SELF-ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Self-assessment Questionnaire 2

Research Office(r)

(YES=1 NO=0)

1) Does your institution have a dedicated Research Office or Research Officer (RO) ?

Yes
No

2) Is the RO mandated to review and sign off on all research agreements and contracts ?

Yes
No

3) Does the RO require the use of a standard template for Project Specification ?

Yes
No

4) Does the RO require the use of standard research contract templates ?

Yes
No

5) Is the RO trained & experienced in law or contract negotiation ?

Yes
No

Subtotal (max = 5): 0

Legal Expertise – in :

(0 = No Access 1 = Access to Paralegal Staff 2 = Access to Legal Staff)

1) Contracting Law

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

2) National Law, Licensing, Regulatory, Health, Safety

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

3) Dispute resolution, Alternative dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration)

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

4) Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer, Material Transfer Agreements

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

5) Publication rights, data ownership and use, data sharing

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

6) International Treaties as they relate to research

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

7) Insurance Law

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

8) Applicable law – access to lawyers in foreign jurisdictions where the applicable law governs the contract

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

9) Access to other legal expertise – health, biodiversity, technology, other

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

Subtotal (max = 18): 0

Other Expertise:

1) Easy access by Research Office(r) to Finance Office, Ethics Review Committee, Researchers, Principal Investigators

No Access
Access to Paralegal Staff
Access to Legal Staff

Subtotal (max = 2): 0

Summary of Readiness for Legal Contracting

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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