Associate Legal Counsel

Brooklyn College; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Brooklyn College invites applications for the position of Associate Legal Counsel. The incumbent will provide in-house legal advice, representation, analysis, and support across the full range of legal matters affecting the College.

Under the direction of the Executive Counsel and Labor Designee, the Associate Legal Counsel will manage an assigned portfolio requiring substantial legal judgment and collaborate with College leadership, faculty, administrators, CUNY OGC and Labor Relations, the

Responsabilidades

• Provide legal advice and representation across matters affecting the College, including contracts and transactions, research and sponsored programs, public records, labor and employment, investigations, litigation support, governance, student affairs, regulatory compliance, ethics, policy, and other areas of higher education law.
• Counsel faculty, administrators, academic departments, and College leadership regarding academic programs, partnerships, grants, sponsored initiatives, research activities, space use and rental arrangements, external collaborations, and other institutional projects.
• Advise College stakeholders during the development of new initiatives to identify appropriate legal and operational structures; assess applicable laws, regulations and CUNY requirements; determine financial and implementation responsibilities; identify conflicts and institutional risks; and develop legally and operationally workable solutions.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and revise memoranda of understanding, affiliation and partnership agreements, space-use and rental agreements, Research Foundation and sponsored-project agreements, grant-related agreements, licenses, data-use and information-sharing agreements, procurement-related documents, and other contracts and institutional agreements.
• Provide legal analysis relating to public procurement, commercial transactions, technology and information agreements, privacy and FERPA, intellectual property, copyright and fair use, licensing, conflicts of interest, research compliance, and other matters affecting College operations.
• Manage assigned Freedom of Information Law matters, including analysis of requests; coordination of records searches; review of potentially responsive records; responsiveness and exemption determinations; redaction; communications with requesters and record custodians; preparation of productions; and support relating to appeals and Article 78 proceedings.
• Interpret and advise regarding federal, state, and local laws and regulations, New York State Education Law, CUNY bylaws, policies and procedures, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, contractual obligations, and other authorities affecting College operations.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal analyses, memoranda, correspondence, policies, procedures, guidance, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Provide legal support relating to employee and labor matters, including grievances, disciplinary matters, investigations, hearings, arbitration preparation, performance-management issues, and related counseling, as assigned.
• Support litigation and other contested matters through factual development, document review and discovery, witness preparation, legal research, litigation holds, subpoena responses, and coordination with OGC, the New York State Attorney General, and related entities.

Descripción del empleo

Job Title:

Associate Legal Counsel

Job ID:

33136

Location:

Brooklyn College

Full/Part Time:

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:

Regular

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY) invites applications for the position of Associate Legal Counsel. The Associate Legal Counsel will provide professional in-house legal advice, representation, analysis, and support across the full range of legal matters affecting the College.

Working under the direction of the Executive Counsel and Labor Designee, the Associate Legal Counsel will independently manage an assigned portfolio of matters requiring substantial legal judgment and will work collaboratively with College leadership, faculty and administrators, CUNY’s Office of the General Counsel and Office of Labor Relations, the Research Foundation, governmental entities, and external partners.

Initial areas of emphasis are expected to include transactional, research and programmatic legal matters and Freedom of Information Law/public-records compliance. The Associate Legal Counsel must, however, be prepared to provide legal advice and representation across the College’s legal function as institutional needs arise.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide legal advice and representation across matters affecting the College, including contracts and transactions, research and sponsored programs, public records, labor and employment, investigations, litigation support, governance, student affairs, regulatory compliance, ethics, policy, and other areas of higher education law.
• Counsel faculty, administrators, academic departments, and College leadership regarding academic programs, partnerships, grants, sponsored initiatives, research activities, space use and rental arrangements, external collaborations, and other institutional projects.
• Advise College stakeholders during the development of new initiatives to identify appropriate legal and operational structures; assess applicable laws, regulations and CUNY requirements; determine financial and implementation responsibilities; identify conflicts and institutional risks; and develop legally and operationally workable solutions.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and revise memoranda of understanding, affiliation and partnership agreements, space-use and rental agreements, Research Foundation and sponsored-project agreements, grant-related agreements, licenses, data-use and information-sharing agreements, procurement-related documents, and other contracts and institutional agreements.
• Provide legal analysis relating to public procurement, commercial transactions, technology and information agreements, privacy and FERPA, intellectual property, copyright and fair use, licensing, conflicts of interest, research compliance, and other matters affecting College operations.
• Manage assigned Freedom of Information Law matters, including analysis of requests; coordination of records searches; review of potentially responsive records; responsiveness and exemption determinations; redaction; communications with requesters and record custodians; preparation of productions; and support relating to appeals and Article 78 proceedings.
• Interpret and advise regarding federal, state, and local laws and regulations, New York State Education Law, CUNY bylaws, policies and procedures, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, contractual obligations, and other authorities affecting College operations.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal analyses, memoranda, correspondence, policies, procedures, guidance, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Provide legal support relating to employee and labor matters, including grievances, disciplinary matters, investigations, hearings, arbitration preparation, performance-management issues, and related counseling, as assigned.
• Support litigation and other contested matters through factual development, document review and discovery, witness preparation, legal research, litigation holds, subpoena responses, and coordination with OGC, the New York State Attorney General, the New