Assistant General Counsel

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Assistant General Counsel-Contracting
Duties: Acting under the ultimate supervision of the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. General Counsel and oversight of the Senior Associate General Counsel and, where appropriate, with retained outside legal counsel, the position incumbent will be primarily responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contracts and providing legal advice to System personnel on contract administration. More generally, the position incumbent will exercise independent judgment to provide timely legal advice to University of University campuses and personnel, expanding preventative legal education and supporting University personnel to have greater self-reliance in handling legal matters affecting higher education and System enterprise risk where appropriate to do so. Draft, revise, edit, and negotiate various contractual documents and provide legal advice to System and campus personnel on related contract administration. Maintain and manage contracts workflow in an organized, current, and searchable manner, including assisting with implementation of contract administration systems and processes. Proactively identify ways to continuously improve contract templates and streamline contractual processes and administration across the university system. Coordinate with Senior Associate General Counsel to identify and propose for implementation improvements in General Counsel office work flow to enhance contract administration services to System campuses. Prepare educational materials and training and reports to administrators regarding legal issues in higher education with an emphasis on legal contract administration. Provide general legal advice, opinions, and counsel to System liaisons and other University personnel in order to facilitate legally compliant decisions and actions that minimize enterprise risk. Conduct research, prepare analysis and offer legal and policy advice to System campuses. Develop and enhance campus liaison relationships to facilitate confidence in the General Counsel’s office. Review, revise, draft and assist with other legal documents, policies, procedures practices, actions or any other matters of legal significance in the management and operation of the University. Maintain current knowledge of legal and technical developments in relationship to University administration and higher education.

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