Job Description

Legal Investigator

The Legal Investigator will assist in ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. This role will primarily involve conducting investigations into complaints of sexual misconduct, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and bias incidents, as well as assisting with providing training and support to the University.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough and impartial investigations of discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, relationship violence, stalking, retaliation, and bias incident complaints. This will include, but not be limited to: gathering evidence, interviewing parties, preparing detailed reports, and maintaining thorough, accurate, and comprehensive investigative records.
• Provide guidance and support to individuals involved in the investigation process, including other investigators, complainants, respondents, and witnesses.
• Stay updated on changes to federal regulations, Kentucky state law, and best practices in investigation and resolution processes.
• Support the University's efforts in prevention, training, and education initiatives related to civil rights compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree/Juris Doctorate.
• Experience in higher education working with faculty, staff, and student populations.
• Professional experience working with topics related to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, bias incidents and/or sexual misconduct.
• Experience with case management and/or case management databases, including Maxient.
• Four years of direct investigative experience in higher education, compliance, or a related investigative field.
• Proven experience in leading investigations, including knowledge of best practices for interviewing and evidence gathering.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, planning, and organizational skills and the ability to understand and explain complex policies and regulation.
• Ability to maintain neutrality and to appropriately handle confidential and sensitive information.

Competencies:

• Interpersonal Ability Develop strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, and students through trust, communication, and credibility while showing sensitivity to the differences in the needs and concerns of others.
• Investigative Skill - Ability to efficiently conduct thorough, impartial investigations, including evidence gathering, interviewing, and fact-finding.
• Integrity Highest commitment to maintaining confidentiality and upholding ethical standards throughout the university's grievance process.
• Flexibility - Adapt rapidly to changing circumstances, anticipate problems, and work proactively to solve issues in high stress environment.
• Initiative - Take action in anticipation of future needs or opportunities anticipating potential obstacles before they arise.
• Communication - Ability to express thoughts and ideas clearly, concisely, persuasively, and effectively.
• Analytical Skill - Able to critically evaluate data and other information with the ability to choose the best solution and make appropriate recommendations.
• Organizing/Planning - Must manage time effectively, establishing priorities, timetables, and goals, and developing appropriate action/investigative plans.
• Teamwork - ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome.

Target Compensation Maximum: $70,623.00

Target Compensation Minimum: $47,048.00

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.

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