Assistant Legal Advisor
- Employer
- Georgia State University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Legal Affairs
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this position will provide clear, practical legal counsel on a wide range of business and higher education matters, with primary responsibility for drafting and negotiating a variety of contracts. In addition, the position will advise on employment law, policy development and interpretation and advancement. Successful candidates will bring strong business judgment and creativity to the Office of Legal Affairs. The desired skills and experience for this position are:
- Licensed to practice law or able to become licensed in the State of Georgia within one year of employmentExperience drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, including vendor agreementsAbility to think critically and make clear, well-reasoned and timely decisionsStrong, pragmatic business acumen with the ability to recognize the broader consequences of legal adviceStrategic and innovative thinker who can bring value to clients and find creative and practical solutions to complex problemsSelf-motivated and exhibits a passion for understanding the University’s business and contributing in a meaningful way to its strategy and long-term strategic goalsOutstanding interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and interact effectively with senior leaders and clients at all levels of the organization; ability to identify critical issues requiring action and convey them in a manner that is useful to the clientAbility to identify opportunities to create and improve systems without directionTeam player with the ability to build rapport with a diverse range of business and legal partnersAbility to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced, high volume office
Qualifications
JD from an accredited Law School and one year of related experience.
College/Business Unit
11/05/21, 10:59:00 PM
College/Business Unit: Provost & VP Academic Affairs
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 10/07/21, 12:44:32 PM
Organization
Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.
Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.
More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.
The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.
Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.
The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.
The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.
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