Data Analyst - Affirmative Litigation

Role overview

The New York City Law Department is hiring a permanent city employee who holds the civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst for its Affirmative Litigation Division in Manhattan. The successful candidate will support two main areas of the Division’s work: tenant-protection litigation against landlords who violate city laws designed to protect tenants and building safety, and collections work aimed at recovering money owed to the City through outside counsel and in-house attorneys.

This role centers on building, maintaining, and improving data tools and analyses used in litigation. The position involves close collaboration with attorneys to organize, study, and present information related to building violations, property records, judgment rolls, and collections data.

Eligibility and appointment notes

Only candidates who are permanent in the civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst may be considered. Applicants must have taken and passed the Associate Staff Analyst civil service exam and been appointed from the Associate Staff Analyst civil service list. Candidates currently on the active list, or on a list that will soon be established, may be considered if their list number is reachable for appointment. Anyone already permanently serving in the Associate Staff Analyst title and selected for this role will move into it laterally.

This opportunity is also available under the 55-a Program for qualified persons with a disability. Applicants seeking consideration under this program should note it at the top of their resume and cover letter.

Responsibilities

• Support the Division’s tenant-protection litigation work.
• Use R and Excel to build, update, and run scripts and programs that gather and process large datasets from multiple sources, especially NYC Open Data.
• Analyze data and present findings clearly to different audiences, including creating materials for litigation, preparing testimony, and testifying about results when needed.
• Track, assess, and report on information tied to code violations and civil penalty calculations.
• Contribute actively in case team meetings with practical data-driven ideas and help put them into action.
• Develop tools that address attorneys’ needs and strengthen litigation support.
• Support the Division’s collections practice, which works with outside counsel and internal attorneys to recover judgments and debt owed to the City.
• Create and apply data analysis methods to evaluate and improve collections operations.
• Use Excel to prepare, verify, and analyze reports and projections connected to referrals and collections.
• Research and respond to collections-related questions that require data analysis.
• Build and apply processes for searching, tracking, and analyzing docketed and undocketed violations decided by the City’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.
• Develop a system for identifying reportable judgments, orders, and settlements from both the Division and the collections practice.

Minimum qualifications

Applicants must meet one of the following qualification pathways for the Associate Staff Analyst title:

• A master’s degree from an accredited institution in one of the listed fields, or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, plus one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in qualifying analytical, administrative, research, or related work.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college plus three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in qualifying analytical, administrative, research, or related work.
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college plus five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in qualifying analytical, administrative, research, or related work.
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent approved by a state education department or recognized accrediting body plus seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in qualifying analytical, administrative, research, or related work.
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the options above, with college credits substituting for experience at a rate of 30 semester credits for one year of experience. All candidates must still have a high school diploma and at least one year of relevant professional experience.

Additional information

Selected employees may qualify for federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness and related state repayment assistance programs.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. City employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for two continuous years may be eligible to live in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. Applicants should confirm whether this applies during the interview process.

The City of New York is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. Hiring is conducted without regard to legally protected status or characteristic, including sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $82,056 to $122,180 per year.