Special Education Hearing Officer

Responsibilities

• Conduct hearings by remote means and in person, evaluating evidence, and maintaining administrative courtroom procedures
• Conduct settlement conferences between parents and the New York City Department of Education
• Issue written decisions
• Conduct legal research regarding state and federal education laws, the IDEA, Section 504, and special education programs
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism and effectiveness in handling assigned matters promptly
• Handle special assignments and projects including oral and/or written presentations

Requirements

• Admission to the New York State Bar
• Four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar
• Eighteen months of experience in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work
• Must remain a member of the New York State Bar in good standing
• Must attain NYSED impartial hearing officer certification promptly upon hiring

About the Company

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding more than 250,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission.