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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Vision, mission, and future goals of the NYC Law Department
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Goode-Trufant outlines the vision and mission of the New York City Law Department, emphasizing the need for continuous improvement and support for staff to meet these goals.
- States the department's mission to provide high-quality legal representation to the city
- Emphasizes the vision to be the finest public law office
- Discusses the need for training new staff, supporting existing staff, and facing challenges together
Muriel Goode-Trufant
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I spoke earlier of the law department's mission.
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I now cite our vision to be the finest public law office providing the highest quality representation.
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An organization vision is necessarily forward thinking.
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Meeting and sustaining the law department's vision takes continuous dedication and effort.
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We must train new staff in municipal law.
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We must equip existing staff so that they can grow into new roles taking on greater responsibilities.
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And we must support all staff when they face challenges and obstacles because no matter how hard or difficult things get, we can accomplish much if we do it together.
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There remains much work to be done.
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The law department's clients are all of the elected officials of the City of New York, the city's agencies and entities and at times individual city employees.
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Our efforts enable the day to day functioning of this municipal corporation.