Assistant General Counsel (75-E) IC

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The Assistant General Counsel will practice across the full range of higher education legal issues, focusing initially on student-related legal matters with additional primary responsibility for significant regulatory compliance projects, routine contracts, Board of Claims litigation and open records requests. The Assistant General Counsel will report to the General Counsel and join an Associate General Counsel and an administrative assistant within the Office of Legal Affairs. The position will require in-person work on campus five days per week, with occasional remote work permitted. Success in the position will require the attorney to embrace and master new areas of law and professional challenges. The individual also must exercise good judgment in managing this workload and in navigating the varied relationships, stakeholders and interests that enliven a college campus.

The successful candidate will share this attitude and possess strong and developing legal skills including:

• Demonstrated ability to produce well-crafted written work product;

• Enthusiasm for analyzing complex problems and developing creative, practical solutions that account for legal and non-legal considerations;

• Meticulous, detail-oriented approach to legal research;

• Aptitude for building and maintaining positive, productive relationships with colleagues;

• Integrity and mission-focused orientation; and

• Professional and ethical handling of confidential, sensitive matters and difficult conversations with colleagues and outside parties.

Candidates should have at least two years of quality legal experience. All relevant practice areas will be considered, including litigation, transactions and employment. Experience in higher education law and with university clients is useful but not required.

Candidates must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and either possess a license to practice law in Kentucky or obtain such license during the first year of employment.

To apply, provide a cover letter, resume, and two writing samples. Any de-identified work product is acceptable, including briefs and supporting memoranda, research memos, and contracts with your substantial authorship. References will be requested later in the process.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

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