Job Location : New York,NY, USA
Mediation Attorney, Impartial Hearing Office - 24816
Agency Attorney
Level: Level 3
Division/Office: Office of the General Counsel
Borough: Brooklyn
Posting End Date: 06/30/2025
Description:
Position Summary: Under the direction of the Senior Executive Director, with wide latitude for independent action, the Mediation Attorney will work to develop frameworks for promoting the New York State Education Department (NYSED)'s regulatory mandate for the use of mediation in special education Due Process hearings. The Mediation Attorney will engage with schools – public, charter, and non-public – their staff, parents, and New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) central employees to educate and encourage participation in alternate dispute resolution. The Mediation Attorney will work on improving existing websites, Impartial Hearing Office (IHO) notices, and other communications about the availability of mediation. The Mediation Attorney will work with IHO staff to develop data collection and analysis tools to track information about mediation. Performs related work.
Reports to: Senior Executive Director, Impartial Hearing Office
Key Relationships: Will work closely with the New York State Education Department (NYSED)'s P-12 Due Process Unit and New York State Unified Court System Alternative Dispute Resolution Community Dispute Resolution Centers, NYCPS Office of The General Counsel's [OGC's] Enhanced Rate Equitable Services Unit (ERES), Special Education Unit, and Impartial Hearing Order Implementation Unit (IHOIU/IU), Committees on Special Education [CSEs], Administrators and Directors of Special Education for Districts 1-32, District 75 (D75), District 79 (D79), and the Division of Instructional and Information Technology (DIIT). Will also work with IHO management team, Hearing Officers, IHO attorneys, case coordinators, paralegals, interns, NYCPS staff, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), and NYSED.
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Note: To be assigned to AL III candidates must have two years of experience in Assignment Levels I and/or II or three years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.
Note: Selected candidates must remain members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of their employment.
Preferred:
Please include a resume and cover letter with your application.
NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding.
* New York City Residency is NOT Required *
We encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
DOE Non-Discrimination Policy: The Department of Education of the City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's actual or perceived sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or pregnancy. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy.
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