Description

Portland State University's Office of General Counsel (OGC) is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to join our high-performing and collaborative team. Working in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities, 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, the individual in this position will focus primarily on the areas of employment, student affairs, and civil rights compliance.

Requirements

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.
• Outstanding 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
  • 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 apply for this position or learn more about the role, including the details of PSU's generous benefits package.