The Legal Affairs department provides support and advice to the University of Amsterdam’s Executive Board, the management of the faculties and the central units. It is in charge of processing objections and appeals submitted by UvA staff and students, and advises the UvA’s many and diverse departments on the implementation and interpretation of laws and regulations and of case law in a range of areas, including:
In addition, the director of Legal Affairs serves as the departmental contact person for legal matters outsourced to external parties (legal advisers, lawyers) by the faculties and organisational units.
The team is made up of 10 lawyers and 3 legal assistants.