"His reputation as a champion for those otherwise forgotten is recognized across the city."
"public interest social justice attorney."
"When I worked as a public defender and then in city government, my parents "wondered what I was actually doing with my law degree.""
"support the mayor-elect's vision and agenda for transformative change."
Zohran Mamdani selected Steve Banks to lead the New York City Law Department as corporation counsel, a nomination that requires confirmation by the New York City Council. The corporation counsel oversees roughly 850 attorneys who defend the city and sue on its behalf. Banks served nearly eight years as commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services under Mayor Bill de Blasio and spent three decades at the Legal Aid Society, becoming attorney-in-chief. He joined Paul Weiss in 2022 and parted ways in April after the firm struck an agreement related to President Trump. Since leaving Paul Weiss, Banks has worked as a private public interest social justice attorney and pledged to support the mayor-elect's vision and agenda for transformative change. Banks has a record litigating on behalf of homeless people and low-income tenants.
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