The Office of General Counsel provides a variety of legal services, including but not limited to:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and enforcing contracts, internal policies and procedures, licenses, and permits. All new contracts and policies/regulations must receive review of the General Counsel Office before execution/implementation.
• Advising University departments during audits, investigations, and other compliance reviews.
• Advising and assisting with property and construction matters; labor relations and personnel; academic, student and student organization issues, as well as student privacy issues under FERPA; insurance and risk management; immigration, tax, business, finance and purchasing matters; and patent, trademark and copyright issues;
• Overseeing and enforcing the University’s records retention policy;
• Maintaining the University’s on-line E-Policy index;
• Managing all litigation and administrative proceedings; and
• Responding to public records requests, subpoenas, and requests for student records.