Administration & Human Resources
HR Compliance Attorney
$72,510 to $83,388 a year
Posted until October 16, 2026 · posted September 1, 2026
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From ≈ $34.86 an hour · $2,789 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $17.86/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$2,779 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 11.6 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Overtime added $1,313 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
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What they actually ask for.
Other requirements: read them on the posting
Graduation from an accredited United States law school as defined in the Rules of the New York Court of Appeals (Sections 520.3 or 520.5) or admission to the New York State Bar.
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The work
What the job is.
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.
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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 DOC seeks to recruit a highly motivated Human Resources Compliance Attorney to join the Human Resources Compliance Unit. The Human Resources Compliance Unit is responsible for investigating and adjudicating compliance matters for non-uniformed employees.
This includes conducting background checks on non-uniformed prospective candidates for hire. Presenting Step I disciplinary cases to the Non-Uniform Disciplinary Committee for penalty recommendation. Conducting Step I disciplinary hearings as applied to non-uniformed employees.
Tracking and enforcing New York City's Employees' Residency Requirements. Administering and monitoring federal compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) as applied to all agency staff. Duties of the Human Resources Compliance Attorney include:
- Send weekly totals for Step I Hearings, Non-Uniform Disciplinary Committee, and onboarding cases for the Deputy Commissioner of Human Resources Review
- Act as an agency liaison for the COIB Annual Financial Disclosure
- Redact and analyze confidential discovery for accuracy
- Draft various ad hoc memorandums for HR Compliance
- Maintaining the unit calendar in outlook for all Step I Hearings, upcoming meetings for the unit and the Director of HR Compliance
- Scheduling Step I Hearings, contacting members of service, union representatives and union attorneys regarding Step I Hearings
- Send out Step I Hearing reminders to members of service and union representatives
- Sending out discovery documents to Members of Service and Union Representative/Attorneys via USPS certified mail and electronically
- Complete Closing Memos after Step I Hearings are conducted
- Proofreading various documents which includes but is not limited to onboarding memos and Step I Determinations
- Assist with preparation and managing presentation materials
- Communicate and handle incoming and outgoing electronic communications and written correspondence
- Maintain tracking mechanisms for data and document collection and storage
- Perform employment verification investigations and draft investigation reports
- Perform Step I Disciplinary Investigations and ad hoc investigations when needed
- Perform general office functions and related duties as needed
Skills they'd like
- Must demonstrate the ability to follow directions, work independently and within a team.
- Unwavering dedication to managing highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Experience in handling multiple assignments with a high degree of detail and accuracy.
- Excellent writing, communication, proofreading, inter-personal, analytical, research, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- MS Office (Word, Adobe, Excel, Outlook) proficiency.
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
Live in NYC within 90 days (usually)
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss it with the agency representative at the time of interview.
How to apply, from the posting
For City employees: Go to Employee Self-Service (ESS) - www.nyc.gov/ess and search for Job ID#796805 For all other applicants: Go to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID#796805 Submission of a resume is not a guarantee that you will receive an interview. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.
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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