The SCA’s Legal Department provides legal services to all divisions and departments of the SCA. The Department’s responsibilities include:
- drafting and negotiating SCA contracts and other legal documents
- negotiating site acquisitions
- advising the Board of Trustees, officers and employees of the SCA and Department of Education (DOE) regarding all legal requirements of the SCA’s construction program and business operations
- mediating claims and disputes
- handling Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests
- ensuring that the SCA is in compliance with its statutory and legislative mandates
- managing litigation against the SCA
- processing tort claims through the SCA’s insurance programs
- providing advice and assistance to employees with respect to their obligations under the City’s Conflicts of Interest laws.