Serves as the lawyer for New York City -- representing the city, its agencies, and employees in all legal matters. It defends the city against lawsuits, prosecutes code violations, handles real estate transactions, drafts legislation, and advises every city agency on legal questions. NYC paid nearly $2 billion in lawsuit settlements in fiscal year 2024, with NYPD misconduct cases alone costing $206M in calendar year 2024. Every dollar paid in settlements comes from your tax money, and this office decides which cases to fight and which to settle.
Spending
$205.3M
16,808 transactions →
Payroll
$120.3M
29,080 pay records →
Budget (Adopted)
$276.8M
$172.1M spent
Avg Salary
$107.2K
across 29,080 records
Did You Know
The office traces its roots to 1683, when colonial Governor Thomas Dongan created the Recorder of New York City, making it one of the oldest continuously operating legal institutions in the United States -- older than the country itself.
| PERSONAL SERVICES | $120.1M |
| JENNER & BLOCK LLP | $17.7M |
| 100 CHURCH FEE OWNER LLC | $11.2M |
| EPIQ EDISCOVERY SOLUTIONS INC | $4.3M |
| ESSEY GROUP LLC | $3.9M |
| ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL | 13,397 staff | $140.8K avg |
| PARALEGAL AIDE | 3,299 staff | $59.0K avg |
| CLERICAL ASSOCIATE MOST MAYORAL AG | 2,116 staff | $47.7K avg |
| ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL (MANAGERIAL ASSIGNMENT) | 1,467 staff |
| $223.8K avg |
| CLAIM SPECIALIST | 1,261 staff | $59.4K avg |
Headcount
About 800 lawyers and 750 support staff, making it the largest municipal law office in the United States
Who It Serves
The city government as an institution -- but every taxpayer has a stake because settlement payouts come from the city budget
Category
Legal & Justice