Attorney Level IV Teacher Performance Unit

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Attorney Level IV – Teacher Performance Unit
Under the direction of the Office of the General Counsel, with wide latitude for independent action, the candidate will as a legal representative of the Chancellor, performing sophisticated legal work on disciplinary matters and providing training and counsel to school leaders. Assigned to handle special disciplinary proceedings as part of a teacher quality initiative and will have the opportunity to work on key policy initiatives in conjunction with the Office of Labor Policy. Perform related work. Act as liaison to executives within the Department and to members of other City agencies. Handle legal issues and cases including recommendations concerning determining the soundness of charges, preparing specification of charges, coordinating the gathering of evidence, and briefing witnesses. Manage legal cases that are complex and high-profile in nature. Represent the Department on Law 3020-A proceedings and hearings pursuant to Section 75 of the Civil Service Law. As part of a team of attorneys, helps devise strategies for providing improved support and training to school leaders around evaluation and discipline, and for spurring the improvement or removal of poor performers. Provide support, counsel and training to Superintendents, Principals, and their designees on disciplinary procedures, with an emphasis on documenting incompetence and poor performance. Serve as Team Leader for multiple staff attorneys in trial preparation and presentation and settlement of cases in the Teacher Performance Unit. Assist with in- house attorney development of current issues within Education law, current relevant court decisions. Responsible for maintaining the case outcome and decisions database and ensuring that it is aligned with KM Westlaw and other internal databases. Assist with trainings for Central and School based DOE employees and in house attorney research and training regarding relevant Education Law and DOE policy and procedures regarding performance management and the disciplinary process. Assist with the management and scheduling of the case intake process and conducts Technical Assistance Conferences. Assist with the maintenance of the central office drive regarding legal research, relevant case law and relevant DOE policy. Admission to the New York State Bar AND 3+ years of progressively responsible United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar required. 3+ years litigation experience preferred. Excellent research, analytical and communication skills required. Ability: to rapidly learn provisions of applicable law and regulations; to write clearly and concisely required.

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