Assistant General Counsel - Office of General Counsel, Full-time

Professional Job Type: Full‑time Posted On: Fri Jan 30 2026

The Assistant Counsel is a member of the SUNY Office of General Counsel ("OGC") assigned to represent the University at Albany Campus, and is located on the UAlbany Campus. The position is responsible for all matters affecting the legal interests of the Campus, reporting directly to the Chief Campus Counsel at UAlbany for all legal matters.

This position advises on a wide range of legal issues pertaining to University business, its relationships with affiliated entities, and its administrators, faculty, and staff. Those responsibilities include providing up‑to‑date and timely legal advice based on thorough research on:

Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, including Title IX, Title VI, Title VII, FERPA, New York Education Law Article 129-b;

Faculty hiring, promotion, tenure, investigations, discipline, termination and discrimination;

Drafting and negotiating contracts within the context of New York State finance and procurement guidelines;

Reviewing the legal ramifications of external audits, and

This position will also assist in UAlbany litigation, which is primarily handled in court by the NYS Attorney General as trial counsel, and represents UAlbany and UAlbany employees in state and federal administrative agency proceedings.

Developing, negotiating, reviewing academic agreements with other colleges and universities;

Providing advice and recommendations regarding campus‑based policies;

Legal support to the Office of Enterprise Risk Management;

Advising in various student‑related matters concerning academic leaves, discipline and dismissal;

Creating clear, concise, enforceable, persuasive legal drafts and writing supported by competent legal authority;

Representing UAlbany and UAlbany employees in state and federal administrative agency proceedings as well as, on occasion, in state and federal courts;

Developing and delivering training to campus constituencies on key compliance issues including 1st Amendment, attorney‑client privilege, record retention/e‑discovery, email, FOIL, media responses, NYS Ethics, and other areas of importance to the campus;

Keeping clients updated on changes to the law affecting the University's legal interests.

SUNY Office of General Counsel (OGC) Duties: This position interfaces with their OGC colleagues to coordinate the delivery of consistent legal services, including the participation in OGC staff meetings and trainings. Lastly, this position directly handles all other duties as may be assigned by the SUNY General Counsel.

D. degree from an ABA accredited law school

Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community

Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role

At least one (1) year of legal experience;

Higher Education Law;

Employment and Discrimination Law (including arbitrations and interrogations);

Litigation experience on behalf of SUNY or another New York State agency;

Policy development;

Student Affairs related issues (including small claims);

Assistant Counsel, MP, $105,000 - $115,000.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish, and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format PDF by clicking this link

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THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER.

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