The NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) recently launched a new Special Education Hearings Division to adjudicate disputes between the NYC Department of Education and parents of students with disabilities. They are seeking to recruit an excellent, diverse group of Hearing officers and Settlement Officers to resolve these matters.  Settlement Officers must be residents of NYC. There is no residency requirement for Special Education Hearing Officers, although both roles require full-time in-person work. 

Settlement Officers - Job ID 538121

OATH is seeking to hire two (2) attorneys to serve as a Settlement Officer to conduct settlement conferences in the administration of special education impartial due process hearings for students with disabilities, 3-21 years of age, arising under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Special Education Hearing Officers - Job ID 549845

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. OATH is seeking to hire 4 attorneys to serve as special education hearing officers in the administration of special education impartial due process hearings for students with disabilities, 3-21 years of age.

To learn more about the positions and to apply, visit www.nyc.gov/jobs/search and search for the Job ID 538121 (Settlement Officer) or 549845 (Special Education Hearing Officer).