Associate Counsel, Generalist

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Department : Genl Counsel

Local Title : Associate Counsel, Generalist

Budget Title : Associate Counsel

Work Type : Full Time

Location : Brooklyn, NY

Categories : Management and Professional

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit : MC

Job Summary :

The Office of General Counsel at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Associate Counsel, Generalist.

The Associate Counsel is a member of the SUNY Office of General Counsel ("OGC") assigned to represent the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (DHSU) Campus. The position is responsible for all matters affecting the legal interests of the Campus, reporting directly to the Chief Campus Counsel at DHSU for all legal matters.

Primary Responsibilities of the Associate Counsel : This position advises on a wide range of legal issues about University business, its relationships with affiliated entities, and its administrators, faculty, and staff. Those responsibilities include providing up-to-date and timely legal advice based on thorough research on :

• Student leaves of absence, discipline, dismissal, and appeals;
• Faculty hiring, promotion, tenure, investigations, discipline, termination, and discrimination;
• Drafting and negotiating affiliation agreements within the context of New York State finance and procurement guidelines;
• Reviewing the legal ramifications of external audits, and FOIL handling and interpretation.

This position will also assist in DHSU non-medmal litigation, which is primarily handled in court by the NYS Attorney General as trial counsel and represents DHSU and DHSU employees in state and federal administrative agency proceedings.

Key Position Responsibilities include :

SUNY Office of General Counsel (OGC) Duties :

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Work Schedule :

Monday to Friday; 9 : 00am to 5 : 00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade / Rank :

Salary Grade / Rank :

MP-3

S alary Range :

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

E xecutive Order :

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email atinfo@goer.ny.gov .

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement :

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individualswith disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contactHuman Resources at ada@downstate.edu

Advertised : May 01, 2025 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close : Open until filled

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