Agency file

Law Department

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Law Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,752 employees with median total compensation of $84,932; the highest distinct record was $284,706.

Year: 2025
Employees: 1,752
Median total: $84,932
Highest record: $284,706

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$18,143$212,110+

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,752 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,932) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $90,559 (96%)
Overtime — $1,496 (2%)
Other — $1,843 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$20,134

$53,253

$84,932

$141,778

$176,559

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $176,559 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,134. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant Corporation Counsel

859 · $136,048

Paralegal Aide

206 · $60,114

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag

170 · $47,128

Claim Specialist

81 · $58,891

Summer Graduate Intern

74 · $750

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 44

Devyn Sword

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$750

Base pay: $750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $750
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 35

At Law Department, Devyn Sword serves as a Summer Graduate Intern based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $750.

Andrew Jaus

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: QUEENS
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

Andrew Jaus works as a Summer Graduate Intern for Law Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Andrew earned $739 in 2025.

Adrian Toral

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: BRONX
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

Adrian Toral is a Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $739.

Ricardo Ayala-Conesa

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: QUEENS
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

At Law Department, Ricardo Ayala-Conesa serves as a Summer Graduate Intern based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $739.

Zoe Schacht

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: BROOKLYN
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

Zoe Schacht is a Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $739.

Leah Ross

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

Leah Ross is a Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $739.

Didi Luo

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: BRONX

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

At Law Department, Didi Luo serves as a Summer Graduate Intern based in Bronx. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $739.

Olaide Lemoru

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: BROOKLYN
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

Olaide Lemoru works as a Summer Graduate Intern for Law Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Olaide earned $739 in 2025.

Jonathan Alleyne

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: BROOKLYN
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

Jonathan Alleyne works as a Summer Graduate Intern for Law Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Jonathan earned $739 in 2025.

Trevis Cambridge

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$739

Base pay: $739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $739
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 34.5

Trevis Cambridge is a Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $739.

Cameron Sotoodeh

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$723

Base pay: $723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $723
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 33.75

At Law Department, Cameron Sotoodeh serves as a Summer Graduate Intern based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $723.

Olivia Lam

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$710

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $48
Other pay: $662
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $710
Hire date: 2022-06-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $45,329
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

Olivia Lam holds the role of Claim Specialist at Law Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $710.

Austin Blum

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$707

Base pay: $707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $707
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 33

Austin Blum is a Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $707.

Spencer Seaman

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$697

Base pay: $697
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $697
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 32.5

At Law Department, Spencer Seaman serves as a Summer Graduate Intern based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $697.

Tanisha Nicholson

Worker's Compensation Benefits Examiner/Law Department

2025 total comp

$642

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $4
Other pay: $639
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $642
Hire date: 2004-03-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: BROOKLYN
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $62,575
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

Tanisha Nicholson works as a Worker's Compensation Benefits Examiner for Law Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. Tanisha earned $642 in 2025.

Liam Ferris

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$600

Base pay: $600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $600
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 28

Liam Ferris works as a Summer Graduate Intern for Law Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Liam earned $600 in 2025.

Ariana Thomas

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$557

Base pay: $557
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $557
Hire date: 2025-06-01
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 26

Ariana Thomas is a Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $557.

Franciane Chery-Masse

College Aide/Law Department

2025 total comp

$536

Base pay: $536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $536
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $17
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 31.1

Franciane Chery-Masse holds the role of College Aide at Law Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $536.

Kaelin Sanders

Assistant Corporation Counsel/Law Department

2025 total comp

$535

Base pay: $535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $535
Hire date: 2023-09-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,175
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 11.5

At Law Department, Kaelin Sanders serves as a Assistant Corporation Counsel based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $535.

Sandra Metallo-Barraga

Assistant Corporation Counsel/Law Department

2025 total comp

$530

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $530
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $530
Hire date: 2013-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $185,019
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

At Law Department, Sandra Metallo-Barraga serves as a Assistant Corporation Counsel based in Manhattan. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $530.

Amy Zhang

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$482

Base pay: $482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $482
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 22.5

Amy Zhang holds the role of Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $482.

Farhin Sayeed

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$450

Base pay: $450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $450
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 21

Farhin Sayeed works as a Summer Graduate Intern for Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Farhin earned $450 in 2025.

Hannah Kressel

Summer Graduate Intern/Law Department

2025 total comp

$450

Base pay: $450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $450
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: MANHATTAN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $21
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 21

Hannah Kressel holds the role of Summer Graduate Intern at Law Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $450.

Nishat Choudhury

Assistant Corporation Counsel/Law Department

2025 total comp

$374

Base pay: $374
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $374
Hire date: 2023-09-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,600
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 8

Nishat Choudhury holds the role of Assistant Corporation Counsel at Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $374.

Shealla Duverge

Paralegal Aide/Law Department

2025 total comp

$166

Base pay: $27
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $138
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166
Hire date: 2017-03-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,911
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

Shealla Duverge holds the role of Paralegal Aide at Law Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $166.

Moshe Katz

Assistant Corporation Counsel/Law Department

2025 total comp

$138

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $138
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138
Hire date: 2019-08-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: BRONX

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $106,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

Moshe Katz is a Assistant Corporation Counsel at Law Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). 2025 total compensation came to $138.

Flynn Beckman

Senior Student Legal Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$105

Base pay: $105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105
Hire date: 2023-06-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $57,125
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

Flynn Beckman holds the role of Senior Student Legal Specialist at Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $105.

Vincent Oliver

Paralegal Aide/Law Department

2025 total comp

$103

Base pay: $95
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103
Hire date: 2022-12-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,182
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

At Law Department, Vincent Oliver serves as a Paralegal Aide based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $103.

Geroy Grant

Paralegal Aide/Law Department

2025 total comp

$65

Base pay: $60
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65
Hire date: 1999-04-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: BROOKLYN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,108
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

At Law Department, Geroy Grant serves as a Paralegal Aide based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $65.

Kim Mark

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$31

Base pay: $31
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31
Hire date: 2022-12-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: BROOKLYN
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,689
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

Kim Mark works as a Claim Specialist for Law Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Kim earned $31 in 2025.

Edith Walker

Legal Secretarial Assistant/Law Department

2025 total comp

-$3,452

Base pay: -$3,126
Overtime: -$111
Other pay: -$215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$3,452
Hire date: 1998-03-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,189
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 0

At Law Department, Edith Walker serves as a Legal Secretarial Assistant based in Manhattan. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years). Their 2025 pay totaled -$3,452.

Don Holder

Paralegal Aide/Law Department

2025 total comp

-$18,143

Base pay: -$5,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$12,655
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$18,143
Hire date: 1994-10-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $53,218
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: -35

Don Holder works as a Paralegal Aide for Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 31 years. Don earned -$18,143 in 2025.