Location: Chicago, ILJob Description:Job Summary:Reporting directly to the President and serving as a strategic partner to and member of the Presidentâ™s executive team, the General Counsel (GC) assists in supporting the highest ambitions of the Universityâ™s teaching and learning, research, and engagement goals and has overall responsibility for the vision, leadership and execution of the universityâ™s legal strategy. Overseeing all of the Universityâ™s legal affairs, the General Counsel directs its Office of Legal Counsel comprised of eleven attorneys. The General Counsel brings expertise and strategy to matters of great importance to the President, Trustees, and University leadership. The University has a wide array of legal issues that require creative an