Associate General Counsel (Torts)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes a paragraph about district mission, then Job Summary, Essential Functions (list), Minimum Requirements, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities, maybe Benefits? Not present. Salary Range is present: $107,655 - $132,713. So we need a Pay section. Schedule? Not given explicitly; there is "Schedule Regular" maybe? It says "Job Central Office Schedule Regular". So schedule is "Regular". Should we include Schedule section? The rule: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. So we have Salary Range specific, so Pay section. Schedule: "Regular" is specific, so we can include Schedule section. Benefits: not mentioned, so omit. We need headings: About the role? The posting includes a mission paragraph before Job Summary. Could treat that as About the role? Or maybe "About the role" is not present; but we can create a section for the introductory paragraph about district mission and commitment. The rule: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include sections only when there is real content. So we can have:

About the role

with the mission paragraph. Then maybe

Responsibilities

with Essential Functions list. Then

Requirements

with Minimum Requirements. Then

Qualifications

maybe combine Knowledge, Skills And Abilities? Could be Skills. But we have Knowledge, Skills And Abilities. Could make a

Skills

with that list. Then

Pay

with salary range. Then

Schedule

with Regular. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We must use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For Knowledge, Skills And Abilities, it's a list of demonstrated knowledge and ability items; we can make a list. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact text? Probably we can keep the sentences as is, but we can break into list items. We need to remove boilerplate: Disclaimer, Nondiscrimination, etc. Also remove "Primary Location Office Of General Counsel (9370) Job Central Office Schedule Regular Employee Status Non-Management Job Posting Sep 25, 2026, 5:36:50 PM Union Affiliation Not represented by a union Overtime Status Exempt Unposting Date Oct 25, 2026, 11:59:00 PM". We'll keep Schedule Regular from that but we already have schedule. We need to keep Salary Range. We need to keep the mission paragraph: "The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 198,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?" That's substantive. Job Summary: "Provides legal advice and representation to Board of Education and the School District of Philadelphia and its employees on a wide array of legal issues. Oversees projects and develops innovative strategies to resolve legal challenges. Provides guidance to and oversees work performed by less senior counsel. Works under the supervision of the Senior General Counsel and specializes in litigation, claims, and labor and employment matters." Essential Functions list: many bullet points starting with "-Tort Litigation". We need to convert each bullet into
• . The bullet includes a heading "Tort Litigation" then description. We'll keep as list items. Minimum Requirements: "Juris Doctor degree from an accredited school of law. Five years of full-time, paid, professional legal experience or equivalent in a law firm, public sector law department or corporate law department All work experience related to the position must be included on the resume." We can split into list items. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: includes Demonstrated knowledge of: ... and Demonstrated ability to: ... We'll make list items for each knowledge and ability bullet. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft:

  About the role

  The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 198,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

  Responsibilities

  Provides legal advice and representation to Board of Education and the School District of Philadelphia and its employees on a wide array of legal issues. Oversees projects and develops innovative strategies to resolve legal challenges. Provides guidance to and oversees work performed by less senior counsel. Works under the supervision of the Senior General Counsel and specializes in litigation, claims, and labor and employment matters.

  • Tort Litigation Directly handles, oversees and manages lawsuits arising from the sexual abuse exception to immunity to under the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act and other areas of litigation as needed, and develops and implements District-wide litigation strategy consistent with current legal opinions and expert analysis. Provides counsel and guidance to the General Counsel, School District Administration and Board of Education on matters related to litigation, including the sexual abuse exception, develops strategies to minimize liability and monitors compliance with policies directed towards identifying and eliminating the sexual abuse of students. Represents the School District, the Board of Education and District officers and employees in varied transactions and litigation. Serves as a key contributor and handles the most complex legal issues; provides assessments and solutions which are optimal for the School District and the Board of Education. Conducts District wide professional development to encourage effective and efficient management controls; participates in and facilitates seminars to effect positive dialogue and relations in school legal matters. Participates in the planning and implementation of programs and activities in the Office of General Counsel. Prevents legal claims by identifying potential risks and making appropriate recommendations. Defends lawsuits and claims by discussing matters with opposing counsel, filing necessary legal papers, conducting extensive discovery proceedings, meeting with and preparing the testimony of witnesses, trying cases or arranging settlements in the best interest of the School District. Advises employees by providing legal advice to supervisors and administrators on a daily basis and by issuing legal opinions when requested. Assists in the formation of School District practices and procedures through committee participation. Provides representation in appellate court proceedings by filing briefs and arguing these cases before the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as well as Federal appellate courts. Plans, organizes and prioritizes work to meet deadlines. Travel as required, including to attend in person, off-site meetings and court appearances.
  But the essential functions list had multiple bullet points each starting with a dash and a heading. Actually the text after "-Tort Litigation" is a long paragraph covering many duties. There were no other bullet points besides that one? Let's re-read: The Essential Functions section: Essential Functions -Tort Litigation Directly handles, oversees and manages lawsuits arising from the sexual abuse exception to immunity to under the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act and other areas of litigation as needed, and develops and implements District-wide litigation strategy consistent with current legal opinions and expert analysis. Provides counsel and guidance to the General Counsel, School District Administration and Board of Education on matters related to litigation, including the sexual abuse exception, develops strategies to minimize liability and monitors compliance with policies directed towards identifying and eliminating the sexual abuse of students. Represents the School District, the Board of Education and District officers and employees in varied transactions and litigation. Serves as a key contributor and handles the most complex legal issues; provides assessments and solutions which are optimal for the School District and the Board of Education. Conducts District wide professional development to encourage effective and efficient management controls; participates in and facilitates seminars to effect positive dialogue and relations in school legal matters. Participates in the planning and implementation of programs and activities in the Office of General Counsel. Prevents legal claims by identifying potential risks and making appropriate recommendations. Defends lawsuits and claims by discussing matters with opposing counsel, filing necessary legal papers, conducting extensive discovery proceedings, meeting with and preparing the testimony of witnesses, trying cases or arranging settlements in the best interest of the School District. Advises employees by providing legal advice to supervisors and administrators on a daily basis and by issuing legal opinions when requested. Assists in the formation of School District practices and procedures through committee participation. Provides representation in appellate court proceedings by filing briefs and arguing these cases before the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as well as Federal appellate courts. Plans, organizes and prioritizes work to meet deadlines. Travel as required, including to attend in person, off-site meetings and court appearances. So only one bullet. So we can keep as single
• . Now Minimum Requirements: we can split into two list items: Juris Doctor degree..., Five years..., All work experience... Let's do:
  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited school of law.
  • Five years of full-time, paid, professional legal experience or equivalent in a law firm, public sector law department or corporate law department.
  • All work experience related to the position must be included on the resume.
  Now Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: we need to capture both knowledge and ability sections. The text: Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Demonstrated knowledge of: the common laws and the state and federal laws particularly as they relate to administrative, fiscal and regulatory functions of the School District or personal injury claims. judicial proceedings and of the rules of evidence as related to the area of specialization. the principles, practices, methods and techniques of legal research. the principles and practices of governmental laws particularly as they apply to the tax levy measures provided under state statutes. o the uses and capabilities of personal computers and their software applications including word processing, database management and spreadsheets. Demonstrated ability to: analyze, organize and evaluate the evidence and procedures involving difficult and complex cases and to present such material in clear and logical form for all written presentations such as memos, briefs, opinions, orders or decisions. analyze legal documents and instruments. draft legal instruments and propose legislation. negotiate terms and conditions successfully. manage a detail-oriented workload. organize and prioritize workload during high pressure, high-volume workload periods. collaborate with colleagues and District clients. exercise sound judgment, discretion and tact required. handle matters outside areas of familiarity. manage stress. handle multiple concurrent tasks. review and process information within a computerized web system throughout the majority of the workday. travel as required. express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing. establish and maintain effective working relationships. Note there is a stray "o" before "the uses". Probably a typo; we keep as is. We'll make list items for each knowledge and ability bullet. We'll separate into two sublists? Could just make one list. Let's produce:
  • Demonstrated knowledge of: the common laws and the state and federal laws particularly as they relate to administrative, fiscal and regulatory functions of the School District or personal injury claims.
  • judicial proceedings and of the rules of evidence as related to the area of specialization.
  • the principles, practices, methods and techniques of legal research.
  • the principles and practices of governmental laws particularly as they apply to the tax levy measures provided under state statutes.
  • o the uses and capabilities of personal