General Counsel

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General Counsel

Duties: Serves as the Chief Legal Officer for the entire institution, representing and advising the Teachers College Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff. Provides proactive professional advice on critical strategic, legal, and policy issues and interacts closely with Teachers College's senior leaders, both academic and administrative. The complexity, scope and diversity of the College generate a wide range of legal issues. Provides counsel to minimize legal risks and costs, reduce litigation exposure, and ensure legal compliance through an emphasis on preventive law, and to do so efficiently, expeditiously, reliably, and professionally. Supporting and protecting the Teachers College's academic mission with legal support and guidance. Ensuring that Teachers College operates within the appropriate legal governance framework, and take ultimate responsibility for the identification and management of legal risks across Teachers College. Providing and coordinating a full range of legal services including by not limited to: College Governance; Compliance; Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property; Finance and Taxation; Real Estate and Construction; Cybersecurity and Information protection; Research and Grant Agreements and partnership; Student Affairs; Faculty matters; Contracts and Procurement; Trusts and Estates; Environmental and Risk Management matters; Document negotiation, preparation and review. Managing the relationships with outside counsel, to ensure that all such relationships are effective, cost efficient, and foster constructive outcomes on behalf of the College. Managing the budget for the Office of General Counsel, including legal services provided by both inside and outside counsel, and evaluating results to ensure accountability. Conducting or overseeing internal investigations when needed. Interacting regularly with external constituencies. Select and manage the retention of the College's external legal counsel and supervise all legal work performed on behalf of Teachers College. Represent Teachers College in all legal fora and will be responsible for assuring that internal policies and procedures are in compliance with federal and state laws and regulators. Joining a dedicated and collaborative Senior Leadership Group, and managing a talented legal department of 4. Understanding the vision and value of in-house legal counsel and the most effective ways to provide legal counsel. Proactively improving Teachers College's legal oversight and management of risk. Serving as a strategic thought partner with the President and members of the senior staff team. Learning about departmental operations and objectives to enhance. service to them, including training and preventative law presentations Enhancing timely and responsive legal services despite an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Staying abreast of trends and laws affecting higher education locally, regionally, nationally and, where applicable, internationally. Ensuring a healthy and productive balance between minimizing legal risk and supporting ongoing academic and co-curricular programs and enabling entrepreneurial innovation.

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