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Section 1: Position Summary Senior Corporate Counsel will handle all legal aspects of procurement and vendor strategy across Ascensus.  This is a new position that will partner with Ascensus’s new head of procurement and vendor strategy to create the framework necessary to ensure the organization is maximizing its purchasing power, identifying and delivering on consolidation opportunities, and overseeing the vendor oversight program.  The successful candidate will also work with and advise senior leadership from all business lines and shared services functions to ensure that Ascensus achieves its business objectives and mitigates risk across a wide range of vendor contracts.  Key job responsibilities include: acting as subject matter expert in relevant areas of law; reviewing, analyzing, negotiating, and drafting contracts; and advising business leaders on strategy and tactics to achieve the most favorable contract terms.    Counsel will initially focus on vendor...

Associate General Counsel The Pennsylvania State University's Office of General Counsel seeks to hire an Associate General Counsel who will work primarily in faculty employment matters and other legal issues affecting the academic enterprise. The subject matter areas include faculty hiring, discipline, termination, pay, benefits, tenure, and promotion, as well as academic freedom, civil rights, and other legal and policy issues. The successful candidate will also advise the office that handles administrative agency claims and will manage outside litigation relating to faculty and academic issues. Depending on experience and interest, the successful candidate will also advise on constitutional law issues affecting the University as a whole, including the First Amendment. Typical Education and Experience Requirements: This job will be filled at a level 3 or level 4, based on the successful candidate's competencies, education, and experience. Requires a J.D....