General Counsel

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General Counsel
Duties: Will be working at the Chancellor's direction and in support of the Chancellor's vision, the position is responsible for the following: Provide legal advice to the Chancellor, Senior Academic and Administrative Officers and the Board of Trustees on a wide array of matters affecting the university; Assist the Chancellor and the Chancellor's administrative team in identifying and analyzing risk, and in developing appropriate and cost-effective strategies to mitigate risk; Research the law and advise on compliance with federal and state laws and administrative regulations; Draft and review contracts and other legal documents as requested by the Chancellor or other Senior Academic or Administrative Officers; Assist Senior Academic and Administrative Officers on policy issues including creation of new policies, amendment of existing policies and recommendations for repeal of existing policies; Manage firm's Policy and Procedures Manual updates; Handle the preparation of university responses to charges filed before federal and state administrative agencies; Assist and support the Office of the North Carolina Attorney General, as requested, in preparation of the university's defense of litigation or administrative hearing matters; Work with the Sr. Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel of the University of North Carolina to ensure compliance with system-wide policies, regulations, and guidelines; Work with the Chancellor and Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on the university's academic personnel management; Disseminate legal information to university officials and the university community, as needed. Responsible for the institutional effectiveness of the unit-including assessment, planning, budgeting, linking budget to goals, and use of assessment results in decision making and continuous improvement; Responsible for keeping division continuously SACS compliant and working with Director of Institutional Effectiveness and SACS Liaison in an ongoing and integrated fashion to achieve goals. Include results of assessment planning and budgeting in mid-year and annual reports. Work in an integrated fashion with unit heads and directors in division to achieve these goals. Attend meetings at the local, state, regional and national levels on university matters at the Chancellor's request; Handle other matters as assigned by the Chancellor; Hire and effectively supervise the staff within Legal Affairs in a manner to ensure high performance workplace that supports and affirms values of diversity and inclusion.

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