General Counsel

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General Counsel
The candidate will prepare drafts of reports and memoranda for the President. Consult with and advise faculty, staff, and administrators on legal matters and prepares legal memorandum as follow-up. Consult with and advise personnel, staff, and administrators on labor and personnel relations (i. e. Affirmative Action, equal employment, immigration, federal employment guidelines.) Represent University in administrative hearings. Serve as an agent of the university where legal expertise and business judgment are required. Coordinate the University’s enterprise risk management efforts identifying risks across the entire enterprise. Assist the Office of the Attorney General in representing the university in litigation. This includes document and witness preparation, research. Negotiate, prepare, review, approve, and interpret routine and complex contracts and other legal instruments to which University and affiliated organizations are a party. Formulate, implement, interpret, and review rules, policies, practices, guidelines, and procedures for faculty, staff, students, and persons doing business with or participating in the programs and activities of the university and affiliated organization. Oversee the operation of Policy Tech (the web-based depository of all university policies.) Review, interpret, and advise on all applicable state and federal laws, and university policies. Independently develop and direct programs for legal audit of University, including formulation and/or review of policies and procedures and practices to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules, and policies to otherwise protect and serve the university’s legal interests. Frequently interact with external public such as students, persons doing business or involved in legal proceedings with University and affiliated organizations, and their attorneys, contact with public officials and staff of other governmental agencies with members of the press, and with a broad range of other persons in connection with the business and functions of the university. Ongoing interaction with persons at all levels of administration of the university and affiliated organizations. Frequently involved in consideration of and action on matters that have a great financial impact on the university. The General Counsel is responsible for the legal affairs of the institution. Provide legal advice and opinions to the Board and Board Secretary. Provide information related to the operation of the Office of General Counsel related to litigation and legal matters. Ensure compliance with applicable laws, e.g., open meetings, public records, conflicts of interest. Ensure promulgation of necessary rules. Ensure completion of annual conflict of interest statements. Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned. should have Law Degree. Must be a member in good standing with the State of Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee or meet the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 7, Article V for admission by comity and be licensed in the State of Tennessee within a reasonable period of time.

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