Corporation Counsel of New York City
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The New York City Law Department is the department of the government of New York City responsible for most of the city's legal affairs. The Department is headed by the Corporation Counsel.
The Law Department represents the mayor and city officials in all civil litigation, in juvenile delinquency proceedings in Family Court, and in prosecutions in the New York City Criminal Court under the New York City Administrative Code. Among the Department's other duties are drafting contracts, leases, municipal bond issues, and other legal documents for the city; reviewing local and state legislation, and providing legal advice to city officials on a wide variety of issues.
The New York City Charter, the New York City Administrative Code, and the Rules of the City of New York are published online by New York Legal Publishing Corporation under contract with the Law Department. The department's regulations are compiled in title 46 of the Rules.
The origins of the Law Department lie in the English office of the Recorder. After the City fell under British control following the Third Anglo-Dutch War, New York's Royal Governor created the Office of Recorder of New York City in 1683 to serve as legal and political counsel to the City Government.
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