Immediate opening for a full-time attorney in the Office of the General
Counsel at Stanford University. This is a University Counsel position and
reports to the Deputy General Counsel for Research and Medicine.
This attorney is primarily responsible for providing legal counsel to the
Stanford University School of Medicine (SOM) but may also provide advice
across the University on a variety of issues and projects.
The attorney must have experience with complex agreements and business
transactions in a highly regulated environment. Additional preferred areas of
expertise include experience working with universities or academic medical
centers or on medical education and physician services agreements, and
experience handling investigations or discovery responses.
The position requires excellent client management skills and the ability to
juggle competing interests. It also requires discretion, flexibility,
excellent judgment, collaboration and the ability to understand and manage a
broad range of client needs in a constantly changing, cutting-edge academic
and medical center environment. The attorney must be able to work
independently, while also partnering and working collaboratively with outside
counsel and other staff attorneys.
**Qualifications**
Applicants should have a law degree from an accredited law school and a
minimum of six years of relevant experience and be a member of the California
Bar or able to become one shortly. Requirements include excellence in academic
credentials, writing, analytical and communication skills as well as good
judgment and a practical approach to solving legal problems. Applicants must
be comfortable with technology, committed to teamwork, responsive and have a
proven record of providing the highest quality client service. This job
requires the attorney to be in the office in person, currently for at least
three days per week but this could change. For the right qualified candidate,
a role that is not fully 100% FTE may be possible depending on the
circumstances.
***The final candidate will need to successfully pass a background check to be
considered for this position.
_The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in
this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a
comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific
duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs
without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of
responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned._
_Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who
would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and
clinical missions._
_Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide
reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires
accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job._