Assistant General Counsel, Legal Affairs

Miami Dade College is now accepting applications for the Assistant General Counsel, Legal Affairs position. The Assistant General Counsel, Labor provides legal services college-wide as assigned by the General Counsel and provides support to the Legal Affairs department.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day strategic advice and legal counsel on a broad range of labor and employment topics including, but not limited to recruiting, hiring, employee relations, discipline and termination, internal investigations, reductions-in-force, leaves of absence, disability accommodations, wage and hour compliance, immigration issues, employee benefits, compensation, and union issues ensuring compliance with all applicable law.
• Partners with human resources to continuously develop and improve operating procedures, policies, and practices.
• Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and update essential employment documents and forms, non-employment contracts, agreements, templates, and other written instruments.
• Drafts legal documents and memoranda in collaboration with college administrators.
• Receives, reviews, and tracks inquiries regarding contracts, memorandums, agreements, and other legal matters pertaining to the operation of the College.
• Performs legal research, provides legal opinions, and such other assignments as directed by the General Counsel.
• Provides a high level of professional legal service by representing and advising College on a broad range of legal areas of a nature and volume consistent with that expected within a large, metropolitan, public educational institution.
• Works with outside counsel as required to resolve legal assignments.

Minimum Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school and possess membership in good standing with the Florida Bar with a minimum of five (5) years of legal experience as a licensed attorney.
• Knowledge and understanding of college organization, goals and objectives, and policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable Local, State and Federal laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of labor and employment law, education law, public contracts rules and regulations, and various other areas of law including, but not limited to, public records and technology.
• Knowledge of contract development

To learn more about this and other employment opportunities with Miami Dade College, please visit us at www.mdc.edu/jobs.

Miami Dade College is the largest, most diverse and highly regarded college in the nation. We operate eight campuses with over 6,000 employees who educate over 140,000 students from around the world. The College offers over 300 programs of study and several degree options, including vocational, associate, and baccalaureate degrees. With such a large organization, our employment needs are very diverse. From full-time professional faculty to part-time adjunct faculty and support staff, the people who comprise the MDC workforce are the innovators who help the College maintain our reputation as one of the most highly regarded colleges in the country.