LEGAL AFFAIRS
The Division of Legal Affairs collaborates with university leadership to develop legal strategies that support the UNC System’s mission. The professionals within the Division ensure that the University and its institutions operate within the requirements of the law and conform to high expectations of ethics and integrity.
Our Role
The Division of Legal Affairs provides reliable advice to the President, the Board of Governors, and the 17 constituent institutions on complex legal matters. Additionally, the Division of Legal Affairs establishes and approves legal services from outside counsel while overseeing the relationship between the UNC System and the Attorney General’s Office.
Additional Resources
If you are an attorney within the UNC System, we invite you to access our additional resources on the intranet page.
Campus senior teams listserv
The UNC System Office has established a listserv whereby Systemwide content is distributed to campus and affiliate points of contact who in turn disseminate that information to select members of campus and affiliate leadership. The choice of to whom to distribute this content at the campus and affiliate level rests with the identified campus contact on this list provided below. The System Office does not maintain a list of which campus- and affiliate-level personnel receive information from their designated campus points of contact.
Attorney Practice Areas
Academic Affairs
Michael Delafield
Andrew Tripp
Audit & Compliance Services
(including Title IX)
Michael Delafield
Brad Trahan
Contracts
Brad Trahan
Samantha Jenkins
Employment & Human Resources
Andrew Tripp
Mary Griffin Inscoe
Samantha Jenkins
Finance & Administration
Andrew Tripp
Brad Trahan
Free Expression & First Amendment
Andrew Tripp
Michael Delafield
Government Relations
Michael Delafield
Brad Trahan
Mary Griffin Inscoe
Immigration
Bridget Bishop
Litigation
Andrew Tripp
Mary Griffin Inscoe
NCSSM
Michael Delafield
PBS NC & UNC Press
Brad Trahan
NC Arboretum
Mary Griffin Inscoe
Safety & Emergency Operations
(including the Clery Act)
Michael Delafield
Strategy & Policy
Andrew Tripp
Michael Delafield
Mary Griffin Inscoe
Brad Trahan
LEGAL AFFAIRS Team
Click here to learn more about our Legal Affairs team.
Andrew Tripp
Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs & General Counsel
919-962-4588
Ruth Brill
Executive Assistant
919-962-4588
Michael Delafield
Senior Associate General Counsel
919-962-6162
Brad Trahan
Senior Associate General Counsel
919-445-1311
Bridget Bishop
Associate General Counsel
919-962-0444
Mary Griffin Inscoe
Associate General Counsel
919-962-2579
Alexia Woodberry
Legal Support Associate
919-843-0185
Samantha Jenkins
Assistant General Counsel
919-445-1349
Kelly Gutzmer
Legal Support Specialist
919-962-4587