Vice Chancellor and General Counsel

The California State University

Vice Chancellor and
General Counsel

The Office of the Chancellor of the California State University System (CSU), the largest, most diverse, and most consequential university system in the United States, seeks ahighly skilled and experienced leader to serveas
Vice Chancellor and General Counsel (VCand GC).

The California State University System

The CSU's22 universities across

California enroll nearly 500,000diverse students, makingit the world's largest four-year public higher education system.

More than half of CSU students are from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, and more than one-quarter of undergraduates are first-generation college students. Because theCSU's 22 universities provide a high-quality education at an incredible value, they are rated among the best in the nation for promoting social mobility in national college rankings from U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal, and Washington Monthly.

With universities stretching from Humboldt inthe north to San Diego in the south, the CSU is woven into the economic andsocial fabric of the stateand provides affordable,high-quality education to meet California'sevolving workforce needs. To learn more aboutthe CSU,visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Office of General Counsel

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides,manages and coordinates all legal services for the California State University. The General Counsel is the chief legal officer with full authority and responsibility for the legal affairs of the institution. This includes providing representation and advice to the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor,university leaders,and all 22 CSU campuses.

The General Counsel approves the retention of outside counsel and has authority over the resolution of claims. In addition, the General Counsel also serves as secretary of the Board of Trustees. The OGC is a collaborative, problem-solving teamof 37 attorneys and 16 support staff committed to providing excellent service and support. The office develops proactive partnerships with campus and systemwide clients, working closely with them to understand and achieve their objectives while minimizing risk and cost.

The OGC helps the CSU meet emerging challenges while advancing its commitment to educational opportunity, equity, academic excellence and public service.

Departments within and services provided by the OGC include:

Legal Services
–Legal services are centralized to facilitate and streamline the efficient delivery of consistent advice. Within this framework, each university is assigned adedicated university counsel who manages all legal affairs for that university. In addition to making regular campus visits, university counsel interacts daily with the president's cabinet and other campus leadership to support their work. University counsel also manages all litigation arising out of their assigned university.

Five full-time litigators handle all types of litigation in alltypes of venues. The litigators also handle administrative hearings involving employee discipline or dismissal, and arbitrationsconcerning the denial of tenure or promotion for faculty.

OGCAttorneys
–Attorneys are assigned to one ofsix OGC teams – Business & Finance, Civil Rights, External Affairs, Human Resources, Litigation, and Student Success &Academic Affairs – to better serve the functional divisions in the Office of the Chancellor. OGC attorneys are also responsible for developing expertise in areas of law where issues arise with enough frequency to warrant specializedskillwithin the OGC.These specialty areas include the First Amendment, athletics,California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), information security,collective bargaining, discrimination and harassment, disability accommodation,…