Considering the number and variety of college issues with legal implications, the following procedures for communication with the college legal counsel are outlined below.  

• All matters requiring the attention of college legal counsel are to be coordinated through the President's Office. Persons authorized to make direct referrals to legal counsel are:
  • The college president;
  • The assistant to the president;
  • The vice presidents, executive deans, and officers
  • The budget analyst.

The President's Office must be notified of all referrals.

• All correspondence to legal counsel is to include a copy to the President's Office (attachments not required).
• After the initial correspondence has been forwarded to counsel, counsel will communicate directly with initiator.
• All opinions and other correspondence from college legal counsel shall be sent to the college president directly.