The Indiana University Office of the Vice President & General Counsel calls application for Legal Fellowship for a three-year, full-time position in Bloomington or Indianapolis, beginning in Fall 2021 (August or September).

Position Summary

During the course of the fellowship, Fellows work closely with the other attorneys in the OVPGC and with University clients directly to provide legal support across Indiana University’s eight-campus system and to gain exposure to the varied needs of a major state university. Fellows are mentored and gain substantive experience in a broad range of legal areas, including athletics and sports law, copyright and trademark, Title IX, student affairs, labor and employment law, institutional compliance, academic freedom, and First Amendment issues, privacy, environmental law, bankruptcy, information technology, health care law, and contracts. Fellows routinely assist with litigation matters, including participating in court hearings, depositions, mediations, and/or arbitrations. Furthermore, fellows also have the opportunity to identify and work on specific higher education issues of interest to them.

Role

Additionally, Fellows draft position statements to submit to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office for Civil Rights, and other state and federal agencies; coordinate the University’s responses to subpoenas and open records requests; draft memoranda of law educating University clients about legal issues and institutional compliance; and draft, review, and revise University contracts and a variety of other legal documents.

Qualifications

Candidates must have the following qualifications to be eligible for Legal Fellowship at Indiana University

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree; OR a 3L J.D. candidate who plans to sit for the July 2021 Indiana bar exam. Employment is contingent on successful completion of the Indiana bar exam.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with University administration, faculty, and staff.
• Strong interpersonal skills that reflect courtesy, diplomacy, and a collaborative approach to developing and maintaining effective work relationships.
• Superior ability to analyze and identify legal issues in a higher education setting. Strong legal research skills will be a plus.
• Similarly, the proven ability to learn and stay current on the university’s organization, policies, and practices, as well as trends and issues in higher education preferred.

Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship institution of the Indiana University system and, with over 40,000 students, its largest university.