Outside Counsel Service for Healthcare and Life Sciences

The University of Illinois System, located in Champaign, Illinois, is seeking outside counsel services for healthcare and life sciences. The agency requires legal advice and related services across a variety of subject area categories within these fields. To formulate legal advice or preserve attorney-client and work product privileges, the selected firm may retain co-counsel and other subcontractors, including investigators, experts, consultants, accountants, and auditors, as determined necessary by the university and the firm. Only organizations based in the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The selected firm will perform all work offsite. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is looking for proposals to define the financial terms. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 9, 2026. The agency will evaluate proposals based on the firm's ability to provide the requested legal services and manage the necessary subcontracted resources.