UC Santa Barbara Policy 2005
Policies
Issuing Unit: Chancellor's Office Date: September 1, 1972
CONTACT WITH GENERAL COUNSEL
I. REFERENCE:
A. President Sproul's memorandum to Vice Presidents and Chief
Local Administrative Officers, dated June 23, 1958.
II. POLICY:
A. Direct contact (by telephone or letter) with the General
Counsel may be made only by the Vice Chancellors or Chancellors
unless otherwise approved by them. All other personnel shall
request assistance of General Counsel through these officers.
B. Except in matters of emergency, all requests for legal opinions
shall:
1. Be in writing.
2. Be addressed to Mr. Woods, Assistant Counsel, c/o
General Counsel.
3. Contain a succinct statement of the legal question which
the writer desires Counsel to answer.
4. Be accompanied by the departmental file and other
background data where relevant.
Except in cases of a routine nature, information copies of
such written requests shall be sent promptly to the President
and the Chancellor.
C. In emergencies when it is not practical to submit such
requests in writing, oral requests for legal advise may be
made. Written memoranda thereof for the request shall be sent
promptly to the President and the Chancellor.
D. No request shall be made for opinions involving solely the
personal legal problems of staff members.
E. The text of opinions of General Counsel shall not be released
without his prior consent.
Please direct questions about these policies to Meta.Clow@vcadmin.ucsb.edu. For questions or comments regarding the format of the above information, please contact webcontact@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu.
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