General Counsel

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Follow us on LinkedIn Posting Reason: Replacement of a regular position Job Type: Employee Job Family: Administrative Upper Management Faculty/Service - Department: Office of the Secretary General Campus: Main Campus Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/15 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/11/06 Position Purpose: Reporting to the Secretary-General, the General Counsel is the University’s principal legal officer and most senior legal advisor. The General Counsel provides trusted, strategic and solution-oriented counsel to the President, Secretary-General, Vice-Presidents, senior leaders and other University decision-makers on sensitive, high-stakes matters.…

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