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Department: Office of the General Counsel

Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Range \$57,000\$75,000/yr, commensurate with qualifications

Work Schedule: General business hours; work is performed on-site and in person.

Export Compliance Requirement:This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a U.S. Citizen.

Job Story

Keep the details sharp. The process moving. The university protected.\ \ The Office of General Counsel needs a highly organized, thoughtful professional who can bring structure to complex legal matters while keeping university business moving. This role sits at the intersection of legal research, contracts, records management, and university operations; supporting work that requires sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to connect the right people with the right information.\ \ Some areas you\'ll be directly responsible for:\ Investigation & Research\ Pleadings & Drafting\ Discovery and Records Management\ Attorney Support\ Case & Deadline Management\ \ Work with university stakeholders across departments and leadership levels, helping navigate legal and regulatory requirements, coordinate contract development, and prepare documentation that supports agency actions, legal proceedings, and institutional decisions. The common thread? You know how to turn complex, detail-heavy work into an organized process with clear next steps.\ \ Priorities can shift quickly. Sensitive information must be handled appropriately. You\'ll need the judgment to recognize what needs immediate attention, the initiative to seek out missing information, and the persistence to see projects through to completion. If you\'re someone who values accuracy, exercises sound judgment, manages competing deadlines, and takes pride in making complicated work easier to navigate, this is an opportunity to put those strengths to work in a university-wide environment.

Job Summary

Supports the Office of General Counsel in drafting policies, contracts and legal documents pertaining to University activities and other initiatives. Responds to records requests and subpoenas; conducts interviews of witnesses; identifies, gathers, organizes and summarizes records in preparation for agency action or lawsuit; and performs support functions as it relates to managing outside counsel, records and database libraries and intake on legal guidance and counseling issues. Facilitates contract development as well as campus training and communication efforts. Researches and interprets regulations, guidelines, and standards and negotiates, drafts, edits, approves, and oversees the processing of contracts. Manages all office activities including business operations, facilities, overseeing all expenditures and coordinates financial reporting, administrative support for department programs and services, and work product of administrative personnel and student hires.

Essential Functions

Writes, reviews, and negotiates contracts and legal documents with internal and external partners. Researches and facilitates compliance with University, state, and federal laws, policies, and regulations in the daily operation of the contract lifecycle. Provides guidance to internal leaders and administrators on contract negotiation strategies. Serves as a liaison between senior leadership and employees. Drafts, edits and processes policies. Supports and manages litigation efforts, documents, evidence and witnesses. Conducts interviews of, and compiles key documents from, potential witnesses in internal and external hearings, claims against the University, agency actions, and litigation. Tracks case filings and developments and reports to attorneys and clients. Assists with review of outside counsel billing statements. Directs and coordinates office services and staff in the development and supervision of departmental operations and services, which includes hiring and onboarding for staff. Resolves office problems independently and facilitates solutions. Hires, supervises, trains, mentors, evaluates, and manages administrative assistant(s) and student employees, as applicable. Oversees administrative support and coordination for meetings, conferences, events, projects, and services. Provides ongoing monitoring and tracking of department budget.

Job Duties

Provide advanced litigation and legal support for active and threatened litigation, administrative proceedings, claims, investigations, mediations, depositions, discovery, settlements, and other legal matters.\ Manage and coordinate responses to complaints, charges, subpoenas, records requests, court orders, and governmental or regulatory inquiries, including matters involving the EEOC, KHRC, U.S. Department of Education, KBOR, and HLC.\ Conduct and support internal investigations, including gathering and reviewing records, int

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