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Deputy General Counsel

Adams 12 Five Star Schools See More Job Openings by This Employer

Sanford, FL

December 23, 2025 Attorney

Job Description

Position Type:
Administrative/Leadership - Superintendent Dept/General Counsel

Date Posted:
12/23/2025

Location:
Educational Support Center

Closing Date:
01/09/2026

FULL SALARY RANGE: Level 22 (minimum: $118,744- mid-point: $146,597 - maximum: $174,451)
The maximum placement for new hires is based upon experience and typically does not exceed the mid-point of the range
FTE: 1.0
MONTHS PER YEAR: 12
JOB CODE: 100626
POSITION TYPE: Permanent Position
LOCATION: Thornton, CO

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY: Provides professional legal counsel and administers legal services for the District under the supervision and direction of the District General Counsel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

JOB TASK DESCRIPTIONS:

Prepares and renders legal opinions and provides research services and analysis to the district, the Board of Education and administrative staff as directed by the General Counsel. Anticipates potential litigation and administrative claims, gathers necessary information, performs investigations and aligns resources. Helps maintain files and retrieval systems for legal information of relevance to the district.
Assists in drafting legal documents, including, but not limited to Board and District policies, rules and regulations, resolutions, contracts, negotiated agreements, position statements, and other legal or related documents upon request. Helps establish, publicize and participate in implementation of systems and strategies to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies.
In the absence of the General Counsel, attends and provides legal advice at meetings of the Board of Education, Senior Staff, and such other meetings as the Superintendent directs.
Keeps abreast of legislation affecting the district. Studies and interprets law, court decisions, ordinances and other legal authorities.
Assists with counseling administrators in all matters relating to students’ rights, responsibilities and discipline.
Reviews district and Board of Education contracts and charter school proposals as requested.
Assists in developing and conducting staff training sessions and workshops concerning practical applications of school law.
Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school is required.
A license to practice law in the State of Colorado is required.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience. Preferred legal experience in education, public entity or employment law.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

Criminal background check required for hire.
Ability to travel among school locations.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:
All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application. Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job. Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for.

SALARY INFORMATION:
The salary listed is for full time positions (1.0 FTE). This salary will be adjusted, as needed, based upon the FTE. Administrative employees' salary will be commensurate on the employees’ education and/or work experience. For additional information, please review our Administrative Compensation Program or review our Administrative Salary Schedule.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).
To learn more about our benefits, including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
Rev 12/25

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