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Associate General Counsel

Campus: Tempe, USFull-time$184k2026-09-30 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United States

Core

Provides high-level legal representation, advice, and counsel to the Arizona Board of Regents and Arizona State University on complex legal matters in the higher education sector.

Role type

Associate General Counsel (Transactional Practice)

Builds

Legal opinions, agreements, and compliance frameworks for a public research university

Domain

Higher Education / Corporate Law

Required skills

Complex commercial transaction structuring, business formation, public finance law, regulatory compliance analysis, contract negotiation, legal research, policy development

Preferred skills

Higher education law experience, complex commercial transactions, business formation, global operations, public finance

Technologies

Legal research databases, contract management systems

Responsibilities

Drafts, negotiates, and reviews complex legal agreements; Provides legal counsel and prepares opinions based on federal/state law and university policies; Advises on regulatory compliance; Represents the university in negotiations, administrative proceedings, and legal disputes; Researches legislation and policies; Develops preventive law programs

Seniority

Mid-Senior Level, hands-on IC