Job Summary / Basic Function :
The Associate General Counsel is a senior, general practitioner who reports to the Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, and assists in delivering timely, accurate, and well-reasoned legal advice on the full spectrum of issues that affect a public research university.
The successful candidate will demonstrate capability of functioning independently with respect to day-to-day matters, and ability to coordinate with the General Counsel and other administrators on more complex or high-profile matters.
The successful applicant should expect to represent various units of the institution as assigned by the General Counsel.
Minimum Qualifications To be considered for the position, each applicant must have, and maintain throughout employment (if selected for the position) :
- A juris doctor from an ABA accredited law school;
- An active, Ohio law license in good standing; no discipline pending, and no disciplinary history (in Ohio or any other jurisdiction);
- Appointment as an Ohio Assistant Attorney General. (Note : The University will recommend the finalist for appointment, and the Attorney General’s staff will conduct a separate interview and background investigation.
AAG appointments are in the Attorney General’s sole discretion. If the Attorney General declines to appoint the finalist as an AAG, the finalist will be disqualified from consideration for this opportunity, and any offer will be rescinded.)
At least five years comparable experience as in-house counsel for a large organization (not necessarily a research university, though such experience is preferred), as an assistant attorney general, or in private practice with an emphasis on either labor and employment or general business practice.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior service as an Assistant Attorney General;
- Prior experience representing a public or private college or university;
- Prior experience representing mid-size to large organizations with respect to general legal needs;
- Prior experience representing state agencies, state instrumentalities, or political subdivisions.
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