“I have the best job in City Hall,” said Maya Wiley, a civil rights attorney who became Mayor Bill de Blasio’s chief legal advisor two months ago.

It was Wiley’s background as a racial justice activist that led to her appointment as counsel to the Mayor. “What I’m looking for in this role is someone who will constantly reinforce our focus on fighting inequality,” he said at a February news conference.

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