General Counsel

General Counsel

UEI Administration

SALARY: Full range: $9,913 - $17,844 per month ($118,956 - $214,128 per year); Anticipated hiring range: $13,334 - $14,584 per year ($160,008 - $175,008 per year)

TYPE: Full-Time / Benefited / Exempt / Salaried / Management Personnel Plan (MPP) / Hybrid

REQUISITION: 705324292

JOB SUMMARY

University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI), a Sacramento State non-profit auxiliary organization, exists to meet the evolving needs of the campus community by providing programs and services that support and strengthen the Sacramento State experience. Each day, UEIs management and staff work to advance Sacramento States commitment to being an integral educational, intellectual, economic, social, and cultural resource for the region. View more information about UEI here:

University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI) is seeking an experienced, strategic legal professional to provide comprehensive legal counsel and risk management guidance. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to the UEI Board of Directors, administrators, and various operating units.

This position impacts multiple facets of UEI from commercial real estate and auxiliary services to grants administration and employment law, ensuring organizational integrity and regulatory compliance across all divisions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contract Drafting & Transactional Management: Prepares, reviews, and structures a high volume of diverse agreements including leases, contracts, and sponsored programs ensuring full compliance with federal, state, Sacramento State, and CSU policies.
• Risk Management & Advising: Serves as a strategic advisor to leadership and the Board on litigation, risk mitigation, and insurance coverage; proactively tracks shifting laws and codes to protect organization-wide operations.
• Policy Development & Compliance Oversight: Conducts internal reviews, drafts organizational policies, oversees contract/insurance compliance, and ensures strict adherence to the Richard McKee Transparency Act and open meeting laws.
• Consultation, Training, & External Collaboration: Provides ongoing legal guidance to management staff, coordinates with outside counsel, manages dispute resolutions, and designs/delivers presentations and compliance trainings for the Board and university leadership.

BENEFITS : UEI offers a premier benefits package designed for long-term well-being and work-life balance:

• After a 6-month waiting period, eligible for work from home for up to two days per week with supervisor approval. Fully in-office on the Sacramento State campus for the first 6 months.
• Participation in CalPERS Retirement Program
• Paid Vacation Time 16 hours accrued/month
• Paid Sick Time 8 hours accrued/month
• Paid Holidays 14 paid holidays per year including paid time off the week between Christmas Day and New Years Day as the CSUS campus is closed
• Excellent medical benefits 100% employer-paid medical & dental for employee-only coverage and low cost for family coverage
• Educational Assistance Program for employees and/or dependents
• Childcare subsidy
• Discounted membership to The WELL, Sacramento States on-campus fitness center

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Juris Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.
2. A minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience as an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California, at least four (4) years of which is experience serving as in-house counsel to a corporation or governmental entity.
3. Demonstrated experience supervising other attorneys.
4. Active member of the California State Bar Association, with a license in good standing.
5. Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills.
6. Excellent negotiation skills.
7. Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain priorities, meet deadlines, and effectively develop and use resources.
8. Must be fingerprinted and pass a background check. Must continue to meet the established standards.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Demonstrated experience providing legal advice to a California State University auxiliary organization.
2. Experience as first chair in general civil and business litigation.
3. Demonstrated experience in employment law.
4. Demonstrated experience with the special demands of the academic environment and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Board of Directors, management, faculty, University administration, CSU Chancellors Office legal counsel, and staff, students, and the surrounding community.

CONDITIO NS OF EMPLOYMENT:

This is a full-time, exempt from overtime, benefited position, covered under the California Public Employees Retirement System. Continued employment in this position is dependent upon the mutual consent of University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI) and the employee, and either University Enterprises or the employee can, at any time, terminate the employment relationship at will, with or without cause.

The selected candidate must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the United States. University Enterprises, Inc. is not a sponsoring agency (i.e. H-1B Visa).

UEI is not a multi-state employer. UEI only employs candidates who live and work in the state of California. If selected for the position you must reside in California and all work must be performed in the state of California throughout the course of employment.

FILING DEADLINE: Open until filled; Priority review July 27, 2026

APPLY ONLINE: To be considered, you must apply through our secure portal: Applicants who apply outside of this link will not be considered.

Note: This position vacancy is with University Enterprises Inc., an auxiliary organization of California State University, Sacramento. This is not a University position; the incumbent will be an employee of University Enterprises. University Enterprises operates commercial enterprises on the California State University, Sacramento campus; it is responsible for grant and contract management and fiscal services for University research and sponsored programs and provides fiscal services to University related agencies and activities. University Enterprises is a non-profit corporation governed by a board of directors in conformance with the appropriate State of California codes and policy directives of the Board of Trustees and the campus administration. 

University Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program. It is the stated policy of University Enterprises that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment. All recruitment, hiring, placement, and promotions will be on a basis of qualifications of the individual for the position being filled, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age (over 40 years), sex, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (diagnosis or history of cancer)*, citizenship, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Any persons who feel that they have been discriminated against in connection with an application for employment should contact University Enterprises' Director of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. *As defined in Section 12926(F), Government Code 12990.

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