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.
The attorney must have experience with one or more of the following: complex
agreements in a highly regulated environment, sophisticated business
transactions, litigation, investigations, and student and faculty matters.
Other preferred areas of expertise include experience working with
universities or academic medical centers, medical education and physician
services agreements and advice, and animal research.
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.
***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._