Assistant General Counsel - Litigation

Summary:

• The Assistant General Counsel (Litigation) is an experienced litigator, with experience trying cases before both jury and arbitrator.
• Will provide legal counsel and guidance to the institution and management on all litigation matters relevant to a large, private, for-profit, higher education institution, including litigation and regulatory related hearings related to compliance, and general business law, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, and laws pertaining to education, employee relations matters, contracts liability and insurance matters, and other state and federal laws and regulations.
• Reporting directly to the General Counsel and working on multi-faceted litigation and serves as primary litigation/arbitration counsel for the client.
• Will collaborate and assist the organization by giving advice/guidance regarding litigation matters, internal investigations and respond to and manage the organization's position and correspondence with outside legal and non-legal inquiries, complaints, and legal matters.

Responsibilities:

• In ACC and WCU's Legal Department, we have a collaborative team - no job is too big or too small and we often support each other by performing tasks outside of our traditional job responsibilities.
• The position will provide support and legal guidance on disputes or threatened legal action, including:
  • Analyzes demands, legal and arbitration pleadings and discovery requests to create early case assessments and legal budgets, including tracking and adhering to litigation project scope and budgets.
  • Handles litigation and dispute related issues not requiring assistance of outside counsel, including drafting of various motions, briefs and other pleadings.
  • Assists with discovery production, including gathering information and documentation, conducting privilege reviews, creating privilege logs and assisting in document review.
  • Provides counsel and advice related to private, for-profit, higher education laws and regulations, including the interpretation of statute and regulation and the development of implementation plans for new and changing laws.
  • Provides counsel and advice to Human Resources on employment related laws and regulations.
  • Provides regular counsel and advice regarding compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations affecting institutions of higher education.
  • Draft, review, and approve policies and procedures, regulations, bylaws, and other legal documents.
  • Assists with the creation of new policies for both American Career College and West Coast University in compliance with all federal and state laws and organizational policies, procedures and/or practices.
  • Assists in representing the institution in judicial and administrative proceedings and in negotiations and interactions with state agencies.
  • Assists in the supervision of outside counsel and facilitates the advice provided by outside counsel who possess special regulatory expertise.
  • Provides guidance/assistance on internal investigations and other matters that could lead to legal action.
  • Provides guidance with student/employment disputes or labor regulations handed down from the state or federal government.
  • Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Ethical Conduct, Compliance Agreement, Sexual Harassment Policy or any of its policies and procedures, applicable federal and states laws, and applicable professional standards.

Education/Licenses:

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in California and in good standing with the California State Bar.

Required Experience:

• Minimum eight (8) years' experience working in a heavily regulated sector, with demonstrative experience of working with state and federal regulations. Employment law experience strongly preferred.
• Substantive litigation experience, including first chair jury experience and/or first chair arbitration experience in the State of California.
• Experience arguing motions in court and/or arbitration, including handling discovery disputes and drafting dispositive motion.
• Experience developing and implementing strategy for implementing compliance in response to new laws and regulations.
• Experience developing and coordinating complex discovery matters using best practices and innovative strategies.
• Possess leadership acumen and credibility to inspire confidence among business clients in a highly regulated sector.
• Passion for higher education and healthcare advocacy, with experience within higher education strongly preferred, with priority given to candidates with litigation experience in higher education
• Strong analytic and communication skills, able to articulate complex concepts in a concise and compelling manner.
• Ability to manage and work effectively in a highly ethnic and culturally diverse student and associate community.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, strong sense of ownership and accountability and high attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize effectively and deliver high-quality, error-free work in a fast- paced environment.

Compensation:

• $166,030.85 - $257,374.34
• Annual Bonus
• Great Benefits Package
• This is a hybrid position working in our administrative office 4 days/week and from your home office 1 day/week.

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