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GENERAL COUNSEL

Employer
Paterson Public Schools
Location
Paterson, NJ, US
Salary
$150,000-175,000

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Job Category
Administrator, Legal
  • Position Type:
    DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION/ Legal Counsel

  • Date Posted:
    6/3/2019

  • Location:
    Central Office - 90 Delaware Avenue

  • Date Available:
    07/01/2019

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    Effective Date(s): July 1, 2019

    Staff Needed: One (1) General Counsel

    Nature and Scope of the Position of General Counsel:

    The General Counselor shall serve as the Chief legal counsel to the Board of Education. The General Counsel provides legal advice to the Superintendent of Schools and the senior staff of the Paterson School District. The General Counsel shall be responsible for all outside law firms and review their representation of the District and make recommendations as required to the Board of Education. The General Counsel shall direct and supervise staff attorneys and support staff of the law department and Risk Management. The General Counselor shall represent the District in legal proceedings in certain select matters as directed by the Board of Education.

    Qualifications:
    • Must have a minimum of twelve (12) years' of experience in relevant areas of the law including the following representative subjects: public contracts, OPRA, Open Public Meeting Law, LAD litigation, counsel to public entities, general litigation, conducting/supervising investigation, ethics and administrative law and other related issues
    • Demonstrate increased level of individual responsibility to and include senior direct personnel responsibility for such legal representation
    • Successful experience managing and directing attorneys in a law department or in a private law firm
    • Must be admitted to practice law in New Jersey and the Federal Courts
    • Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, with students, staff, parents, administrators, and the community

    Salary: $150,000-175,000
    Initiator: Mr. Luis Rojas
    • Meet such alternatives to above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable
    • Pending budget availability
    • All postings are open for ten (10) consecutive days following the date posted or until filled

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