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University and Community College System of Nevada
System Administration
5550 W. Flamingo Rd., Suite C-1
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Tel: (702) 889-8426
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2004
Contact: Suzanne Ernst
(702) 889-8426
Board Approves Legal Staff Reorganization
RENO – The Board of Regents today approved a request by Interim Chancellor
James E. Rogers to reorganize the legal department of the state’s only
public system of higher education.
“With the substantial growth of our system has come an increasingly
complex set of legal needs from our eight institutions,” said Rogers.
“I believe it is critical to reorganize our general counsel staff so we
can improve accountability, communications, and better manage our legal
efforts.”
The new position of chief legal counsel will oversee legal activities
throughout the University and Community College System of Nevada. Specific
duties will include providing legal advice and counsel concerning legal rights
and obligations, review and negotiation of contracts, review of legal
implications of pending legislation, drafting a broad variety of documents such
as proposed legislation, administrative policies and contracts.
Reporting to the chief legal counsel will be seven attorneys, the majority of
whom will be working on the UCCSN campuses. Under the reorganization, the
attorneys will jointly report to the campus president and the chief counsel.
The office of the chief legal counsel will be located in Las Vegas with a
supervisory presence in Reno.
Rogers added that he anticipates filling the new position within the next two
months.
Currently, the UCCSN’s legal department is managed by a general counsel
with seven assistant general counsels.
The Nevada Board of Regents is the elected, 13-member governing body for the
University and Community College System of Nevada. Comprising two
doctoral-granting universities, a state college, four comprehensive community
colleges and one environmental research institute, the UCCSN serves the
educational and job training needs of the nation’s fastest growing state.
As Nevada’s only system of higher education, the UCCSN provides
educational opportunities to nearly 98,000 students.
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