Assistant General Counsel

Summary:

The Assistant General Counsel provides legal counsel and guidance to the officers of the institution and management on all employment law and litigation matters relevant to a large, private, for-profit, higher education institution.

Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel will manage multi-faceted litigation, and at times serve as primary litigation/arbitration counsel for the client.

The position will collaborate and assist the organization by giving advice/guidance regarding litigation matters, internal investigations and respond to and manage the organization's position and correspondence with outside legal and non-legal inquiries, complaints, and legal matters.

Collaborates directly with the Human Resources Department and assists all the organization by giving advice/guidance regarding employment law matters, internal investigations and responds to and manages the organization's position and correspondence with outside legal and non-legal inquiries, and complaints.

Responsibilities:


* In ACC and WCU's Legal Department, we have a collaborative team - no job is too big or too small and we often support each other by performing tasks outside of our traditional job responsibilities.


* The position will provide support and legal guidance on disputes or threatened legal action, including:
+ Analyze demands, legal and arbitration pleadings, and discovery requests to create early case assessments and legal budgets, including tracking and adhering to litigation project scope and budgets.
+ Handle litigation and dispute related issues not requiring assistance from outside counsel, including drafting of various motions, briefs, and other pleadings.
+ Assist with discovery production, including gathering information and documentation, conducting privilege reviews, creating privilege logs, and assisting in document review.


* Provides counsel and advice related to private, for-profit, higher education laws and regulations, including the interpretation of statute and regulation and the development of implementation plans for new and changing laws.


* Regularly provide counsel and advice to Human Resources on employment related laws and regulations.


* Provide regular counsel and advice regarding compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations affecting institutions of higher education.


* Promotes compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to for-profit higher education, and relationships with customers, competitors, and vendors.


* Provide analysis of proposed regulations and/or legislation and maintain awareness of activities that have the potential to impact the institution from both a state and federal regulatory level.


* Draft, review, and approve policies and procedures, regulations, bylaws, and other legal documents.


* Reviews contracts, leases, and other legal documents; researches legal issues and recommends...