On Call Counsel · 22 hours ago
Remote Litigation Attorney (ID# 4150)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$41.75/hr - $41.75/hr
1+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Prepare for and/or try complex cases involving significant precedents, novel and complicated determinations of law and fact, or having significant legal, policy or financial implications.
Determine the advisability of presenting witnesses as well as the admissibility of types of evidence and matters of legal strategy.
Provide training for the field staff and the Committee on Special Education (CSE) clinical staff on compliance with federal and state education laws and regulations.
Confer with special education specialists, technical experts, and other attorneys, including counsel for litigants.
Negotiate and implement the settlement of special education claims.
Prepare and argue difficult cases and appeals in administrative tribunals.
Review, revise, and approve agreements prepared by other attorneys.
Draft memoranda seeking fiscal settlement authority.
Analyze the relative strength of impartial hearing cases and evaluate the appropriateness of plaintiffs’ demands.
Instruct appropriate offices regarding their obligations to parents and students pursuant to impartial hearing orders.
Review internal settlement recommendations.
Gather evidence and assist in researching issues.
Appear at pre-hearing conferences; responsible for reviewing administrative decisions.
Research state and federal case law and implications for settlement negotiations.
Work with public advocacy groups, parents, and private attorneys to arrive at mutually beneficial settlements.
Review, revise, and approve stipulations of settlements.
Review and negotiate claims for attorney’s fees.
Prepare preliminary reports, statistical data and recommendations pertaining to cases.
Review administrative decisions.
Review, revise, and approve requests for pendency.
Qualification
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Required
Barred in any state in good standing.
Litigation and settlement negotiation experience.
Efficient legal research skills.
Company
On Call Counsel
On Call Counsel is a division of The TemPositions Group of Companies, one of the country’s largest privately owned full service staffing firms offering services to the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and California markets.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Fanny Julissa García, MA
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