- Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our mission is to educate responsible citizenscholars who will change the world. We strongly believe that by building a DREAM team that represents numerous perspectives, backgrounds, and areas of expertise, we can achieve this goal together. This is a value we highly support and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
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General Counsel or Associate General Counsel - New York, NY, United States - Democracy Prep Public Schools
Description
Democracy Prep Public Schools (DPPS) is a tuition-free, high-performing public charter school network operating in New York, NY, San Antonio, TX, and Las Vegas, NV, educating 5,800 students, K-12th grade, on 17 campuses.
DPPS is implementing a Strategic Plan to govern its growth, quality assurance, staffing, and sustainability over a five-year period.DPPS plans to build on past success and ensure strong academic outcomes at each of our 17 schools, as well as grow responsibly in existing regions.
Our scholars are current advocates, future voters, and blossoming leaders in their communities.We also believe in equipping great talent with the tools they need and then stepping back to allow them to be creative on behalf of the organization, our mission, and the scholars we educate.
In addition to our DREAM BIG values for adults, we also believe in transparency, collaboration, and excellence on behalf of our schools.
The General Counsel is responsible for mitigating risks for Democracy Prep to ensure that the best interests of Democracy Prep are protected as it serves students in a public education setting.
Manage outside counsel on tort and employment related litigation and claims.Provide legal advice and guidance to Democracy Prep on education law, including special education, charter law and authorization, employee relations, immigration, litigation, student privacy, student disciplinary matters, and emergency response.
Stay up-to-date on relevant laws and regulations and serve as a subject matter expert on employment and labor law, litigation, education law, contracts,leasing, not for profit governance, public records and open meetings law, and other related areas across multiple states.
Support the CEO and network in a variety of legal and non-legal work, including facilities acquisition, compliance and reporting, authorizer and governmental relations, and policy proposals.
Serve as a representative on legal issues impacting the network to boards, government agencies, families, and authorizers.Review, draft, and propose policies, procedures, and other documents for internal and external use on education issues that are mission-aligned and legally sound.
Assist the network and schools as necessary on a variety of additional in-house legal issues.7+ years of relevant and/or transferable legal experience obtained at a law firm, government agency, or an educational institution.
~ A specialist in any of the following areas highly desired: civil and criminal litigation, compliance, employment law, crisis management, contracts, not-for-profit law, governance, and education law (particularly special education law)..~ A problem solver with strong legal reasoning and analytical skills.
~ A skilled communicator with a high capacity to analyze and articulate legal concepts and other complex issues to a variety of stakeholders.
~ A detailed and highly-organized project manager.
~ A strong team player who can work well with colleagues, outside counsel, network and school leaders, and opposing counsel.
~ A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is committed to the creation of anti-racist schools and who is eager to use their skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
~ A demonstrated passion for educational equity with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, 403B matching, and parental leave.
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