Job Title: Employment Law Senior Attorney
Location: North/South California (10 locations)
Position: Full-time (90% Remote – 10% Onsite)
Tasks Performed:?
1. Litigation Defense & Risk Management for School Districts:
- Defend school districts in employment-related lawsuits, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims involving teachers, staff, and administrators. ?
- Handle disputes arising from complaints filed with agencies like the EEOC, state education departments, and labor boards. ?
- Oversee the discovery process, motion practice, and settlement negotiations, with a focus on public sector employment regulations and education law.
2. Strategic Counsel & Legal Guidance for School District Leadership: ?
- Advise school boards, superintendents, and HR departments on navigating complex employment laws such as Title IX, ADA, FMLA, and state-specific education regulations. ?
- Develop proactive legal strategies to mitigate risk in labor disputes, employee discipline, hiring practices, and contract negotiations. ?
- Provide counsel on addressing union relations, teacher tenure, and collective bargaining agreements to prevent litigation and ensure compliance. ?
3. Policy Development & Compliance for Educational Institutions: ?
- Review and draft school district employment policies on areas like employee conduct, tenure, discipline, and termination, ensuring they align with both employment and education laws. ?
- Advise on drafting teacher and staff contracts, ensuring compliance with public education laws, union agreements, and collective bargaining terms. ?
- Ensure the district’s practices comply with federal and state regulations affecting public school employment, including Title IX, ADA, and other education-specific statutes. ?
4. Training & Development for School District HR and Administrators: ?
- Provide tailored training to school district leadership, HR personnel, and administrators on legal compliance, best practices in handling employee relations, and mitigating risks of litigation in the educational context. ?
- Conduct workshops on issues such as anti-discrimination, sexual harassment prevention, and navigating teacher tenure and union rules, ensuring the district adheres to legal and ethical standards. ?
Job Competencies: ?
- Must have a well-established and exclusive employment litigation, defense background. ?
- Trial experience is preferred, but not required ?
- School district defense experience required ?
- Experience with public entity defense is preferred ?
- Bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees ?
- Member of the State Bar of California & within good standing ?
- Superior research, analytical, and negotiating ability ?
- Excellent written and oral communication ?
- Commitment to proactive case management ?
Work Environment:
When applicable and appropriate, consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations.
- Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines ?
- Physical: Computer keyboarding, travel as required ?
Auditory/Visual: Hearing, vision and speaking ?
