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The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) provides legal services
and advice in a wide variety of areas of the law, including
business/corporate, employment, public records, open meetings,
health, litigation, administrative, intellectual property,
and civil rights. The OGC is also the only office that has
the authority to approve contracts on behalf of the University.
The services provided by the OGC include, but are not limited to,
the following:
- Provide advice and support to the FIU Board of Trustees
on governance and legal issues.
- Draft and review contracts, including affiliation agreements
and Memoranda of Understanding.
- Advise Division of Human Resources on personnel matters.
- Coordinate responses to subpoenas/court orders and other
requests.
- Provide guidance in responding to public records requests.
- Answer legal questions posed by the University community
regarding matters affecting the University.
- Train and educate FIU staff and faculty members on legal
matters.
- Represent FIU in judicial and administrative forums.
- Respond to concerns that University employees may be committing
fraud or failing to comply with the law.
- Represent employees contacted by federal or state investigators
in interviews and agency processes.
- Work closely with the University Compliance Office and
other departments with compliance functions such as the
Equal Opportunity Program Office, Environmental Health and
Safety and Risk Management, and the Office of Internal Audit.
Requests for Legal Advice
Requests for advice can be sent via campus email to an OGC
attorney, via fax to (305) 348-3272, or through interoffice mail to the OGC at
PC 511. Requests for legal advice are assigned and prioritized
depending on the nature of the advice sought.
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