The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) seeks attorneys to join our dynamic team to address various legal issues impacting the second largest public school district in the nation and the largest school district in California.

Job Duties:

• Litigates on behalf of the District in high level and sophisticated matters in court and in administrative agencies, and oversees outside counsel in such matters.
• Reviews and recommends assignments of legal work to Assistant General Counsels.
• Assists in the tracking of litigation, settlements, results, expenditures, and other legal data. Negotiates, drafts, and revises proposed legislation and advocates for such legislation that is in the best interest of the District.
• Coordinates, prioritizes, and schedules legal work with and provides legal advice to client organizational units of the District. Develops strategic plan for the client units that integrate multiple areas of practice to ensure timely and complete provision of legal advice, reduce legal costs and amounts of legal judgments or settlements, and maximize opportunities for a client organizational unit.
• Devises and implements overall legal strategies for client organizational units on a case-by-case basis.
• Represents the District as appropriate before various governmental agencies, legislative bodies, boards, assigned committees, and the public.
• Carries out complex and sensitive legal assignments which are potentially precedent setting for the District, generate significant cost savings and revenue or entail high exposure.
• Assists in the planning and development of legal policy and office procedures and processes. Assists in the selection, billing, review, and hiring of outside counsel in one or more areas of expertise.
• Performs legal research and interpretation on a variety of legal problems. Interprets and applies laws, court decisions, and other legal authorities in preparing memoranda, notes, opinions, rules, policies, and other documents in relation to Education Code, Government Code, and State and federal law.
• Provides training to legal staff. Drafts and revises memoranda, opinions, contracts, rules, policies, and other documents to meet the needs for the District's organizational unit to which assigned.
• Negotiates complex transactions, drafts sophisticated instruments including, but not limited to, multiple-party agreements with public agencies and private parties, and consummates such complex transactions.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities performed by this position. For a complete list, please visit www.lausdjobs.org

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited institution or an institution accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California; a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited institution is preferred.

Experience

Six (6) years of experience as a practicing member of the Bar.

Special:

• Authorization to practice law in California by the California State Bar Association.
• A valid California Driver License and use of an automobile.

Special Note:

An employee in this class may be subject to the reporting requirements of the District's Conflict of Interest Code.

Benefits:

Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS.)

Vacation: 24 days each year

Paid Holidays: 13 days

**All applicants must apply on the LAUSD Talent Acquisition and Selection Branch website to be officially considered**visit www.lausdjobs.org for more information and to apply!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $209,700.00 - $239,900.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an (ABA) accredited inst. (Required)

Work Location: In person