Assistant General Counsel.

Miami Dade College; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Miami Dade College is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to provide college-wide legal services under the General Counsel. You will draft, review, and negotiate contracts and related instruments, and contribute to templates and guidance across the institution.

The role requires a JD from an ABA-accredited school and active Florida Bar status with at least five years of licensed practice. You will work with outside counsel and HR on investigations, using AI tools in accordance with ethics rules.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from ABA-accredited law school and active Florida Bar member
• Minimum of five years of licensed attorney experience
• All degrees from regionally accredited institutions

Responsibilities

• Reviews, negotiates, and drafts contracts, leases and related agreements
• Maintains college-wide contract templates and related instruments
• Drafts legal documents in collaboration with College administrators
• Receives and tracks inquiries regarding legal matters affecting the College
• Performs legal research and provides opinions as directed by the General Counsel
• Uses contract management systems to streamline reviews
• Employs AI tools to review, analyze, and draft instruments in line with Florida Bar rules
• Represents and guides the College on a broad range of legal areas
• Coordinates with outside counsel and HR on internal investigations
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal research

AI-assisted platforms

Education

Juris Doctorate (ABA accredited)

Florida Bar in good standing

Tools

Contract management systems

AI-assisted platforms

Job description

Miami Dade College is now accepting applications for Assistant General Counsel. The Assistant General Counsel provides legal services College-wide as assigned by the General Counsel and provides support to the Legal Affairs department.

What you will be doing:

• Reviews, negotiates, and drafts contracts, leases and lease purchase agreements, memorandums and articulation agreements, and other written instruments
• Drafts, maintains, and updates college-wide contract templates as needed or as required by law
• Drafts legal documents and memoranda in collaboration with College administrators
• Receives, reviews, and tracks inquiries regarding contracts, memorandums, agreements, and other legal matters pertaining to the operation of the College
• Performs legal research, provides legal opinions, and such other assignments as directed by the General Counsel
• Utilizes dedicated contract management systems to streamline contract review processes
• Leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and assisted platforms to perform essential duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to reviewing, analyzing, drafting, of legal instruments in compliance with Florida Bar regulations and ethical guidelines regarding AI use in the legal practice
• Provides a high level of professional legal service by representing and advising College on a broad range of legal areas of a nature and volume consistent with that expected within a large, metropolitan, public educational institution
• Works with outside counsel as required in order to resolve legal assignments
• Works with College’s Human Resources department to guide and manage internal investigations regarding employee or student complaints, including those originating from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR), and the resolution of employee issues as assigned by the General Counsel
• Performs other duties as assigned

What you need to succeed:

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school and possess membership in good standing with the Florida Bar with a minimum of five (5) years of legal experience as a licensed attorney
• All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution