Assistant General Counsel I (Administration and Finance)

Job Title : Assistant General Counsel I (Administration and Finance)

Location : Atlanta, Georgia

Regular / Temporary : Regular

Full / Part Time : Full-Time

Job ID : 291457

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do :

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Provide advice and counsel as an experienced subject matter expert within the Administration and Finance practice group but also on broader legal issues to protect the reputation and business interests of the Institute. Help ensure the Institute complies with all relevant laws and regulations. Provide legal advice of more complex or specialized legal activities, counseling and advice primarily to management on legal problems of a complex nature, education and training within area of expertise to functional or operational area managers to ensure their activities comply with law, regulation and policy. Provide legal advice within areas of expertise to area managers to ensure their activities, policies, business practices, and transactions comply with all relevant laws and regulations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with : Institute executive management and department heads, research and academic faculty, cooperative organizations, Institute staff, opposing counsel, and representatives of various regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 - Provide advice and counsel to Institute management and executive leadership on specific areas of expertise, but also identify and advise on broader legal issues, especially if they involve controversial or significant matters. Lead policy development in area of specialty and engage with stakeholders to provide legal input proactively. Understand the potential impact to campus and independently research impact and recommend actions.

Job Duty 2 - Identify, analyze, report and advise on any existing, proposed, or pending changes in the law in various areas of expertise.

Job Duty 3 - Independently manage their legal projects and perform legal work in coordination and communication with affected stakeholders.

Job Duty 4 - Prepare any legal documents, including responses to various government agencies, other authorities or external parties.

Job Duty 5 - Prepare or review complex materials for external legal counsel coordination.

Job Duty 6 - Coordinate and manage various legal projects that may involve other practice groups within the department.

Job Duty 7 - Interact with external counsel and representatives of the state Attorney General office and Board of Regents legal staff on pending matters and legal issues.

Job Duty 9 - Recommend, develop and facilitate campus-wide education and training.

Job Duty 10 - Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Juris Doctorate from an accredited school

Other Required Qualifications

Member of the Georgia Bar or ability to become licensed to practice law in Georgia within twelve months of hire.

Required Experience

Seven to nine years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Skills in specialty area(s) of legal practice. Legal experience in a large public research university or state government.

Preferred Qualifications

Skills in specialty area(s) of legal practice including contracts, real estate, finance, and non-profits. Legal experience in a large public research university or state government.

Proposed Salary

$127,257.00 - $145,000 Annually

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires professionally advanced knowledge of the law, especially as applied within a higher education and research oriented environment. Such knowledge shall be in a particular area of the law that is essential to the function of the Institution. Additionally, the ability to communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy are required as are skills in negotiation, strategy development, multi-tasking and relationship building. Use of office and legal related computer applications is required. The person in this position will be expected to work at the highest professional level with integrity, judgment and attention to detail and work as a contributing member of the legal team.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

This job requires professionally advanced knowledge of the law, especially as applied within a higher education and real estate and not-for-profit oriented environment. Such knowledge shall be in a particular area of the law that is essential to the function of the Institution. Additionally, the ability to communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy are required as are skills in negotiation, strategy development, multi-tasking and relationship building. Use of office and legal related computer applications is required. The person in this position will be expected to work at the highest professional level with integrity, judgment and attention to detail and work as a contributing member of the legal team.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and / or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (¿USG¿) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual¿s race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here : https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / c2714Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a Position of Trust + Education background check. Please visit http : / / policylibrary.gatech.edu / employment / pre-employment-screening