Senior Associate General Counsel

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Senior Associate General Counsel

Responsibilities: Provide authoritative legal advice to university central administration; conduct research and prepare legal documents including memorandum opinions, legal correspondence, contract documents and intergovernmental and other agreements; review contracts and other documents for legal sufficiency; monitor Regents’, state and federal rule making procedures, legislation, and policies, and advise on applicability to the university and potential university response; assist other university administrators with policy formulation and drafting; negotiate with other parties on behalf of the university in non litigation settings; coordinate with other university offices to respond to inquiries from the media and others; provide training to department staff or others in legal and procedural issues related to the university’s work; represent University Counsel at meetings as assigned; organize and maintain legal resources for office use including computer- based research tools; maintain information and activities in a confidential manner. Prepare memoranda and analyze factual and legal issues in litigation context; act as liaison between outside counsel and university employees, and assist with document preservation and production; represent the university before state and federal agencies, county and municipal boards, university adjudicative bodies and in state and federal courts on a limited basis; analyze and determine the university’s legal strategy in cases to ensure effective and successful negotiation and litigation; draft pleadings; prepare briefs and legal arguments; respond to subpoenas, discovery requests and public records requests; conduct sensitive negotiations with other attorneys and their clients; interview, select and prepare witnesses for hearings; work with university media relations to respond to inquiries from the media. Contribute to the team effort by: Other duties as assigned; maintain research and computer based skills.

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