Associate General Counsel & Director of Compliance

Associate General Counsel & Director of ComplianceJob Location(s)US-NY-Old WestburyJob ID2026-4750DivisionGeneral Counsel's OfficePosition TypeStaffTypeRegular Full-TimeCategoryLegalWork ModeHybridOverviewNew York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 120,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu.The Office of the General Counsel has three lawyers (General Counsel, Vice President for Human Resources & Secretary; Associate General Counsel & Director of Compliance; and Assistant General Counsel) and a manager of legal operations. The department also works in tandem with the Title IX, Title VI & 504 Coordinator, who works in the Office of Access and Engagement, and is also a lawyer. The Associate General Counsel & Director of Compliance reports to the General Counsel and assists in providing practical, solution-oriented legal advice, analysis, and strategic counsel to all of the university's constituencies, including senior administrators, faculty and staff. ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities will include: * Working with departments throughout the university, overseeing regulatory compliance at the federal, state and local levels, including, among others, in the areas of financial aid, grants compliance, discrimination, privacy and data security * Advising on student matters, including student conduct, disability accommodations, discrimination, academic issues and FERPA * Providing commercial transaction support across the institutionSpecific Responsibilities will include: * Keep current on developments in laws and regulations at the federal, state and local level pertaining to higher education institutions. Proactively identify emerging legal and regulatory risks and recommend measures to promote compliance, prevent disputes, mitigate institutional exposure, and avoid litigation. * Develop, implement, review, and maintain institutional policies and compliance programs to promote legal compliance and mitigate institutional risk. * Provide legal and compliance training to faculty, staff, and administrators as needed. * Draft, review, negotiate and strategize on an array of commercial and academic contracts. * Training and oversight of contractual and other work of the Assistant General Counsel and manager of legal operations. * Represent the General Counsel's Office on institutional committees, working groups, and cross-functional initiatives. * Field a wide range of legal inquiries from departments university-wide. * Conduct legal research and analysis. * Assist outside counsel in litigation activities including document production, as well as reviewing and monitoring written submissions, depositions and trials. Report potential claims and relevant factual circumstances to the appropriate insurance companies. * Oversee timely and appropriate responses on behalf of the university to requests for records and other information as required, including, but not limited to, under the Family Educational Rights