Empowering Local Education

SCLS supports Northern California’s public educational agencies through preventative legal strategies and localized expertise, advancing their interests to foster a brighter future for the region’s students.

25 Years · Since 2001
Our Services

Practice Areas

Practical legal guidance for California’s school districts, community colleges, and county offices of education.

Operations, Contracts & Facilities

Guidance on contracts, procurement, construction, real property, leases, and facilities projects.

Employment & Workplace Matters

Counsel on hiring, leave, accommodations, investigations, discipline, dismissal, and workplace complaints.

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Strategic representation in administrative hearings, mediation, arbitration, and state and federal litigation.

Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining

Support for negotiations, contract administration, grievances, mediation, fact-finding, and PERB proceedings.

Public Finance & Capital Funding

Legal guidance on bonds, parcel taxes, lease financing, and other funding mechanisms for educational agencies.

Special Education

Counsel on IEPs, Section 504, assessments, services, compliance, mediation, and due process proceedings.

Student Rights, Conduct & Services

Guidance on student discipline, privacy, free expression, discrimination, attendance, transfers, and complaints.

Training & Preventive Guidance

Practical workshops, customized training, templates, and resources that help agencies address issues early.

Resources

Workplace Counseling Program

Available exclusively to Program members, the Workplace Counseling Program provides your designated leadership and HR staff with confidential, expert guidance on complex workplace issues. This dedicated service connects you directly with SCLS legal counsel, empowering you to proactively resolve HR challenges before they escalate into formal claims.