GENERAL COUNSEL

CSUAOA; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CalPERS Retirement Program

Paid Vacation Time

Paid Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Medical & dental benefits

Educational Assistance Program

Childcare subsidy

Discounted fitness center

Job summary

University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI), a Sacramento State nonprofit auxiliary, seeks an experienced General Counsel to provide strategic legal guidance to the UEI Board and administration. The role spans real estate, grants, employment law, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on protecting organizational integrity.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement in California, a robust benefits package, and opportunities to influence university operations and governance.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Minimum 10 years as an attorney licensed in California; at least 4 years in-house counsel.
• Experience supervising other attorneys and leading teams.
• Active California State Bar license in good standing.
• Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills.
• Strong negotiation abilities and prioritization under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, and structures diverse agreements including leases, contracts, and sponsored programs while ensuring compliance with laws and CSU policies.
• Advises leadership and Board on litigation, risk, and insurance; monitors evolving laws to protect operations.
• Develops policies and oversees contract/insurance compliance; ensures transparency and open meeting law adherence.
• Provides legal guidance to management, coordinates with outside counsel, manages disputes, and delivers training for the Board and university leadership.

Skills

Juris Doctorate

California Bar

In-house counsel

Legal negotiation

Written communication

Organizational skills

Leadership/supervision

Education

Juris Doctorate Degree

Job description

UEI Administration

General Counsel

UEI Administration

SALARY: Full range: $9,913 – $17,844 per month ($118,956 – $214,128 per year); Anticipated hiring range: $13,334 – $14,584 per year ($160,008 – $175,008 per year)

TYPE: Full-Time / Benefited / Exempt / Salaried / Management Personnel Plan (MPP) / Hybrid

REQUISITION: 705324292

Job Summary

University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI), a Sacramento State non-profit auxiliary organization, exists to meet the evolving needs of the campus community by providing programs and services that support and strengthen the Sacramento State experience. Each day, UEI’s management and staff work to advance Sacramento State’s commitment to being an integral educational, intellectual, economic, social, and cultural resource for the region. View more information about UEI here: https://www.enterprises.csus.edu/

University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI) is seeking an experienced, strategic legal professional to provide comprehensive legal counsel and risk management guidance. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to the UEI Board of Directors, administrators, and various operating units.

This position impacts multiple facets of UEI from commercial real estate and auxiliary services to grants administration and employment law, ensuring organizational integrity and regulatory compliance across all divisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Drafting & Transactional Management: Prepares, reviews, and structures a high volume of diverse agreements including leases, contracts, and sponsored programs ensuring full compliance with federal, state, Sacramento State, and CSU policies.
• Risk Management & Advising: Serves as a strategic advisor to leadership and the Board on litigation, risk mitigation, and insurance coverage; proactively tracks shifting laws and codes to protect organization-wide operations.
• Policy Development & Compliance Oversight: Conducts internal reviews, drafts organizational policies, oversees contract/insurance compliance, and ensures strict adherence to the Richard McKee Transparency Act and open meeting laws.
• Consultation, Training, & External Collaboration: Provides ongoing legal guidance to management staff, coordinates with outside counsel, manages dispute resolutions, and designs/delivers presentations and compliance trainings for the Board and university leadership.

BENEFITS: UEI offers a premier benefits package designed for long-term well-being and work-life balance:

• After a 6-month waiting period, eligible for work from home for up to two days per week with supervisor approval. Fully in-office on the Sacramento State campus for the first 6 months.
• Participation in CalPERS Retirement Program
• Paid Vacation Time – 16 hours accrued/month
• Paid Sick Time – 8 hours accrued/month
• Paid Holidays – 14 paid holidays per year including paid time off the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as the CSUS campus is closed
• Excellent medical benefits – 100% employer-paid medical & dental for employee-only coverage and low cost for family coverage
• Educational Assistance Program for employees and/or dependents
• Childcare subsidy
• Discounted membership to The WELL, Sacramento State’s on-campus fitness center

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience as an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California, at least four (4) years of which is experience serving as in-house counsel to a corporation or governmental entity.
• Demonstrated experience supervising other attorneys.
• Active member of the California State Bar Association, with a license in good standing.
• Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain priorities, meet deadlines, and effectively develop and use resources.
• Must be fingerprinted and pass a background check. Must continue to meet the established standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience providing legal advice to a California State University auxiliary organization.
• Experience as first chair in general civil and business litigation.
• Demonstrated experience in employment law.
• Demonstrated experience with the special demands of the academic environment and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Board of Directors, management, faculty, University administration, CSU Chancellor’s Office legal counsel, and staff, students, and the surrounding community.

Conditions Of Employment

This is a full-time, exempt from overtime, benefited position, covered under the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. Continued employment in this position is dependent upon the mutual consent of University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI) and the employee, and either University Enterprises or the employee can, at any time, terminate the employment relationship at will, with or without cause.

The selected candidate must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the United States. University Enterprises, Inc. is not a sponsoring agency (i.e. H-1B Visa).

UEI is not a multi-state employer. UEI only employs candidates who live and work in the state of California. UEI only employ candidates who live and work in California and all work must be performed in the state of California throughout the course of employment.

FILING DEADLINE: Open until filled; Priority review August 3, 2026

University Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program. It is the stated policy of University Enterprises that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment. All recruitment, hiring, placement, and promotions will be on a basis of qualifications of the individual for the position being filled, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age (over 40 years), sex, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (diagnosis or history of cancer)*, citizenship, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Any persons who feel that they have been discriminated against in connection with an application for employment should contact University Enterprises’ Director of Human Resources at [phone]. *As defined in Section 12926(F), Government Code 12990.

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Sacramento has made crime reporting statistics available on-line at www.csus.edu/police/cleryact.htm. Print copies are available in the CSUS library and by request from the CSUS Office of Public Safety and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.