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Education Law - Director of Legal Services

Pennsylvania School Board Association, Inc. (PSBA) Apr 09,2020 Jul 23,2019 Location Mechanicsburg PA
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PSBA seeks a staff attorney to serve as Director of Legal Services providing advice, analysis, consultation, training and educational information to public school leaders on a wide variety of legal focus areas impacting public school system and non-profit corporation governance, including constitutional law, administrative law, employment law, labor relations, governmental financial administration, state and federal civil rights law, student and employee constitutional rights, special education and disability law, public agency procurement, municipal taxation, government transparency, liability risk management and legislative analysis. Advocacy work includes involvement in legislative matters as well as practice before state and federal appellate courts. Licensed attorney admitted in PA (or can become admitted within 6 months) with minimum three years’ experience in law practice substantially focused on education law or related legal areas listed above. Must be a highly effective communicator, both orally and in writing, with strong strategic thinking, analytical/critical thinking and decision-making skills. Position demands strong organizational, planning and time management skills to manage multiple priorities and quickly adapt to emerging organizational needs. Requires highly developed legal research skills, including proficiency with Westlaw and/or Lexis. Reports to the Senior Director of Legal Services. Attorneys interested in an exciting growth opportunity for a practice with statewide and national impact on education law and policy should submit a resume and cover letter with salary expectations to Human Resources at psbahr@psba.org.

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PSBA is a non-profit educational leadership association advocating for strong public schools and public school leaders, providing essential governance-related services to Pennsylvania's 500 public school systems and their governing boards of directors. The association's in-house legal staff provides judicial advocacy, continuing legal education, member legal information and other legal services for association members (school board members, school administrators and local school district attorneys).