The Education and Higher Education Section (EHE) of the Division of Law in the Administrative Practice Group in Trenton is seeking a Section Chief. The EHE Section provides counsel and representation to the Department of Education. The work on behalf of the Department includes administrative litigation and appeals regarding State funding of education, charter schools, and special education. Representation has been provided in the ongoing Abbott v. Burke matter and related administrative litigation, regarding the constitutionality of the State’s system for funding public schools. The section also counsels and represents State institutions of higher education, representing them in federal and State trial court litigation, handling labor arbitration, defending tenure decisions and providing advice on a wide variety of academic, health care, educational and business issues. All items must be submitted together through the DOL online attorney application portal on or before the closing date of October 13, 2021.
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