Special Education Unit Attorney

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Special Education Unit Attorney
Responsibilities: Investigate and respond to ten day notices and/or due process complaints tasks include reviewing internal DOE documents, interviewing staff, and conducting legal research. Perform legal research assigned by Team Leaders and make recommendations. Confer with special education specialists, technical experts, and other attorneys, including parents’ counsel. Make recommendations for case direction, including litigation, settlement, or referral for other resolution. Review administrative decisions. Negotiate, draft, and process stipulations of settlement regarding special education claims. Such tasks include: review of documents submitted by the Parent and recommending appropriate settlement; researching state and federal case law and implications for settlement negotiations; negotiating settlement with Parent or their counsel; drafting memoranda for submission to the New York City Comptroller’s Office for settlement authority for proposed settlement; drafting, reviewing, and negotiating language for stipulations of settlements; coordinating and monitoring the implementation of stipulated agreements; and reviewing and negotiating claims for attorney’s fees. May be assigned to analyze City, State, and Federal legislation and make recommendations accordingly regarding effects and implementation.

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