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About the Role

The Associate General Counsel & Director of Compliance reports to the General Counsel and assists in providing practical, solution-oriented legal advice, analysis, and strategic counsel to all of the university's constituencies, including senior administrators, faculty and staff.

Responsibilities

Oversee regulatory compliance at the federal, state, and local levels, including financial aid, grants compliance, discrimination, privacy, and data security.
Advise on student matters, including student conduct, disability accommodations, discrimination, academic issues, and FERPA.
Provide commercial transaction support across the institution.
Keep current on developments in laws and regulations pertaining to higher education institutions.
Proactively identify emerging legal and regulatory risks and recommend measures to promote compliance, prevent disputes, mitigate institutional exposure, and avoid litigation.
Develop, implement, review, and maintain institutional policies and compliance programs.
Provide legal and compliance training to faculty, staff, and administrators.
Draft, review, negotiate, and strategize on commercial and academic contracts.
Provide training and oversight of contractual and other work of the Assistant General Counsel and manager of legal operations.
Represent the General Counsel's Office on institutional committees, working groups, and cross-functional initiatives.
Field a wide range of legal inquiries from departments university-wide.
Conduct legal research and analysis.
Assist outside counsel in litigation activities, including document production, reviewing and monitoring written submissions, depositions, and trials.
Report potential claims and relevant factual circumstances to appropriate insurance companies.
Oversee timely and appropriate responses on behalf of the university to requests for records and other information, including under FERPA and subpoenas.
Assist with the university’s responses to complaints, subpoenas, citations, reporting obligations, requests for information, and other inquiries or proceedings initiated by governmental or non-governmental organizations.

Requirements

Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited U.S. law school.
Seven (7) years of experience practicing law in a university/college legal department, law firm, or other applicable corporate legal department.
Strong preference for candidates with significant experience with higher education regulatory compliance in either an in-house or law firm setting.
Licensed to practice law in the State of New York in good standing (or ability to obtain licensure promptly after date of hire).

Skills

Ability to manage a high volume and variety of contracts and other matters from routine to complex and stay organized and accountable.
Knowledge and understanding of institutional policies and procedures and the regulatory environment in which they operate.
Experience in reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and editing contracts.
Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to translate complex legal issues for non-lawyers.
Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to emergency situations and to meet deadlines.
Ability to analyze situations and identify legal, compliance, and risk issues, propose alternative practical solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and recommend actions aligned with the school’s mission and goals while addressing stakeholder concerns.
Collaborative and flexible approach and ability to work with individuals from a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.
Excellent critical thinking and listening skills.
Highest level of research and analytical skills.
Sound judgment, impeccable integrity and maintenance of confidentiality.

Location

Long Island campus in Old Westbury, New York

Work Type

Partially hybrid

Experience Level

Seven (7) years of experience practicing law

Education Level

Juris Doctor

Salary/Compensations

USD $175,000.00/Yr. - USD $200,000.00/Yr.

Benefits

Generous paid time off
Holidays
Tuition remission
Retirement plans with employer contributions

About the Company

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability.
A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institution of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.
The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world.
More than 120,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals.
The university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.
For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.