Assistant General Counsel
Job Location(s)
US-NY-Old Westbury
Job ID: 2024-3768
Division: Legal
# of Openings: 1
Position Type: Staff
Type: Regular Full-Time
Category: Legal
Overview
New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.
The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 112,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.
For more information, visit nyit.edu.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel will assist in providing general legal services on behalf of the university to all of the university's constituencies, including senior administrators, faculty, and staff.
Primary Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel in the creation and processing of university contracts
- Ensuring compliance by the university with applicable laws and regulations at the local, state, and federal levels
- Providing legal advice and support in all areas handled by the Office of General Counsel (OGC), such as academic and student affairs, sponsored research, governance, university policies, technology, human resources, purchasing, real estate, construction, intellectual property, insurance, and litigation matters.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, edit, and negotiate an array of commercial and academic contracts
- Provide commercial transaction support across the institution
- Contribute to the OGC's implementation of its contract management system
- Field a wide range of legal inquiries from departments university-wide
- Conduct legal research and analysis and draft legal memoranda
- Draft, review, and update policies across the institution
- Keep current on developments in law and regulation at the federal, state, and local level pertaining to higher education institutions
- Assist outside counsel in litigation activities including document production, as well as reviewing and monitoring pleadings, motions, discovery, depositions, trials, mediations, arbitrations, appeals, etc.
- Oversee timely and appropriate responses on behalf of the university to requests for records and other information as required, including, but not limited to, under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and subpoenas
- Assist the Deputy General Counsel in matters relating to the university's risk management function
- Assist the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel as needed, and perform other duties as may be assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited U.S. law school.
- Two (2) years of experience practicing law in a law firm, corporate office, or university/college setting.
- Licensed to practice law in the State of New York in good standing (or ability to obtain licensure promptly after date of hire).
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Ability to manage a high volume and variety of contractual agreements from routine to complex and stay organized and accountable
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a dynamic environment
- Familiarity with a broad range of legal matters; experience in reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and editing contracts
- Ability to assist in overseeing outside counsel in litigation activities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to conduct thorough legal research and analysis and draft well-written legal memoranda
- Ability to work constructively as a business partner to help support the university's mission and provide excellent client services throughout the institution
- Ability to communicate, work cooperatively, and interact comfortably with a diverse community and multiple constituencies including senior administrators, staff, faculty, students, external professionals, and vendors
- Sound judgment, impeccable integrity, and maintenance of confidentiality
Please submit cover letter & resume for consideration.
New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of generous paid time off, holidays, tuition remission, and retirement plans with employer contributions.
New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Other Information
In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations, and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.
Minimum Salary: USD $90,000.00/Yr.
Maximum Salary: USD $115,000.00/Yr.
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