Director of Legal Compliance and Policy Coordination

1. Compliance & Policy Guidance

• Provide expert legal and policy advice across federal, state, and local regulations impacting the University, with an emphasis on Title IX, Clery Act, ADA, FERPA, employment law, and civil rights statutes.
   

• Lead the development, review, and maintenance of institutional policies and procedures to reflect current legal requirements and best practices.
   

• Design and deliver compliance training programs and workshops for faculty, staff, and students to foster a culture of legal awareness and accountability.
   

2. Legal Services Coordination

• Serve as the primary liaison with outside counsel: evaluate requests for legal assistance, engage appropriate firms, and oversee their work to ensure timely, cost-effective outcomes.
   

• Coordinate responses to subpoenas, claims, and litigation in partnership with outside counsel and campus stakeholders.
   

• Own and monitor the annual legal services budget: track expenditures, forecast needs, and implement controls to prevent overruns.
   

• Report quarterly on legal budget variances and identify opportunities for cost containment and process efficiencies.
   

• Advise cabinet members on legal issues arising from investigations and grievance processes.

• Build internal capacity for managing legal matters through developing templates, training materials, and other collateral.
   

4. Risk Management 

• Coordinate with the University’s risk management administrator to align legal strategies with risk transfer and mitigation plans.
   

• Collaborate to support insurance claims involving legal counsel, ensuring proper documentation and follow-through from counsel.
   

• Participate on crisis response and incident management committees to evaluate and address emerging risks, in coordination with Risk Management.
   

5. Committee & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent the Division of Institutional Equity on cross-campus committees related to compliance, policy governance, and crisis response.
   

• Build strong working relationships with Human Resources, Student Affairs, Finance, Campus Safety, and academic units to coordinate legal and compliance initiatives.

Other duties as assigned.

Competency Statement(s)
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Active Listening – Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and
questions of others.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Analytical Skills - The ability of the individual to gather raw data and to process that data into
a meaningful form.
• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others
strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Diversity Oriented - Commitment to valuing a variety of different experiences, encouraging
input and collaboration from campus stakeholders, including being mindful of experiences
related, but not limited to: age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status,
LGBTQ, and/or job type.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of
performing a task.
• Self-Motivated - Ability of the individual to reach a goal or perform a task with little
supervision or direction.
• Tactful- Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within
given deadlines.

Skills and Abilities:

Education: Juris Doctor (JD) or master’s degree in Law, Public Administration, Higher Education Administration, or related field required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in legal coordination, compliance, or risk management—preferably within higher education or a comparable complex organization.
   

• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and vendor relationships effectively.

Physical Demands Lift/Carry
Stand O (Occasionally)
Walk O (Occasionally)
Sit F (Frequently)
Handling / Fingering F (Frequently)
Reach Outward O (Occasionally)
Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally)
Climb O (Occasionally)
Crawl O (Occasionally)
Squat or Kneel O (Occasionally)
10 lbs or less O (Occasionally)
11-20 lbs O (Occasionally)
21-50 lbs O (Occasionally)
51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
Push/Pull
12 lbs or less O (Occasionally)
13-25 lbs O (Occasionally)
26-40 lbs O (Occasionally)
Bend O (Occasionally)
Speak F (Frequently)
41-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)
Other Physical Requirements
• Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral, Depth Perception)
• Hearing (Auditory perception, or audition

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Normal office environment