ASSOC UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

Occupational Summary

Duke’s Office of Counsel is seeking a motivated, creative, strategic, and team-oriented attorney who will support a broad range of transactional and corporate activities for Duke University and Duke University Health System.  The ideal candidate is a strong transactional attorney with background and experience in technology transactions and data security, use, and privacy.  Familiarity with intellectual property issues is preferred.  We are seeking a nimble and responsive attorney who can support Duke’s broad ambitions and related legal needs.  Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, the individual will join a group of highly experienced attorneys and leaders dedicated to Duke’s nonprofit mission. 

Work Performed

• Draft and negotiate contracts related to technology and data security, use, and privacy, including strategic collaborations, innovation, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
• Support Duke’s Office of Information Technology in transactional, regulatory, and other legal needs.
• Partner with other members of the Office of Counsel and academic and administrative leadership on emerging technology initiatives (e.g., AI).
• Handle IT-related procurement agreements.
• Partner closely with a broad range of stakeholders, including Privacy and Office of Information Technology, to ensure alignment between regulatory requirements and institutional objectives.
• Work with other members of the Office of Counsel, provide general transactional and corporate support.
• Provide training to Duke teams on emerging technologies, data security, use, and privacy, including new regulatory developments that impact Duke’s activities.
• Willingness to develop new areas of sub-specialty as needs arise.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: JD degree. Licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina or become licensed within 12 months of employment.
• Experience: At least seven years of significant knowledge and experience handling data privacy and data security issues including commercial contract negotiation.
• Skills: Ability to work in a team-oriented high-volume in-house law office environment. Must have strong client communication, writing, research, and analytical skills, excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, a creative “can-do” attitude, be curious and able to take a new perspective using existing solutions, be committed, reliable, responsive, and independent, and have the ability to manage effectively competing and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment. High capacity to collaborate in a wide range of environments, build relationships, and provide practical and credible guidance throughout the Duke University community. Keen sense of client service and ethical obligations in the in-house setting.

Work Location: Durham, NC, in person (current office schedule encourages in-person work and requires a certain number of days while permitting remote work on other days).

Excellent pay and benefits. Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding communities are lively, progressive, growing cities with a good quality of life, including for families. The Office of Counsel encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to and help advance Duke’s values of respect, trust, inclusion, discovery, and excellence. Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunities without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status

Minimum Qualifications

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunities without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Education: LLB or JD degree. Licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina or become licensed within 12 months of employment.

Experience: Must have at least 7 years of experience as an attorney

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.