Assistant General Counsel

Portland State University’s Office of General Counsel
(OGC) is
seeking an Assistant General Counsel to join our high-performing and collaborative team. OGC provides legal support
to a broad range of
academic and administrative service areas and to university leadership, including the President and the Board of
Trustees. OGC attorneys are
expected to function as generalists and support

a variety of practice areas, including labor and employment,
business matters, contract
review, litigation, copyright, technology transfer, information technology, property acquisitions and other real
estate matters, student and
faculty issues, tax, and constitutional law; however, this position will focus primarily on the areas of
employment, student affairs, and
civil rights compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• A law
  degree from an accredited law school.
• At least
  three years’ experience as a practicing attorney.
• Admitted to Oregon bar,
  or admitted to the bar of another state and prepared to
  seek immediate admission in Oregon.
• Excellent judgment, impeccable
  analytical, critical thinking, and written and oral
  communication skills.
• The capacity to foster constructive outcomes in a
  complex environment involving an array of distinct
  stakeholders and faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds and with a wide
  variety of interpersonal communication styles.
• Superior intellectual capacity, flexibility, and creativity, and the aptitude to be
  a true “generalist.”
• Ability to work
  independently and with direction from the General Counsel.

Preferred
Qualifications:

• Five or more years’
  experience as a practicing attorney.
• Substantial and focused
  experience providing legal advice to universities, to state or
  federal agencies or to other large institutional clients, especially in one
  or more of the following areas:
  • Employment law and
    labor relations;
  • Higher Education legal issues, such as student
    affairs, student conduct, Title IX, FERPA, and the Clery Act;
    or
  • State and federal civil rights laws, which prohibit
    discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, national
    origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any
    other protected characteristic.
  
  
• Experience
  providing legal advice in one or more of the following substantive
  areas:
  • Contracting and procurement
  • Real estate
  • Intellectual property
  • Immigration
  • Data
    privacy
  • Federal or state grant funding and compliance
  
  
• Familiarity with Oregon public law, including public
  records, public meetings law, and Oregon government ethics laws.
• Experience reviewing and responding to subpoenas, public records
  requests, or other document and data requests.
• Relevant
  experience working for, or closely with, an institution of higher
  education.

Visit PSU’s career site to learn more and
apply for this position. Total compensation includes PSU’s generous benefits
package.

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