New York University seeks a brilliant, seasoned, strategic, and dynamic leader with a distinguished legal record to serve as the next Senior Vice President, General Counsel at New York University. This role presents a unique opportunity to contribute to the trajectory of one of the most prominent, respected, and ambitious research universities in the world during this important era for higher education and an historic moment for NYU.
The Senior Vice President, General Counsel is the University's chief legal affairs officer and oversees the in-house Office of the General Counsel. Reporting directly to the President, the General Counsel is a member of the President’s strategic advisory group and President’s cabinet. The General Counsel also plays a central role in policy formulation and the stewardship of the University through service on University-wide and Trustee councils and committees, as needed.
The General Counsel is a key member of the University’s leadership team, which encounters a wide breadth of complex issues on a daily basis. The General Counsel is a critical voice on these matters, and lends strategic insight on, and management of, key issues. Many of these issues are naturally endemic to higher education, though some are distinct, given the uniqueness and scale of the NYU enterprise. In particular, amongst many other issues, the General Counsel (or when appropriate, their team in the Office of the General Counsel) helps develop and manage the institution’s risk management and crisis prevention/response; addresses opportunities and challenges arising from NYU’s distinctly global enterprise; engages on matters that arise from one of NYU’s 11 separate unions and nearly 20,000-strong workforce.
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