SELF-ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Self-assessment Questionnaire
Institution Name: Date:
| Research Office(r) | YES=1 NO=0 | |
| 1 | Does your institution have a dedicated Research Office or Research Officer (RO) ? | |
| 2 | Is the RO mandated to review and sign off on all research agreements and contracts ? | |
| 3 | Does the RO require the use of a standard template for Project Specification ? | |
| 4 | Does the RO require the use of standard research contract templates ? | |
| 5 | Is the RO trained & experienced in law or contract negotiation ? | |
| Subtotal (max = 5) |
0 |
|
| Legal Expertise – in : | 0 = No Access 1 = Access to Paralegal Staff 2 = Access to Legal Staff | |
| 1 | Contracting Law | |
| 2 | National Law, Licensing, Regulatory, Health, Safety | |
| 3 | Dispute resolution, Alternative dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration) | |
| 4 | Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer, Material Transfer Agreements | |
| 5 | Publication rights, data ownership and use, data sharing | |
| 6 | International Treaties as they relate to research | |
| 7 | Insurance Law | |
| 8 | Applicable law – access to lawyers in foreign jurisdictions where the applicable law governs the contract | |
| 9 | Access to other legal expertise – health, biodiversity, technology, other | |
| Subtotal (max = 18) |
0 |
|
| Other Expertise | ||
| 1 | Easy access by Research Office(r) to Finance Office, Ethics Review Committee, Researchers, Principal Investigators | |
| Subtotal (max = 2) |
0 |
|
| Summary of Readiness for Legal Contracting | Score[%] | |
| Established and Experienced Research Office |
0 |
|
| Access to Legal Expertise needed for research contracting |
0 |
|
| Access to other Expertise needed for research contracting |
0 |
|
| TOTAL |
0 |
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