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Licenses & Intellectual Property

  • Intellectual Property (IP)
  • Trademarks
  • Licenses

Litigation

  • Litigation Support

Support With "Ask Legal" Requests

  • Check the Status or Update a PAC “Ask Legal” Request
  • MOU & Data Agreement Support

Data Agreements, MOUs & Other Agreements

  • MOU/Data Agreements
  • Requests for Proposals (RFP)
  • Checking Status of “Ask Legal” Request
  • Other Agreements

General Legal Assistance

  • Chart of Approvals
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Contract Disputes/ Terminations
  • Public Bidding, Board Help
  • Other General Questions

About Us

WestEd’s Legal Department supports the organization by providing sound and responsive legal advice and analysis of issues. We stay abreast of current laws and legal trends that impact our business and foster a creative, collaborative approach to problem solving. We provide strategic advice to ensure that WestEd’s policies, procedures, and practices are legally compliant, ethical, and aligned with the agency’s business objectives. We protect WestEd’s IP portfolio, provide training, develop standard terms and conditions for agreements, manage risk, and avoid conflicts that could harm business relationships, WestEd’s brand, or our reputation.

Key Services:

  • Intellectual Property (licensing and trademarks)
  • Reviewing/Drafting Nonstandard Agreements (NDAs, TAs, funding agreements, sub agreements)
  • Compliance & Guidance
  • Employment
  • Board Governance
  • Policy Drafting
  • Litigation
  • Acquisitions
  • Data Agreements
  • Chart of Approvals
  • Conflict of interest

NOTE: Confidential matters should be forwarded to Deb Cooksey at [email protected]

Email Legal Inside WestEd Page

Hours of Operation:

Monday – Friday
8AM to 5PM PT
(excluding WestEd holidays)

General Legal Assistance

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  • Chart of Approvals General Questions

    Use this form to request help on questions related to the Chart of Approvals.

  • Conflict of Interest (COI) assistance

    Assistance with questions around with Form 700 compliance. All other COI requests should go through Human Resources.

  • Contract Dispute/Terminations

    Use this form to notify or request assistance from Legal relating to a contract dispute, a request to terminate a legal agreement, a claim or notice relating to breach of contract or failure to perform. Please contact Contracts & Grants for assistance with terminating or interpretation of a contract.

  • General Business Tax Questions

    Internal Department/ Accounting questions about taxes: (i.e., letters from taxing authorities, interpretation of specific legal citations)

  • General Legal Questions

    General Legal or miscellaneous questions.

  • Public Bidding

    Use this form if you have legal questions relating to a bid dispute, interpretation of contract language relating to public bidding, particular state law (non-CA) requirements. Please reach out to Procurement for all other public bidding questions.

  • WestEd Governance Assistance (Board Help)

    Use this form to request help on legal questions relating to Board matters including public notices, agendas, executive/closed session, conduct of Board meetings (Robert’s Rules of Order), Board Bylaws, quorum, and vacancies.

Support With "Ask Legal" Requests

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  • Check the Status or Update a PAC “Ask Legal” Request

    For questions about or to check the status of documents submitted for review or approval (using the “Ask Legal” feature in PAC).  This includes: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Research Service Agreement (RSA), Data Privacy Agreement (DPA), Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), or Privacy Certificate. Also, where to ask general questions about “Ask Legal” submissions. Please see this page with instructions on how to check the status of your associated document and ask legal request.

    NOTE: Requests for document review must continue to be submitted via Ask Legal in PAC. Instructions for Ask Legal are located here.

  • MOU/Data Agreements

    Get assistance with the process of writing data related agreements and submitting documents for legal review, This includes: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Data Agreements, Research Service Agreement (RSA), Data Privacy Agreement (DPA), or Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). Please see this page of helpful links about submitting a document for legal review or drafting a data related document. If you are looking for assistance with DSP, DMP or PCA’s, please reach out to the Data Protection Office (DPO).

    NOTE: Requests for document review must continue to be submitted via Ask Legal in PAC. Instructions for Ask Legal are located here.

Data Agreements, MOUs & Other Agreements

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  • General Questions About or Checking Status of Ask Legal Requests

    Checking status of Ask Legal request: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Research Service Agreement (RSA), Data Privacy, Agreement (DPA), Data agreement, or Privacy Certificate. Also, where to ask general questions. Please see this page with instructions on how to check the status of your associated document and ask legal request.

  • MOU/Data Agreements

    Get assistance with the process of writing data related agreements and submitting documents for legal review, This includes: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Data Agreements, Research Service Agreement (RSA), Data Privacy Agreement (DPA), or Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). Please see this page of helpful links about submitting a document for legal review or drafting a data related document. If you are looking for assistance with DSP, DMP or PCA’s, please reach out to the Data Protection Office (DPO).

    NOTE: Requests for document review must continue to be submitted via Ask Legal in PAC. Instructions for Ask Legal are located here.

  • Other Agreements

    NOTE: Requests for document review must continue to be submitted via Ask Legal in PAC. Instructions for Ask Legal are located here.

    Don’t see the agreement you need help with above, submit this form for any of the following:

    Custom funder agreement
    Custom sub-agreement
    Translation agreement
    International agreement
    Intergovernmental agreement

  • Request for Proposal (RFP) Assistance

    Internal Department/ Institutional Development questions on Requests for Proposals (RFP): including entity type, jurisdiction.

Licenses & Intellectual Property

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Litigation

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  • Litigation Support

    General questions about lawsuits or claims made by or against the agency.