NACUA's General Counsel Institute provides an invaluable opportunity for in-house general counsel and deputy general counsel at member higher education institutions to learn from and with their peers. Organized by a planning group of experienced general counsel who are keenly aware of the myriad challenges faced by in-house chief legal officers, the sessions will cover a wide range of topics of special interest to in-house general counsel. 

To kick off the Institute, Nathan Grawe, Professor of Economics at Carleton College, will discuss his newest book, The Agile College. Professor Grawe will examine the demographic changes facing higher education in the coming years, along with recruitment, retention, retrenchment, and other strategies that college and university leaders may pursue in the face of these sizeable shifts.  

Other sessions at the GC Institute will explore challenges that in-house chief legal officers confront in their daily work, including: 

  • Remote Work 
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  
  • Shared Governance  
  • Free Speech 
  • The Business of Higher Education 
  • Change Management (Wellness Session) 
  • The Many Roles of the General Counsel 
  • And more. 

There will also be discussion groups, focusing on a range of topics including athletics, undue foreign influence, office management, Title IX, mental health, campus police, cybersecurity, and a revival of the very popular deputy general counsel convening. In addition, we will have informal networking lounges open daily. These are opportunities to gather with a small group of participants in a virtual setting with no pre-planned agenda.

This program is open only to NACUA members serving as the in-house Chief Legal Officer/General Counsel or the Deputy General Counsel of a higher education institution. Attorneys in state Attorneys General Offices who function as institutional general counsel or who are designated as a primary representative of a member institution are also eligible to attend.  Outside counsel, even if designated as an institution’s primary representative, are not eligible to attend, nor are Associate Individual Members. 

We hope that you will join us for what promises to be an enriching learning opportunity for in-house chief legal officers. Register today! 

*Please note: unlike our other virtual workshops, sessions for the General Counsel Institute will not be recorded, as has been our practice for in-person GC Institutes. We hope that this encourages an environment of frank and open discussion.*

 

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