General Counsel

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General Counsel
The candidate will be responsible to support and advise firm’s CEO regarding legal matters. Advise the firm Board of Directors on organizational legal matters as needed. Serve as a member of the firm Leadership Team. Attend all firm Board meetings and record minutes and attendance for each meeting. Prepare for Discipline Appeal Committee hearings, mediations, and arbitrations; Represent firm; and Prepare post-work. Prepare legal agreements and documents (e.g., MOUs, CBA language, employment-related agreements), and review those legal agreements and documents prepared by other associates and/or outside counsel. Collaborate with home office departments to prepare charter petitions and renewal petitions and negotiate with authorizers as needed. Represent firm at meetings with district authorizers. Collaborate with General Counsel of firm National and with external legal counsel as needed. Oversee personnel investigations and grievances and coordinate with firm leadership on any personnel decisions resulting from investigations and grievances. Prepare and/or review legal research for Human Resources (HR) matters, student issues (e.g., search & seizure, free speech, suspensions and expulsions, custody rights), special education, corporate governance, and business/school operations. Conduct school-site investigations for allegations of serious employee misconduct and review related investigation reports prepared by HR associates; provide training to HR staff regarding same. Review employee-discipline notices prepared by HR associates. Ensure legal compliance in the Employee Handbook and the Student Policy Manual; draft and/or review annual updates prepared by other associates or outside legal counsel. Review contracts and contract templates of significance or with risk (e.g., consultants, vendors, student health services, curriculum, general and after-school programs, university partners, filming, maintenance, facilities, security, transportation); provide training to operations staff regarding same. Conduct risk management analysis and discussion with all relevant departments according to need. Participate in bargaining process for classified employee union; provide legal advice to management regarding same. Participate in bargaining process for certificated employee union; provide legal advice to management regarding same. Review and advise regarding all employee and union grievances; prepare and/or review responses regarding same; provide legal representation in related hearings. Track California legislation regarding education bills that impact charter schools; assist with implementing new laws and drafting related policies. Respond to urgent school matters (e.g., unannounced law-enforcement investigations, angry parents, student/parent custody issues) as requested or deemed necessary. Hold scheduled office hours for Chief Officers, Vice Presidents, Area Superintendents, and other leadership staff to advise on daily issues as appropriate. Provide trainings to Chief Officers, Vice Presidents, Area Superintendents, and school leadership staff regarding student discipline matters, including suspensions and expulsions. Review student discipline and expulsion packets on an ongoing basis. Attend IEP meetings when student/parents brings an attorney. Review IEP/504 Plan/manifestation-determination documents and conduct related risk management discussion with the Special Education Department. Prepare and/or review correspondence to parents and attorneys regarding special-education matters (e.g., prior-written notice letters). Advise organizational network leadership on open meetings laws compliance. Prepare and/or finalize board resolutions for network organizations. Review board-meeting minutes for each of our network organizations; provide training to administrative staff regarding same. Advise regarding public retirement systems (e.g., STRS, PERS) eligibility as needed. Advise regarding insurance matters as needed. Surface and develop systematic solutions as appropriate (e.g. onboarding materials, centralized templates, one-pagers, codified process playbooks). Develop and provide training regarding FAQs and nuanced sector issues. Train school site administrators regarding common issues (e.g. Public Records Act, FERPA, custody matters, subpoenas, student suspensions and expulsions). Train special education teams (e.g. IDEA compliance, compliant IEP documentation, discipline for students with special needs. Prepare legal tips to publish in org-wide email strategy (News from the Dot/ firm Insider, etc.). Other duties as assigned.

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