Education is different. It’s a calling, not a career. It’s about service, not profit. It’s about people — students, faculty and staff — who are dedicated to the mission of the individual institution where they learn, teach, live and serve. Jackson Lewis’ 150-attorney Education and Collegiate Athletics group understands what makes educational institutions unique. They have mastered the interplay of law, policy and mission in today’s dynamic and challenging environment, and they bring that acumen to help schools across the country successfully achieve their academic calling.
Colleges and universities need attorneys who understand the complexities they face from both a legal and practical perspective as well as their core values and unique campus cultures. Jackson Lewis’ Higher Education team is that counsel for 500+ institutions across the country.
Primary + secondary education institutions are tasked with the responsibility and privilege of building the educational foundation for the next generation. The Jackson Lewis Education: K-12 group helps schools ensure compliance and mitigate risk so they can focus on their mission.
Our Collegiate Athletics team is at the ready to assist institutions as they navigate the complex and ever-shifting landscape currently facing collegiate athletics departments.
Client concerns + core capabilities
Educational providers, from K-12 schools to large academic research centers, must navigate the unique challenge of juggling a wide variety of stakeholders — students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and the local community — and they must do this in today’s constantly shifting legal and political landscape. Operating at the intersection of law, policy and mission, our team helps clients address all aspects of these campus relationships, including in the following areas of current concern and challenge.
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