UNT System
Dallas Office
1901 Main St., Ste. 216
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: (214) 752-5970
Fax: (214) 752-5980
Denton Office
1155 Union Circle, #310907
Denton, TX 76203-5017
Overnight Mail Address
801 N. Texas Blvd., Rm 318
Denton, TX 76201
Phone: (940) 565-2717
Fax: (940) 369-7026
Fort Worth Office
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817) 735-5063
Fax: (817) 735-0433
The Office of General Counsel represents the University of North Texas
System, including its Board of Regents and its Universities, in all
legal matters. We are committed to excellence. We work collaboratively
to render advice in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Through our
legal services we assist our clients in fulfilling their mission and
achieving their goals.
Legal review of contracts
The UNT System Board of Regents has delegated authority to the Office of General Counsel to exempt certain contracts and agreements from individualized legal review as stated in the Criteria for Exemption, issued in writing annually by the Office of General Counsel.
The current Criteria for Exemption took effect September 1, 2009.
The new exemptions include several changes from the FY 09 exemptions, including an increase to the dollar amount of purchasing contracts exempt from legal review. Purchasing contracts (except clinical services agreements) with a value at or below $100,000 are will be exempt from legal review beginning September 1, 2009. To see the complete list of contracts which are exempt from individualized legal review click here.
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Jenny Urquhart
Jenny A. Urquhart joined the Office of General Counsel in June of 2009 as an Assistant General Counsel. Previously, Jenny served as Assistant General Counsel for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Jenny also worked at Lockheed Martin in the areas of contracts, international purchasing, and export compliance. She earned her J.D. from Penn State, Dickinson School of Law, where she published an article about judging and scoring scandals at the Olympic Games and their implications on international law. She received her B.A., with a major in History, from UCLA.