Job o' the Day: Counsel for Princeton University
By Lauren Forbes
Princeton University is seeking a University Counsel. Serving as the primary counsel for The Office of the Dean for Research and the offices that report to the Dean for Research, including Technology Licensing and Research and Project Administration, the University Counsel will meaningfully participate in supporting Princeton’s mission to be a leading research university in the world. The University Counsel will have primary responsibility, as well, for the OGC’s support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s PPPL.
Working in close collaboration with the Vice Provost for International Initiatives, and supporting academic departments and faculty initiatives, the University Counsel will be the primary “international” lawyer in the OGC, facilitating, and often personally providing, appropriate in-house and external (domestic and foreign) advice and assistance to the Vice Provost and others across campus.
The OGC prides itself on being a collaborative group of 21st century counselors, often serving as thought partners for our colleagues throughout the University. As such, the expectations of the office generally, and of its lawyers, are dynamic not static.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Advising the Dean for Research, the Vice Provost for International Initiatives, and faculty on research collaborations with other institutions, including foreign institutions.
- Advising the Dean for Research and the Office of Research and Project Administration (ORPA) regarding contracts, export control issues, relations with government agencies, and compliance matters.
Providing counsel and guidance on federal regulations that govern laboratory practices involving laboratory animals and controlled substances.- Attending monthly meetings of the University Research Board and serving as an active member of the Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects.
- Providing advice and counsel to the Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) on issues including technology transfer, license agreements, material transfer agreements, start-up technology companies, conflicts of interest, and patent assignments and transfers. (While a background in patent law is not required, the University Counsel should have a working knowledge and informed perspective regarding patent law as it pertains to issues affecting University research and technology licensing.)
- Overseeing outside counsel that may be engaged to litigate intellectual property disputes.
- Advising PPPL leadership, interacting with US Department of Energy counsel and counsel for other national laboratories, and providing varied legal support to the PPPL.
- Working closely with the Vice Provost for International Initiatives, and the General Counsel, to develop and enhance the OGC’s support of the University
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