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Board hears rise in specialized legal costs; members ask whether in-house counsel would save money
Summary
The committee reviewed amendments increasing external legal services for Title IX and special-education litigation and members urged the district to evaluate adding in-house specialty attorneys to reduce outside counsel costs over time.
Committee members heard that two outside legal contracts have increased because the district needed specialized representation this year, including Title IX work and fully litigated special-education cases.
Miss Jackson described the amendments: "One of the things that we had, Birch and Moses did this year, which has caused an increase. We've asked them to get involved with some very touchy, title 9 cases," she said, explaining…
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