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General Counsel at West Contra Costa Unified School District

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted
5/8/2020
Number of Openings
1

Add'l Salary Info

$171,650 - $201,942 Annual (7.5 hours daily)
Length of Work Year
225 Days/12 Months
Employment Type
Full Time

Requirements / Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications

Please submit a complete online EdJoin application and a current resume. Please refer to the job description [pending board approval] for job duties and requirements necessary to apply for this position. EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Education: • Earned Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school. Experience: • A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in the practice of law, including substantial responsible experience as Counsel for a public jurisdiction. • Specifically, a combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities with preferred experience in educational administration and/or school and labor laws, industrial relations, public administration and business administration and increasingly responsible experience in educational administration. • Directly related law experience in a school setting is highly desirable. Licenses or Certificates needed: • Membership in the California State Bar Association and the ability to practice law in the State of California. • Possession of a valid California driver’s license and/or be able to provide own transportation in conduct of work assignments; willingness to travel as needed


      Please submit a complete online EdJoin application and a current resume. Please refer to the job description [pending board approval] for job duties and requirements necessary to apply for this position. EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Education: • Earned Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school. Experience: • A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in the practice of law, including substantial responsible experience as Counsel for a public jurisdiction. • Specifically, a combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities with preferred experience in educational administration and/or school and labor laws, industrial relations, public administration and business administration and increasingly responsible experience in educational administration. • Directly related law experience in a school setting is highly desirable. Licenses or Certificates needed: • Membership in the California State Bar Association and the ability to practice law in the State of California. • Possession of a valid California driver’s license and/or be able to provide own transportation in conduct of work assignments; willingness to travel as needed

          Comments and Other Information

          Non-Discrimination Policy: West Contra Costa Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, parental or family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. If you believe you have been discriminated against, immediately contact the school site principal and/or Director of the Office of Educational Equity, Rhonda Haney, Title IX Compliance Officer at 1108 Bissell Ave., Richmond, CA 94801 at 510-307-4538 or rhaney@wccusd.net. Politica de No Discriminación: En el Distrito Escolar Unificado de West contra Costa los programas escolares, actividades y prácticas debe estar libre de discriminación, intimidación, acoso y acoso basada en la real o percibida raza, color, ascendencia, origen nacional, grupo étnico, edad, religión, estado civil o paternal o familia, física o mental, el sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género o expresión de género; o sobre la base de la asociación de una persona con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas. Si usted cree que ha sido discriminado, inmediatamente ponga se en contacto con la/el director/a de la escuela y / o Director de la Oficina de Equidad Educativa, Rhonda Haney, la oficial sobre la conformidad del Título IX ubicada en 1108 Bissell Ave., Richmond, CA 94801 o 510-307-4538 o rhaney@wccusd.net.

          Comments and Other Information


          Non-Discrimination Policy: West Contra Costa Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, parental or family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. If you believe you have been discriminated against, immediately contact the school site principal and/or Director of the Office of Educational Equity, Rhonda Haney, Title IX Compliance Officer at 1108 Bissell Ave., Richmond, CA 94801 at 510-307-4538 or rhaney@wccusd.net. Politica de No Discriminación: En el Distrito Escolar Unificado de West contra Costa los programas escolares, actividades y prácticas debe estar libre de discriminación, intimidación, acoso y acoso basada en la real o percibida raza, color, ascendencia, origen nacional, grupo étnico, edad, religión, estado civil o paternal o familia, física o mental, el sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género o expresión de género; o sobre la base de la asociación de una persona con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas. Si usted cree que ha sido discriminado, inmediatamente ponga se en contacto con la/el director/a de la escuela y / o Director de la Oficina de Equidad Educativa, Rhonda Haney, la oficial sobre la conformidad del Título IX ubicada en 1108 Bissell Ave., Richmond, CA 94801 o 510-307-4538 o rhaney@wccusd.net.