Retention of Counsel | Division of Legal, Compliance, and Audit

RIT’s Office of Legal Affairs is the in-house corporate legal counsel for the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Staff, faculty, and/or students may not employ outside attorneys to represent or provide legal services for any RIT related purposes. The decision to retain outside counsel resides solely with the Vice President and General Counsel. Additionally, only the Vice President and General Counsel and staff of the Office of Legal Affairs have the authority to enter into contracts for services with law firms to represent RIT's legal interests.

Legal Referrals

The Office of Legal Affairs will not provide legal advice to any individual members of the RIT community relative to personal legal issues. For information on choosing a lawyer, please go to the Monroe County Bar Association website.

If you need assistance with a personal legal matter, the following resources are being provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered as an endorsement of any personal legal service by the RIT Office of Legal Affairs: