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Office of Legal Affairs

Mission

To serve as a valued, collaborative, and strategic partner to the University and to provide timely, thorough, and accurate legal advice consistent with applicable laws, policies, rules, and procedures.

The Office of Legal Affairs' responsibilities to the university include:

Judge Smiling

Legal Advice and Counsel

This includes contract drafting, negotiation, and review, interpretation of federal and state laws, handling internal and external administrative and regulatory matters and complaints, policy review and development, and general legal education of the campus community.

Gavel and Scales

Litigation Support

We gather factual information and assist the Office of the Attorney General in the development and furtherance of the University's position in judicial and administrative forums.

Legal Counseling

Preventive Counseling

We provide timely and effective legal advice before legal problems arise in order to prevent or minimize legal liability.

Resources

For more information on the resources available to the students, faculty, and staff who shape our legal environment at NCCU, click here.

Attorneys and Staff

Bowman,

Bowman, Delphine

Paralegal

Legal Affairs

location icon Shepard Administration Building

email icon [email protected]

phone icon 919-530-6105


Magee,

Magee, Robyn

Temporary Legal Assistant

Legal Affairs

location icon Shepard Administration Building, Room 218C

email icon [email protected]

phone icon 919-530-6154


Slade,

Slade, Tyra

Assistant University Legal Counsel

Legal Affairs

location icon Shepard Administration Building, Room 206

email icon [email protected]

phone icon 919-530-5589


Tulchin,

Tulchin, Matthew

Chief Legal Counsel

Legal Affairs

location icon Shepard Administration Building

email icon [email protected]

phone icon 919-530-7558


Practice Areas

Our service philosophy is to provide excellent legal services that also advance the business objectives of our university with sound, common-sense solutions. To maintain efficiency, we have divided the workflow into primary attorney assignments. If you have a legal question about an area not listed, please give us a call.

Questions and/or Requests

Contract questions, contract review, or to return signed contracts

Policy, regulation, or rule questions or review

Questions about public records requests

Questions related to or about free speech

General compliance issues, formal complaints, or grievances

Other general questions

Contract Process FAQs

The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) at NCCU strives to ensure contracts are processed in a timely and efficient manner. Please check out our FAQS for more information on the contract process!

This website is designed to provide you with information about the Office of Legal Affairs and the types of services that we provide. It is not intended to provide legal advice and should not be used as a substitute for contacting and consulting with a member of the Office of Legal Affairs staff.