General Counsel

Minimum Qualifications

Juris Doctorate degree Five (5) or more years experience in the practice of law; Knowledge of Guam law and policies; and License to practice law on Guam by the Supreme Court of Guam or ability to achieve licensure consistent with Guam law regarding the temporary admission of government attorneys.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in state agency and/or higher education issues; Experience with federal and/or local procurement; Knowledge of personnel matters including faculty relations, university governance, and collective bargaining; Familiarity with budgets and strategic plannings; and Familiarity with alternative dispute resolution methods.

Work Schedule

Full-Time

Other Information

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of local and federal labor and employment laws as it relates to higher education; Familiarity with higher education issues; Familiarity with local and federal government structure and processes; Knowledge of personal computer applications and on-line legal research; Knowledge of contract law; Ability to analyze situations, develop solutions and provide leadership and direction; Skill in written and interpersonal communication; and Ability to work independently and within administrative and/or court-ordered timelines. University Information: The University of Guam is the premier institution of higher education in the Western Pacific. It is a land-grant, a sea-grant, and a space-grant institution, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Commission. Located in the village of Mangilao on the island of Guam, the campus overlooks the beautiful Pago Bay and the University’s world-class Marine Laboratory and Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific. The University has 3,400 students, 47% of Asian ethnicity and 45% of Pacific Islander ancestry, providing a uniquely diverse campus and multicultural atmosphere. As a regional, comprehensive, open-admissions institution, the University awards degrees at the certificate, baccalaureate, and master’s levels through its two colleges and four professional schools. The University also offers a professional doctorate degree in Instructional and Academic Leadership (its first-ever online doctoral program) through the School of Education. The institution’s mission of Ina (to Enlighten), Diskubre (to Discover), Setbe (to Service) serve as the foundation for the institution’s Tulos Mo’na strategic plan, with its vision to transform lives and advance communities as a land-grant, a sea-grant, and a space-grant university. One of the university’s key strategic initiatives is to be recognized as a research university centered in Island Wisdom. Island Wisdom acknowledges that Pacific ways of knowing and Western models of higher education are central to the institution’s teaching, research, and service endeavors, and that balanced consideration of the ideas that emerge from them is essential to the prosperity and sustainability of island communities. Through its robust research portfolio fueled by extramural funding from competitive grants and contracts, the University delivers public value through dedicated and capable administration, faculty, students, and staff. As a complement to the research carried out at the institution, the University of Guam has an active press dedicated to publishing research and writing about Guam and Micronesia. A variety of publishing opportunities are available to UOG faculty, employees, students, and members of the communities we serve through the University of Guam Press. UOG is a safe and secure campus, where the institution places paramount importance on the physical, intellectual, emotion, and spiritual wellbeing of its students and employees. It fosters open dialogue and collegiality based upon mutual respect for diverse perspectives. The university has enacted processes to ensure the physical safety of the campus (most recent information may be accessed at ) and a policy that encourages open dialogue and respect for all points of view. Community responsive academic programs, robust research agenda, ample publishing opportunities, and commitment to community make the University of Guam an exciting place to be for many years to come.