Office of General Counsel
We serve and support university employees by providing efficient and effective legal advice and services for matters that involve or affect 葫芦影业, consistent with the oversight of the South Dakota Board of Regents and its General Counsel.
How We Help You
Our main objective is to coordinate and provide reliable legal advice, guidance and support for the university. We offer a wide variety of legal services, including the following:
- We prepare legal documents, as well as review, revise and recommend approval of agreements that are executed by authorized university officials.
- We offer educational programs concerning legal compliance and policy issues.
- We provide counsel, assistance and information to university employees about the policies and procedures of the university, the South Dakota Board of Regents, the State of South Dakota and the federal government.
- We represent the university as legal counsel in judicial and governmental proceedings by advocating and defending its interests.
- We serve as the point of contact for all interactions with outside legal counsel, some of whom may be retained by the Office of General Counsel.
Our office is generally available to provide these services for legal matters that arise out of a university employee's conduct of their duties. We cannot provide legal advice to and do not represent individuals or students, except in their roles as employees of the university.
Because SDSU General Counsel is appointed by the university president, subject to Board of Regents approval, SDSU General Counsel's ultimate responsibility is to represent the university in conformity with Board of Regents governance. Therefore, in any legal representation, deference must be given to conflicts within the organizational hierarchy of 葫芦影业 and the South Dakota Board of Regents. This includes exploring whether there are any conflicts in providing legal services in our initial consultations.
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Our office produces a newsletter for university employees at least annually to share legal topics of interest or relevance in education. We encourage you to take the time to read this important information and then contact our office with any questions.
Disclaimer
The materials contained in this site and its links are for general informational purposes only and are not legal advice from SDSU General Counsel. This information should not be relied on in substitution for obtaining legal advice from a licensed attorney, who should be consulted concerning the specific facts and circumstances associated with any legal matter. Certain links on this site lead to servers maintained by individuals or organizations over whom 葫芦影业 has no control. Those links, when provided, are available to help you identify and locate other internet resources that may be of interest to you. SDSU General Counsel makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or any other aspect of the information located on such servers.
