Senior Director – Legal Services

National School Boards Association Inc; Alexandria (VA); Hybride; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) seeks a Senior Director – Legal Services to lead NSBA's legal advocacy and provide strategic counsel to the CEO, the Board of Directors, and senior leadership.

The role oversees the COSA program and delivers timely legal resources, policy guidance, and professional development for attorneys representing public school boards, districts, and state associations. Hybrid remote work is available.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in a state or the District of Columbia, in good standing.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible legal experience in school law, education law, nonprofit law, association law, public policy, government relations, or related fields.
• Demonstrated expertise in legal research, legal writing, regulatory analysis, and public policy.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and legal agreements.
• Knowledge of nonprofit governance principles and board governance practices.
• Strong oral presentation and public speaking skills.

Responsabilités

• Identify, analyze, and communicate emerging federal and national legal developments affecting public education through publications, webinars, seminars, legal guidance, and speaking engagements.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage contracts, grants, sponsorship agreements, licensing agreements, vendor agreements, memoranda of understanding, and other legal documents.
• Monitor federal and national legal developments affecting public education and school governance.
• Support NSBA's legal advocacy activities, including amicus brief development, regulatory comments, and legal publications.
• Provide legal counsel to the Association on nonprofit governance, fiduciary responsibilities, ethics, conflicts of interest, and compliance matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Legal research

Legal writing

Regulatory analysis

Public policy

Contracts negotiation

Nonprofit governance

Oral communication

Executive collaboration

Formation

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree

Description du poste

Position Title:Senior Director – Legal Services, National School Boards Association (NSBA)

Department: Executive Office

Reports To: Chief Executive Office

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid Remote

About NSBA

Founded in 1940, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a nonpartisan organization whose purpose is to ensure each student everywhere has access to excellent and equitable public education governed by high-performing school board leaders and supported by the community. With members spread across the United States, the Virgin Islands, and Canada, NSBA is the only national organization representing school boards. Along with its member state associations and member public school districts representing locally elected school board officials serving millions of public school students, NSBA believes that public education is a civil right necessary to the dignity and freedom of the American people and that each child, regardless of their ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, identity, or citizenship, deserves equitable access to an education that maximizes their individual potential. For more information, visit http://www.nsba.org.

Primary Position Objective and Purpose

The Senior Director, Legal Services, provides leadership in advancing NSBA's legal advocacy agenda. The position provides legal advice to the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, and senior leadership regarding governance matters, including constitution and bylaws, board policies, corporate records, committee structures, fiduciary duties, ethics, and conflicts of interest.

This position manages and supports NSBA’s Council of School Attorneys (COSA) program, recognized nationally as a premier professional network for attorneys representing public school boards, school districts, and state school boards associations, and others interested in school law. Through COSA, the position promotes legal excellence and delivers timely legal resources and professional development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze, and communicate, emerging federal and national legal developments affecting public education through publications, webinars, seminars, legal guidance, and speaking engagements.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage contracts, grants, sponsorship agreements, licensing agreements, vendor agreements, memoranda of understanding, and other legal documents.
• Monitor federal and national legal developments affecting public education and school governance.
• Support NSBA's legal advocacy activities, including amicus brief development, regulatory comments, and legal publications.
• Provide legal counsel to the Association on nonprofit governance, fiduciary responsibilities, ethics, conflicts of interest, and compliance matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in a state or the District of Columbia, in good standing.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible legal experience in school law, education law, nonprofit law, association law, public policy, government relations, or related fields.
• Demonstrated expertise in legal research, legal writing, regulatory analysis, and public policy.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and legal agreements.
• Knowledge of nonprofit governance principles and board governance practices.
• Strong oral presentation and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior executives, boards of directors, member leaders, and legal professionals.

Preferred

• Experience serving as in-house counsel, general counsel, or legal advisor to a nonprofit organization, membership association, or educational organization.
• Experience in school law or representation of public-school districts, boards of education, or state school boards associations.
• Experience drafting comments on federal regulations and legislation.
• Experience managing professional legal networks or member programs.
• Experience writing and editing legal publications and resources.
• Seminar, conference, webinar development, and presentation experience.
• Familiarity with amicus brief development and appellate advocacy.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Certifications and Licenses

• Active license to practice law in a state or the District of Columbia required.
• Eligibility for admission to practice before federal courts is preferred.