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Results: 6

Attorney I (Inst)

Job Group: Compliance, Legal, and Protection
Job Subgroup: Legal
Salary Range (Annual): 27: $95,824-178,232
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: CP021
  • Job Summary:
    Provides legal representation, advises, and counsels the institutional community to prevent or minimize impact of legal risks involving the institution.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Completes legal research, fact-gathering and analysis, and provides legal, ethical, and policy advice on one or many complex and novel higher education legal areas including regulatory compliance, employment law, medical malpractice, and risk management
    • Assists in the investigation and preparation for litigation matters in cooperation with other legal entities
    • Disseminates oral and written legal advice to university administrators, faculty, and staff regarding university business matters
    • Provides legal representation for the university and it's employees in various university business matters before federal and state administrative agencies
    • Assists in the preparation and delivery of trainings for institutional employees to provide general advice, education, and counseling regarding higher education legal issues
    • Negotiates various university business related agreements
  • Education:
    Terminal Degree Required
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    27: $95,824-178,232
  • Job Code:
    CP021: Attorney I (Inst)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Attorney II (Inst)

Job Group: Compliance, Legal, and Protection
Job Subgroup: Legal
Salary Range (Annual): 28: $110,197-204,967
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: CP022
  • Job Summary:
    Provides legal representation, advises and counsels the institutional community in a specialized area to prevent or minimize impact of legal risks involving the institution.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Completes legal research, fact-gathering and analysis, and provides legal, ethical, and policy advice on one or many complex and novel higher education legal areas, including regulatory compliance, employment law, medical malpractice, or risk management
    • Investigates and prepares materials for litigation matters in cooperation with other legal entities
    • Disseminates oral and written legal advice to university administrators, faculty, and staff regarding university business matters
    • Provides legal representation for university and it's employees in various university business matters before federal and state administrative agencies
    • Creates, prepares, and delivers trainings for institutional employees to provide general advice, education, and counseling regarding higher education legal issues
    • Negotiates various university business related agreements
  • Education:
    Terminal Degree Required
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    28: $110,197-204,967
  • Job Code:
    CP022: Attorney II (Inst)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Paralegal

Job Group: Compliance, Legal, and Protection
Job Subgroup: Legal
Salary Range (Annual): 18: $44,543-82,851
Employee Category: University Staff
Job Code: CP026
  • Job Summary:
    Assists attorneys and legal staff by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedents to prevent or minimize impact of legal risks involving the institution.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Prepares legal documents including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, exhibits, and real estate closing statements.
    • Gathers and analyzes research data from pertinent sources to determine causes of action and to prepare cases
    • Meets with clients and affiliated personnel to discuss details of case(s)
    • Files pleadings with the court
    • Assists with preparing witnesses to testify at hearings
    • Arranges depositions
    • Assists lawyers at hearings
    • Organizes and maintains case files and case tracking information
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Non-Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    University Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    18: $44,543-82,851
  • Job Code:
    CP026: Paralegal

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Attorney III (Inst)

Job Group: Compliance, Legal, and Protection
Job Subgroup: Legal
Salary Range (Annual): 29: $126,727-235,712
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: CP059
  • Job Summary:
    Provides legal representation, advises, and counsels the institutional community on more complex legal matters and projects to prevent or minimize impact of legal risks involving the institution. May be responsible for a specific legal area and/or provide work guidance to less experienced attorneys.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Completes legal research, fact-gathering and analysis, and provides legal, ethical, and policy advice on one or many complex and novel higher education legal areas. May include an area of specialty
    • Investigates and prepares materials for litigation matters in cooperation with other legal entities
    • Disseminates oral and written legal advice to university administrators, faculty, and staff regarding university business matters
    • Provides legal representation for the university and its employees in various university business matters before federal and state administrative agencies
    • Creates, prepares, and delivers trainings for institutional employees to provide general advice, education, and counseling regarding higher education legal issues
    • Negotiates various university business related agreements
  • Education:
    Terminal Degree Required
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    29: $126,727-235,712
  • Job Code:
    CP059: Attorney III (Inst)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Deputy Chief Legal Officer (Inst)

Job Group: Compliance, Legal, and Protection
Job Subgroup: Legal
Salary Range (Annual): 33: $221,646-412,262
Employee Category: Limited
Job Code: CP060
  • Job Summary:
    Provides legal representation, advises, and counsels the institutional community on more complex legal matters and projects to prevent or minimize impact of legal risks involving the institution. Provides work guidance to attorneys, manages the office and budget, and supervises staff. Maintains both a legal and administrative role. Serves as the Chief Legal Officer in the absence of the Chief Legal Officer.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Completes legal research, fact-gathering and analysis, and provides legal, ethical, and policy advice on one or many complex and novel higher education legal areas. May include an area of specialty
    • Investigates and prepares materials for litigation matters in cooperation with other legal entities
    • Disseminates oral and written legal advice to university administrators, faculty, and staff regarding university business matters
    • Provides legal representation for the university and its employees in various university business matters before federal and state administrative agencies
    • Creates, prepares, and delivers trainings for institutional employees to provide general advice, education, and counseling regarding higher education legal issues
    • Negotiates various university business related agreements
    • Provides work guidance to attorneys and supervises staff
    • Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
  • Education:
    Terminal Degree Required
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    Yes
  • Employee Category:
    Limited
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    33: $221,646-412,262
  • Job Code:
    CP060: Deputy Chief Legal Officer (Inst)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

Deputy General Counsel (Inst)

Job Group: Compliance, Legal, and Protection
Job Subgroup: Legal
Salary Range (Annual): 33: $221,646-412,262
Employee Category: Limited
Job Code: CP089
  • Job Summary:
    Serves under the general oversight of the General Counsel and acts in the General Counsel's absence, fulfilling the responsibilities of the Office of General Counsel. May oversee other programs separate from the administration of the Office of General Counsel.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Represents and directs representation of the university in civil litigation and all other legal matters, and provides legal advice and opinions in all substantive areas of law affecting the university
    • Serves as a resource on all legal matters and issues of institutional governance
    • Acts as legal advisor to university leadership
    • Assists with all aspects of the Office of General Counsel operations including budget development
    • Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
  • Education:
    Terminal Degree Required
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    Yes
  • Employee Category:
    Limited
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    33: $221,646-412,262
  • Job Code:
    CP089: Deputy General Counsel (Inst)

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

Each standard job description is linked to a list of knowledges and skills. Knowledges and skills are optional resources to support employee learning and development. Visit the Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources website to learn more.

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