Portfolio Attorney - General Practice Unit GPU

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Portfolio Attorney - General Practice Unit (GPU)

Duties: Engages in complex legal work related to the School Improvement Grant (SIG) having significant financial, procedural and policy consequences related to school closures, school sitings, school turnarounds, educational impact statements, and building utilization. Performs related work. Reports to: Deputy Counsel, General Practice Unit. Works with the Division of Portfolio Planning to gather information and provide advice on legal implications of strategies. Prepares legal documents and manages litigation related to school closures, school sitings, school turnarounds and co-locations, including Educational Impact Statements and Building Utilization. Provides advice on contractual matters with educational partnership organizations in support of the implementation of the Restart Model. Represents the Department of Education (DOE) in administrative hearings. Prepares Chancellor’s rulings on various grievance and student suspension appeals. Coordinates with the Corporation Counsel's office on papers and discovery in litigated cases. Provides advice on education law to respond to issues handled by GPU, including: School governance for persistently low achieving schools; schools in need of improvement; educational partnership organizations and charter schools; student records; dress code; religious and home schooling accommodations; search and seizure; after-school use of facilities; compulsory education; health issues; and school trips. Drafts rules and regulations for the DOE. Analyzes and reports on the effects of city, state, and federal legislation.

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