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Job Title: Staff Counsel Division: Legal Services Reports to title: General Counsel Designation: MATA Provides legal services and assistance to the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) and its 400+ local affiliates to protect and advance the rights of 117,000+ preK-12 and higher ed educator members across the Commonwealth. Actively supports MTA’s programs, policies, and initiatives to strengthen the union’s power through member engagement and organizing. • Represent the MTA, local affiliates and members on labor and employment matters and contract enforcement in public education at multiple venues, including at arbitrations, administrative hearings, and state and federal courts. • Provide written and verbal legal advice internally and to local affiliates and members on a variety of issues in preK-12 and higher education law, public sector labor law including labor relations and collective bargaining, and employment laws related but not limited to:...

The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (OASB) is hiring an Attorney-Adviser to support small business capital formation policy evaluation and analysis. Applicants can learn about the mission of the Office by reading more at  http://www.sec.gov/oasb . At the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) and value a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the communities we serve. As such, we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds who share our commitment to public service. Typical duties Include: Analyze the potential impact of proposed SEC regulations and SRO rules on small businesses and their investors, including rules proposed by both the SEC and self-regulatory organizations that are likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses and small business capital formation. Propose appropriate regulatory and...

Harvard University 11-May-2023 Assistant Dean for Career Services Harvard Law School 62527BR Job Summary The Assistant Dean for Career Services is responsible for the direction and oversight of the Office of Career Services (OCS), one of two career offices at Harvard Law School. OCS focuses on private sector careers and judicial clerkships and provides a wide range of counseling, informational and educational services and programs to nearly 2,000 J.D. and LL.M. law students, as well as providing career advising services to alumni seeking work in the private sector. OCS administers one of the nation's largest private law recruitment programs early each summer, as well as several smaller recruitment programs throughout the year, and assists students and alumni seeking judicial clerkships. In close partnership with the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA), OCS offers holistic career guidance to students about the wide range of early and long-term career...

Agency : U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Position : Senior Officer-Deputy Director, SO-0905-01 Promotion Potential : SO-02 Open & Close Dates : 05/31/2023 to 06/14/2023 Salary : $190,564 - $289,273 per year Vacancies : One (1) Location(s) : Washington, DC Job Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/728851200 Summary : The Senior Officer-Deputy Director position is in the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) located in Washington, DC and is open to US citizens. Conditions of Employment: This position is open to U.S. Citizens. You must possess a J.D. or LL.B Degree. You must be an active member of the bar in good standing. Typical duties include: Providing the OIEA Director and other agency leaders with expert advice pertaining to securities laws and SEC policy across a wide range of individual investor assistance matters. Overseeing and coordinating investor assistance and legal operations, including contact...

Agency : U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Position : General Attorney, SK-0905-14 Promotion Potential : SK-14 Location : Washington, DC Salary : $140,830 - $238,592 per year Open & Close Dates : 05/30/2023 to 06/12/2023 Vacancies : One (1) Job Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/728602900 Summary : The Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) serves as the chief legal and policy advisor to the Division Director and the Division, and provides guidance and consultation on a wide range of matters of programmatic importance. This position is in the Division of Enforcement located in Washington, D.C. Conditions of Employment: This position is open to U.S. Citizens. You must possess a J.D. or LL.B Degree. You must be an active member of the bar in good standing. Typical duties include: Planning and executing processes by which Enforcement cases are reviewed prior to submission to the Commission for approval in order to ensure that...

The Position The City of Fort Collins, Colorado, is seeking a new Deputy City Attorney to be a senior leader within the City Attorney’s Office providing extensive expertise and strategic input on the management team while serving as general counsel to City officers and employees enterprise wide. This position serves as a manager and is responsible for administrative and business operation areas and staff within the office. The Deputy City Attorney is a senior leader within the City Attorney’s Office providing extensive expertise and strategic input on the management team while serving as general counsel to City officers and employees enterprise wide. The Deputy City Attorney analyzes and advises on complex municipal law, represents the City in negotiations and in administrative and court proceedings. Additionally, this position prepares legal opinions and other legal documents and provides oversight and feedback to legal and paralegal staff in doing the same. In the...

Agency : U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Position : Senior Officer – Associate Regional Director, SO-0905-01 Promotion Potential : SO-02 Location : Fort Worth, TX Salary : $190,564 - $289,273 per year Open & Close Dates : 05/25/2023 to 06/08/2023 Vacancies : One (1) Job Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/728063200 Summary : The Senior Officer - Associate Regional Director position is in the Fort Worth Regional Office - Division of Enforcement, located in Fort Worth, Texas. This position is open to US Citizens. Conditions of Employment: This position is open to U.S. Citizens. You must possess a J.D. or LL.B Degree. You must be an active member of the bar in good standing. Typical duties include: Participating with applicable headquarters divisions and offices to plan and evaluate the overall Regional Office Enforcement program. Managing investigations and litigation of alleged violations of the federal securities laws....

Deputy Public Defender I, II, III, & IV $10,006 – $17,016 Monthly*   Advance your legal career and show your passion for public service by  becoming a Deputy Public Defender with the County of Sonoma!   English/Spanish skills are highly desired!   *This position will receive a Cost-of-Living Adjustment, effective May 30, 2023, increasing the salary by an additional 5%. The Deputy Public Defender I/II/III/IV positions will be filled at the appropriate level, depending on the candidate's qualifications. As attorneys gain experience and meet or exceed performance standards, they are eligible for promotion to subsequent levels in the series, up to level IV. If you are interested in being considered at the various levels of this opportunity, you must apply to the separate, concurrent recruitments being conducted for those levels. If you are an experienced attorney, please check out our II, III, and IV-level...

Earthjustice’s Sustainable Food and Farming Program seeks an Associate Attorney to assist with legal advocacy and litigation. This position will begin ideally in September 2023.   The position will be based preferably in our New York, NY, or Washington, DC offices, although applicants seeking to work in other locations where Earthjustice has an office will also be considered. Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups to engage on the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth   needs a good lawyer. Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting...

VICE PRESIDENT and GENERAL COUNSEL The Pennsylvania State University invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice President and General Counsel. The Vice President and General Counsel serves as the University’s chief legal officer, reports directly to the President and the Board of Trustees, and is a member of the President’s Council, which is the senior leadership team of the University. The Office of General Counsel is located at both the University Park and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campuses of Penn State. Penn State is a comprehensive research university, comprised of 24 campuses throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is the land-grant university in Pennsylvania. The broad range of issues faced by the VP and General Counsel reflects the complex nature of an institution with 96,000 students, more than 40,000 full- and part-time employees, an international research enterprise, intercollegiate athletics, and a major academic...

Staff Attorney Position The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) is accepting applications for a Staff Attorney to join our team working to hold industrial polluters accountable for compliance with the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws. Working with EIP’s team of lawyers and analysts, the Staff Attorney, who will support EIP’s Clean Water Programs, will work to reduce water and other pollution from industrial polluters through litigation and federal and state administrative permitting and rulemaking processes. EIP takes legal action to clean up big polluters; publishes incisive, data-driven reports that push federal and state governments to tighten regulations and better protect public health; and works with frontline communities to obtain the protections of our environmental laws. We work on the following issues: Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries; Coal Industry; Chesapeake Bay; Environmental Justice; and EPA Watch. EIP works across the United States, but we have...

Job Description:  The USTP is seeking attorneys in multiple locations. The attorneys must be experienced in litigation practice and bankruptcy law to oversee bankruptcy cases filed in the federal judicial districts covered by the Region and/or field office, litigate enforcement matters on behalf of the Program, oversee private trustees, handle appellate matters, and refer criminal conduct identified in connection with bankruptcy case oversight. The Program seeks to hire and cultivate talented trial attorneys and provides them with frequent and meaningful court experience on a variety of issues arising in bankruptcy cases. The typical duties of a field office Trial Attorney include: Oversee the administration of bankruptcy cases filed in the judicial districts served by the Region and the field office; Litigate issues arising in chapter 11 proceedings, including those involving corporate governance, and issues arising in employment applications, fee applications,...

The Position The Independent Police Monitor leads the operations of the Independent Police Oversight Office. This civilian role reports to the City Manager and provides independent oversight aimed at preventing inefficient and unlawful police operations. The Independent Police Monitor continues to set the operational philosophy of the Office and develops and maintains standard operating procedures to ensure all matters are handled in a thorough, objective, fair, and impartial manner. They work with a small staff of Administrative Assistants and Interns and collaborate to establish and update criteria and policy around reviewing, monitoring, assisting, overseeing, and advising on the investigation of internal and citizen complaints and other administrative investigations. The Independent Police Monitor provides liaison activity to the Police Oversight Panel and partners with the co-chairs regarding the ongoing functions of the panel. They collaborate with panel members to...

Title: Assistant Counsel   NYC Parks is the steward of over 30,000 acres of land – 14 percent of New York City – including more than 5,000 individual properties ranging from Coney Island Beach and Central Park to community gardens. We operate more than 800 athletic fields and nearly 1,000 playgrounds, 1,800 basketball courts, 550 tennis courts, 65 public pools, 51 recreational facilities, 15 nature centers, 14 golf courses and 14 miles of beaches. Located in Central Park, the Office of the General Counsel is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a variety of practice areas. Attorneys at NYC Parks handle issues involving labor and employment, art and entertainment, first amendment, environmental, land use/real estate, contract negotiation and drafting, rule-making and litigation in city, state and federal forums.   MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES ·      Under close supervision, assist in negotiation and drafting of agreements on behalf of the...