Posted October 21, 2025 and closes November 14, 2025.

SUMMARY: 

To provide legal counsel and representation for the Board, the Superintendent, and the staff on School District matters.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Attends and provides legal advice at all meetings of the School Board and such other meetings as the Board or the superintendent may request.
• Advises the Board on all matters of a legal or technical nature relating to the interpretation of statutes, charters, ordinances, contracts, policies, rules, and regulations.
• Prepares and renders legal opinions upon request to the board (or any member thereof), the superintendent and the staff.
• Prepares and conducts litigation and administrative hearings as authorized by the Board
• Prepares all documents incident to the noticing, calling, and conducting of school referendum elections.
• Provides legal assistance in the drafting of legal documents, rules and regulations, resolutions, applications, and all other legal or quasi-legal papers upon request.
• Provides legal assistance in the drafting of State legislation proposed by the School District for presentation to the State Legislature.
• Maintains access to all legislation introduced in the State legislature and interprets the impact of such legislation on the interest of the School District.
• Participates in professional growth activities to maintain a current level of knowledge pertaining to school law issues.
• Performs such other duties consistent with his professional competence as the Board may from time to time assign.

• Duly licensed by the State of South Carolina to practice law.
• Specialized training and/or experience in school-law issues preferred.
• Established practice with progressively more responsible cases.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

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