and resume.
Sources
Straight from the city.
Updated every day from the city's job data (last city update September 21, 2026). You apply through the official posting.
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