Overview:
**About the Office of the General Counsel**
The OGC is organized philosophically and practically as a collaborative
undertaking, recognizing that each member of the office has made a deliberate
and informed professional and personal choice to be a higher education
attorney. The OGC is run with a view both to delivering prompt and excellent
legal services to its University clients and to empowering each attorney to
practice in a way that allows the attorney to grow and thrive. The OGC enables
and encourages each of its attorneys to be, and be seen as, significant
colleagues in all areas and at all levels of the University, and to embrace
the shared passion and satisfaction of the institution's efforts to achieve
the highest levels of excellence.
The OGC prides itself on being a collaborative group of 21st century
counselors, often serving as thought partners to colleagues throughout the
University. As such, the expectations of the office generally, and of its
lawyers, are dynamic, not static - OGC attorneys must be flexible,
intellectually agile, and prepared to embrace and master new areas of the law
as University needs evolve and demand.
Each OGC attorney serves multiple University constituencies and maintains a
generalist practice, with expertise in specific areas. While OGC regularly
engages outside counsel, the desire and presumption is that a University
Counsel will serve the University as a lawyer, not a conduit. Thus, before
contacting external counsel, the University Counsel will first consider
whether the matter can be handled internally.
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About Princeton University**
Princeton University, chartered in 1746, is the fourth-oldest college in the
United States. It aspires to produce scholarship and teaching of unsurpassed
quality and routinely ranks as one of the top universities in the United
States and the world. Princeton believes that research and teaching should be
mutually reinforcing pursuits rather than independent priorities, and the
University plays a unique role within American higher education by virtue of
its distinctive emphasis on residential undergraduate and doctoral programs.
Princeton's beautiful campus is home to a vibrant community of scholars and is
located in Princeton, NJ, a town rich in cultural resources that is about an
hour away from New York City and Philadelphia, the New Jersey beaches and the
mountains.
The University community, including an active and deeply loyal alumni body, is
warm, inclusive and united by a shared sense of purpose. A commitment to the
University's unofficial motto, "Princeton in the nation's service and in the
service of humanity" is pervasive. Today, a world-class faculty of 1,289
faculty members (including several Nobel Prize laureates) instruct
approximately 5,300 undergraduate students and 2,900 graduate students. Deeply
committed to affordability for all admitted students, the University pioneered
a no-loan financial aid program in 2001. Currently, more than 60 percent of
undergraduate students receive financial aid.
Responsibilities:
**University Counsel Position Summary**
The Office of the General Counsel of Princeton University (OGC) is adding a
new University Counsel position, thereby creating a rare and extraordinary
opportunity for a lawyer with stellar credentials and at least 8 (eight) years
of relevant legal experience to join the Princeton legal team.
Currently, the OGC has nine attorneys (the Vice President and General Counsel,
the Deputy General Counsel, six University Counsel, and one Assistant
University Counsel), and three administrative support professionals.
We are seeking to add a 10th attorney to supplement existing in-house
expertise. The successful candidate will have at least eight (8) years of
legal practice experience, including at least three years as a federal
prosecutor or federal public defender, or have equivalent experience in a law
enforcement setting such as the Office of Inspector General of a federal
agency, a state Attorney General’s office, or in the General Counsel’s office
of a federal grant-making agency. Further information about the position, the
OGC and Princeton University follows below.
The position will keep abreast of and counsel University clients on evolving
federal and state regulatory requirements, provide or assist in providing
relevant training to faculty and staff, support clients conducting internal
investigations, and manage internal reviews as well as inquiries initiated by
federal and state governmental entities. The position will also assist in
litigation management and provide legal support in other substantive areas as
required by the University’s operational needs and consistent with the
successful candidates' interests and experience.
Qualifications:
To be considered, candidates must:
* Have at least eight (8) years of relevant legal practice experience, including at least three (3) years in an enforcement setting or as a federal public defender (see below);
* Have practiced law in an enforcement setting such as a U.S. Attorney’s Office or a Federal Public Defender’s Office, the Office of Inspector General of a federal agency, a state Attorney General office, or in the General Counsel’s office of a federal grant-making agency;
* Have a strong record of accomplishment as a practicing attorney;
* Have a J.D. from an ABA accredited law school and extraordinary academic credentials;
* Be a licensed attorney in good standing, who is either licensed in, or willing and able to become licensed in, the state of New Jersey; and
* Have demonstrated outstanding judgment, the highest ethical standards and the capacity to deal effectively with a widely varied array of legal issues.
* Successfully complete the University’s background check.
* Be willing and able to work full-time and in-person at the Princeton University Office of the General Counsel in Princeton, NJ.
University Counsel Preferred Qualifications
* A sense of urgency and responsiveness when dealing with clients and an ability to handle multiple tasks focused on University objectives in a timely manner.
* The ability to work independently and on project oriented teams with minimum supervision, while adhering to pre-established parameters.
* A creative and collegial approach to problem-solving and a willingness to engage in clear and transparent dialogue about both legal and non-legal issues.
* Excellent communication and diplomacy skills, oral and written, including superb listening and influencing skills.
* The ability to perform effectively, calmly and collegially under pressure.
* A consummate team player who is solutions-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to build relationships.
Please apply online through the Princeton University Careers page.
Applications sent to the OGC directly or through other University offices will
not be considered.
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Compensation and Benefits**
The selected candidate will receive comprehensive Princeton University
benefits, and may apply for University rental housing options. A relocation
package is available if the selected candidate comes from outside the
Princeton, N.J. area.
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and
all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status,
or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW
Standard Weekly Hours: 36.25 Eligible for Overtime: No Benefits Eligible: Yes
Probationary Period: 180 days Essential Services Personnel (see policy for
detail): No Physical Capacity Exam Required: No Valid Driver’s License
Required: No Experience Level: Director : #LI-JE1