Assistant General Counsel

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Assistant General Counsel
The candidate will collaborates with the District’s Human Resources Department, providing advice and guidance on strategic staffing issues, employee benefits issues, disciplinary actions, terminations, grievances, and accommodations under the ADA. Represent the District in employment matters before administrative tribunals or in state or federal court. Handle responses to Office of Civil Rights discrimination complaints, reviews EEOC position statements and EEO reports. Work with the Director of Risk Management on evaluating claims, and supervises outside counsel handling employment and tort claims against the District. This position advises regarding public records requests. Also assist Title IX coordinators in investigating allegations of Title IX violations and may advise Admissions and Records Departments. Provide advice regarding higher education compliance issues such as FERPA, as well as student compliance issues including student misconduct issues, visa issues, student access, ADA, Title IX, and VAWA. Provide oral and written in-house legal guidance to college and District administrators. Provide oral and written guidance to risk management and outside counsel in litigated matters. Participate in developing and drafting policies including Title IX, student conduct and employee policies. Serve on academic and student affairs work committees. Prepare legal documents. Represent the District in administrative hearings such as disciplinary proceedings. Assist colleges in investigating and responding to complaints filed with OCR or other administrative agencies. Research legal issues. Juris Doctorate from an accredited United States law school, and licensed to practice law in the state or eligible to be admitted to the state bar within one year of employment required. 8+ years of broad legal experience, including experience representing and advising public clients and/or institutions of higher education, and including 5+ years of employment law experience, providing advice, counseling and litigation in public employment matters required. Strong written communications skills, as demonstrated by cover letter and writing sample required. Experience with relevant state and federal employment laws and government compliance requirements applicable to employment and labor relations required. Experience with law related to institutions of higher education preferred. Strong organizational skills with ability to establish plans, manage a large and varied workload of assignments with conflicting priorities, follow up and complete work by prescribed deadlines required. Excellent project management skills, including the ability to set project objectives, determine and address potential barriers; identify required resources, identify process steps and milestones; and adjust action plans to achieve desired outcomes required. Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to deal with broad and diverse constituencies at all levels of management, with strong customer service orientation and skills required. Experience with commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion preferred.

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