Data Analyst - Affirmative Litigation

Please be advised: Applicants MUST be permanent in the civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst to be considered for the position. This means candidates must have taken and passed the Associate Staff Analyst Civil Service Exam, and have been appointed from the Associate Staff Analyst Civil Service List. Candidates on the current, active or soon to be established Associate Staff Analyst Civil Service List may be considered providing the candidate's list number is reachable for possible appointment.Please be advised that any candidate currently permanent in the Associate Staff Analyst title chosen for this position will move into the position laterally.The NYC Law Department is seeking a permanent city employee in the civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst for its Affirmative Litigation Division. The qualified candidate will primarily be responsible for assisting the Affirmative Litigation Divisions: (1) tenant-protection work, which involves litigation against landlords who violate City laws meant to keep tenants and buildings safe, and; (2) the Divisions collections work, which involves working with outside counsel to recoup money from individuals and entities that have been adjudicated to owe the City significant money. The qualified candidate will work closely with several attorneys in the Division to develop and implement strategies for the collection and analysis of data related to building violations, property records, judgment rolls, and other collections data. The qualified candidate will help develop, maintain, and refine tools and analyses that support and can be used in litigation.The qualified candidate will perform essential duties and responsibilities that will include but are not limited to the following tasks:- Providing support to the Divisions tenant-protection work, including:o Using R and Excel to create, maintain, and run programs and scripts to compile large data from multiple sources (primarily NYC Open Data) and run analyses;o Synthesizing data and communicating findings in a clear and organized way to a variety of audiences, including preparing documents that will be used in support of litigation, preparing testimony, and testifying about findings;o Analyzing, tracking, and reporting on data relevant to code violations and civil-penalty calculations;o Actively participating in case team meetings and offering and implementing data-focused ideas to support the Divisions objectives;o Thinking creatively about the needs of attorneys in the Division and developing tools to support our litigation;- Providing support to the Divisions collections practice, which uses outside counsel and in-house attorneys to collect judgments and debt on behalf of the City, including:o Developing and using appropriate data-analysis tools and processes to assess and improve the collections practice;o Using Excel to prepare, review, and analyze reports and projections relating to referrals and collections;o Investigating and preparing responses to collections-related inquiries requiring data analysis;o Developing and implementing processes for searching, tracking and analyzing docketed and undocketed violations adjudicated by the Citys Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings;o Developing system of identifying reportable judgments, orders, and settlements from Division and collections practice.This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.