General Counsel

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Vice President, Associate

Duties: Represent the university, President, and Board of Trustees on all legally related matters. Manage university responses to litigation, legal investigations, and other legal proceedings. Advise the President, Board of Trustees, Vice Presidents, and senior administrators on all matters pertaining to applicable litigation, laws, regulations, and other duties under the law. Serve as Parliamentarian to the Board of Trustees, oversee rules of order for Board meetings and actions, interpret and maintain Board Regulations, and advise Trustees on corporate procedures and obligations. Maintain expertise and provide legal guidance, updates, reviews, and recommendations to the President and senior administrators on existing and evolving laws (including statutes and regulations) and legal trends involving all aspects of university academic and non-academic operations. Such areas include, labor and employment law, administrative and constitutional law, contracts, collective bargaining agreements, privacy, academic and research regulations, construction and real property regulations, intellectual property, and applicability of state and federal laws. Communicate and confer with external entities, such as legal venues, agencies, university organizations, and other legal consortia that represent the interests of universities, on national legal trends for colleges and universities and the development of specific university legal matters. Supervise the Office of General Counsel, including assigned staff and attorneys. Conduct legal research and prepare documents including opinions, memoranda, briefs, reports, and correspondence. Prepare and review reports and correspondence for the President and senior administrators. Supervise and coordinate the engagement and work product of outside counsel, appointed Attorney’s General, and designated legal representatives. Provide interpretations of existing and emerging laws and regulations, for litigation prevention and other purposes. Assist with risk assessments and other aspects of university compliance. Represent the university in hearings, court proceedings, other legal proceedings, and meetings. Prepare presentations, as needed, for the President, meetings of the Board of Trustees, and other settings. Serve as a liaison for the President on legal matters. Advise the President on campus issues and communications. Track public policy issues involving new and evolving laws, including statutes and regulations. Recommend policy updates and assist with policy development. Manage and coordinate special projects on behalf of the President that have both legal and strategic importance to the university. Performs other duties as assigned by the President and/or the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Additional Information

Position # 00004073. Send cover letter, resume/curriculum vitae, and name of 3 professional references.

Company info

Northern Illinois University
1425 W. Lincoln Hwy
Dekalb
Illinois
United States 60115-2857
Phone : 815-753-1000
Website : http://www.niu.edu