Assistant General Counsel and Counsel to UGA Foundation

The Assistant General Counsel (Office of Legal Affairs) and Counsel to the University of Georgia Foundation is an employee of the University and a member of the Office of Legal Affairs who serves jointly as legal counsel to the Foundation on issues in which the interests of the University and the Foundation are aligned.

This attorney serves as legal advisor to the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) and to the Foundation on a variety of legal, governance, and regulatory issues, including contract review, general advice and counseling, governance and compliance, and management of actual or potential claims and litigation, as described in more detail below. Duties for the Foundation will generally take priority.

This position is one of seven full-time attorneys in the University of Georgia’s Office of Legal Affairs, the University’s in-house legal counsel. This position has dual reporting: the position reports directly to the University’s General Counsel and has dotted-line reporting to the Foundation’s CFO. Funding for this position is guaranteed for the first three years. It is expected to be a permanent position, contingent on agreement extension.

The attorney will have a primary office at Foundation headquarters but will have flex space available in the Office of Legal Affairs, will attend weekly OLA attorneys’ meetings, and will have a regular monthly meeting with the General Counsel.

Assistant General Counsel positions are intended for attorneys with 2+ years of experience with developing expertise relevant to higher education law. Assistant General Counsels develop subject matter expertise and foster close working relationships with assigned units. This particular attorney should have experience relevant to DAR and the Foundation, such as trusts, estates, endowments, gift agreements, employment, and contracts.