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The Office of the Vice President and General Counsel represents and advises the entire University of Michigan community, including the Board of Regents, the President, the Executive Officers, Michigan Medicine, and the schools and colleges on all three campuses.

We are in the service business. We help our clients fulfill their educational, research, clinical, and entrepreneurial missions in accord with the myriad legal and policy requirements applicable to public research universities. We are subject matter experts and problem solvers committed to helping our clients achieve their goals in a creative, practical, and timely manner.

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