General Counsel

Overview:

Quinnipiac University seeks to hire a General Counsel, to work with a dynamic and energetic president and senior management team. The General Counsel will be a key member of the President’s Management Committee, which is the strategic leadership team of the university. The General Counsel will join QU at a critical and exciting moment in the University’s trajectory, with growth and momentum in admissions, fundraising, and capital projects. They will be vital to the implementation of Quinnipiac’s ambitious strategic plan and will serve as a trusted advisor. Reporting to the President, the General Counsel will serve as the chief legal officer of the University, coordinate all of Quinnipiac’s legal affairs, and provide advice and counsel to Quinnipiac’s President, Board of Trustees, executive officers, faculty, and staff. The General Counsel will oversee all outside use of counsel and advise on all legal matters and will be responsible for compliance with federal and local laws governing non-profit institutions of higher learning.

Note: Please do not apply directly via this website. To apply or nominate an individual for this position, please send an email to QUGC@spencerstuart.com ; applicants also should include a resume and cover letter

About Quinnipiac: Quinnipiac University is a private, coeducational institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university currently has an enrollment of 9,000 students in more than 130 degree programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Computing, and Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and the College of Arts and Sciences. Our 21 Division I teams have achieved remarkable success, boasting multiple conference titles. This includes a 2023 NCAA National Championship win in ice hockey, a three-time defending national champion women's rugby team, and a trip to the Sweet 16 for our women's basketball team. The Quinnipiac University Poll is nationally recognized as a leader in public opinion research, and the university is consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review's "The Best 388 Colleges." The university is in the midst of program expansion and renewal for both traditional and adult learners, attraction of diverse communities, development of innovative corporate partnerships, and construction of an ambitious set of capital projects. For more information, please visit qu.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X. Responsibilities:

Candidates with diverse professional backgrounds will be considered, although ideal candidates will have demonstrated experience and success in many of the following areas:

• Represents Quinnipiac as its chief legal officer, serving as the legal representative of and a senior advisor to the President, the Board of Trustees, executive officers, faculty, and senior staff.
• Provides comprehensive legal counsel, representation, and oversight on the wide range of legal matters affecting Quinnipiac University
  • Provides advice to all University academic and staff leaders on legal and regulatory matters related to Quinnipiac’s activities, transactional matters, dispute resolution, human resources, investigations, and policy formulation, and conducts all necessary and appropriate related legal work
  • Representative areas of law routinely addressed include governance, labor and employment, civil rights (including Title IX and FERPA), tax, real estate, land use and property law, investments, contracts, financing transactional work, complex gifts, research and cooperative agreements, technology licensing, intellectual property, cultural property, insurance, compliance, collective bargaining, and litigation
• Protects Quinnipiac’s institutional integrity, extending to best practices, potential liability, and matters that present substantial institutional risk, advising on issues that present risk of impairment of Quinnipiac’s reputation, legal status as a tax-exempt organization, or financial condition
• Representative areas of law routinely addressed include governance, labor and employment, civil rights (including Title IX and FERPA), tax, real estate, land use and property law, investments, contracts, financing and transactional work, complex gifts, research and cooperative agreements, technology licensing, intellectual property, cultural property, insurance, compliance, collective bargaining, and litigation
• Manages the operations and workload of the General Counsel office using advanced IT tools and systems
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and rules enforced by U.S. federal, state, and local regulators and appropriate global regulators, developing good relationships with relevant regulators<