Class Code:............0599
Position
#:(NUNC)...8453
Developed
by:..............
Reviewed
by:...............
Approved
by:................
Date:................7/87, 3/95
UNIVERSITY OF
Position
Description
TITLE: General
Counsel
DIVISION: President's
Office
REPORTS TO: President
GRADE: 18
SUPERVISES: upport staff
BASIC FUNCTION:
To provide legal services to the President and
his staff.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Review
contract proposals, grants and other materials regarding legal applicability
and adherence to pertinent statutes, rules and regulations.
Maintain
currency with laws, rules and regulations affecting education and assist and
advise the President and his staff.
Represent
the President and the institution before boards, commissions, and courts as
necessary.
Assist
appropriate staff in developing legislation, rules and regulations related to
the institution.
Provide
President and his staff with legal opinions and advise as necessary.
Provide
periodic briefings to the Chair of the Board of Governors and the Commissioner
of Higher Education to ensure awareness of issues and cases which are before
the institution.
OTHER DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work
in conjunction with the Office of Higher Education staff and Board of
Governors' Legal Counsel on matters which are inter-institutional or directly
subject to the Board's authority.
Perform
other duties as assigned.
LICENSES, TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT:
Personal computers, printers and word processing
software.
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS:
This
position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must
be a graduate of an accredited law school and have five years of experience as
a practicing attorney. Three years of
experience in college or university representation, and at least three years of
litigation experience required.
Experience required in education, administrative law, labor and equal
opportunity law, real estate and contracts.
Must be a member of a state(s) bar for the past five years and must
become a member of the Rhode Island Bar within one year from the date of
hire. This position requires that the
incumbent possess the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in
writing; be able to organize, coordinate and supervise support staff; and be
able to prepare and deliver oral presentations before small, medium and large
groups of people.
ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE
SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES.