I. Contracts and Business Transactions
A. Negotiating, drafting, amending, interpreting, advising on and
enforcing contracts
B. Contracts specific to a transaction (one-time transaction)
C. University form contracts (recurring transactions)
D. Examples: Purchases of goods and services; use of facilities; gift
documentation; software licenses; real estate leases; sponsored
research; technology transfer
II. Litigation and Dispute Resolution
A. Advising on litigation, arbitration, mediation and University
dispute resolution processes
B. Examples: Non-discrimination (litigation and University
processes); faculty appeal processes; student processes
(academic, disciplinary)
III. Legal Compliance / Liability Prevention / Education and Training
A. Legal Compliance: advising on new legislation; interpretation of
existing legislation; responding to enforcement inquiries or
compliance audits
B. Liability Prevention: risk transfer – contractual indemnification,
liability waivers and releases
C. Education and Training: faculty, staff, students, department
chairs, business managers; external legal requirements and
University policies
D. Examples: Tax exemptions-federal, state and local; non-
discrimination; research; immigration; labor; environmental;
safety; intellectual property (patent, copyright, trademark)
IV. University Governance and Policies
A. Pennsylvania non-profit corporation law and federal non-profit
compliance
B. Drafting, interpreting, amending and enforcing University
policies
C. Examples: University Bylaws; Faculty Rules & Procedures; Human
Resources Policies; Student Handbook Policies