- Salary
- $140k – $144k/yr
- Location
- Jersey City, NJ, NJ
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
The Jersey City Department of Law is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Supervising Assistant Corporation Counsel with primary responsibility for supervising the Department’s property tax functions.
The Supervising Assistant Corporation Counsel is a senior leadership position within the Law Department and reports directly to the Corporation Counsel. Working with the Corporation Counsel and the Department’s First Assistant Corporation Counsel, this position will help manage the Department and will have primary supervisory responsibility for attorneys and staff handling property tax appeals, review of tax exemptions and financial agreements, and related property tax matters.
The successful candidate will be an experienced litigator and manager, capable of supervising complex and high-impact property tax matters, developing litigation and valuation strategies, mentoring junior attorneys, overseeing a high-volume tax appeal docket, and providing practical legal advice to senior City officials and departments.
Job Duties:
- Supervise and manage the Law Department’s property tax team, including attorneys, supervisors, and support staff.
- Assign matters, manage attorney workloads, establish priorities, monitor deadlines, and ensure the timely and effective handling of matters within their portfolio.
- Develop and oversee strategy in significant tax litigation in the Tax Court of New Jersey and before the Hudson County Board of Taxation, including appeals challenging assessments, municipal appeals seeking increases in assessments, and exemption disputes.
- Review and provide substantive guidance on pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, legal memoranda, appraisal reports, settlement recommendations, and other significant attorney work product.
- Supervise matters through all stages of litigation, including pre-suit assessment, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, settlement, and appeal.
- Represent the City in court proceedings before the Hudson County Board of Taxation, the Tax Court of New Jersey, Superior Court of New Jersey, and appellate courts, administrative hearings, and other legal proceedings involving property tax matters.
- Work closely with the Tax Assessor, appraisal experts, and other professionals to evaluate property valuations, analyze appraisal evidence, prepare expert testimony, and negotiate and recommend fair and equitable resolutions of tax appeals.
- Advise the Corporation Counsel, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, and senior City officials regarding property tax matters, including status of litigation, legal risk, assessment and exemption issues, and proposed courses of action.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop attorneys and supervisors, provide meaningful feedback, and promote high standards of legal analysis, writing, advocacy, professionalism, and case management.
- Collaborate with external counsel, appraisal experts, and consultants as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Educational Background: Juris Doctorate Degree from a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association. Admission to the New Jersey Bar.
Preferred Experience
Ten or more years in the practice of law.
Telework (Pilot)
Scheduled Telework
- Maximum: 1 scheduled telework day per week.
- Must follow a pre-approved schedule in the Telework Application and Agreement.
- Employees keep their normal work hours while teleworking.
Unscheduled Telework
- Employees with approved telework agreements may request 1 additional unscheduled telework day per week, subject to Department Director approval and operational needs.
You must eventually pass and qualify for this Civil Service title.
Please note that this role is subject to the residency requirements set forth by NJ First Act.
The City of Jersey City is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations relating to anti-discrimination and anti-harassment.