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Associate General Counsel
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Position Number: 5920886
Location: Syracuse, NY
Position Type: Legal Affairs

Associate General Counsel

Job #: 041593
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $141,000 - $200,000
Hours: Standard University business hours:8:30am - 5:00pm
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:
This is a great opportunity to join Syracuse University's sophisticated in-house legal team. The Associate General Counsel (AGC) provides legal advice to the University on a full range of transactional legal matters and projects, focusing on the University's research and technology transfer enterprise. The Office of University Counsel (OUC) provides legal advice to University departments and organizational units with an awareness of the nuances of client business priorities and practices and is committed to agile service delivery aligned with the University's mission, priorities, and needs.

The AGC will support the University's strategic goals, in particular with respect to research, technology and privacy-related matters, and will serve as primary counsel on matters related to the University's sponsored research enterprise, including research contracts and grants with domestic and international government agencies, foundations, joint ventures, research centers, consortia, corporations, and academic institutions; technology transfer operations; research safety and security; regulatory compliance; intellectual property; procurement; public ethics; and other matters for academic and operational units. The AGC must have a solid working knowledge of legal, academic and operational issues relevant to a large, research-intensive university, and must develop new subject matter expertise as client needs dictate.

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Responsibilities:

Review, draft, negotiate contracts such as sponsored clinical trial agreements, collaborative research agreements, material transfer agreements, term sheets, option agreements, technology licenses, confidentiality agreements, data transfer/use agreements, grant agreements, informed consent forms, software licenses, and other agreements and documentation related to research.
Work closely with and support the Office of Sponsored Programs and Office of Technology Transfer on legal matters and strategic initiatives.
Advise University schools, colleges and administrative units with respect to maintaining compliance with University policies, state and federal law and government regulations pertaining to research contracts and operations.
Collaborate with outside patent prosecution counsel, technology commercialization consultants and other subject matter experts.
Provide training for University personnel and recommend policies and procedures to the University on emerging issues in research, privacy, contracts, and intellectual property law.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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