Administrative Law Judge

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the City fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

The Customer Operations Division has oversight of the Department of Finance business centers, City Register’s Office, and the Land Records, Adjudication, and Collections divisions. Customer Operations is charged with the processing of tax payments, parking violations payments, and all other charges collected by DOF. The division is also responsible for recording property transfers, adjudicating parking and camera violations, and managing the full life cycle of the department’s enforcement activities related to unpaid business and excise taxes, parking fines, and Environmental Control Board summonses.

The Adjudication Division is responsible for conducting hearings on all parking and camera violations issued in New York City. It hosts in-person hearings in the business centers and conducts hearings by mail, web, and mobile app. In addition, the judges hear appeals of parking ticket determinations, and a special unit for Commercial Adjudications conducts hearings and appeals on tickets issued to commercial vehicles.

The Adjudications Division seeks to appoint 34 Hearing Officers to adjudicate parking tickets. The selected candidates will report to the Adjudication Division and may be assigned to any of the Business Centers located in the five boroughs. Selected candidates will be required to work three days a week and be available to work any day Monday through Friday.

Candidates are expected to successfully complete a training course.

Candidates must be interviewed and approved by the NYC Department of Investigation (DOI).

Minimum Qualifications

• A license to practice law in the State of New York, which must be maintained; and
• Three years of recent satisfactory relevant legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Ability to work with the public. - Excellent written and oral communication skills. - Computer/technical skills
  
  

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is not required for this title.

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.

, $61.52 – $61.52