Lucy Singer

Lucy Singer joined St. Louis Community College as general counsel in September 2020. The native St. Louisan previously served as vice president and general counsel at the University of the South (Sewanee, Tenn.) since November 2017. She will be responsible for advising College administrators, officials and the board of trustees on a wide variety of legal matters, including compliance with College policies and applicable local, state and federal laws, and identifying and minimizing the College’s legal risks.

Singer has extensive legal experience in higher education. Prior to her appointment at University of the South, Singer served as senior associate general counsel and deputy general counsel at the University of Vermont from 2005 to 2017, and as senior associate general counsel at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville from 1999 to 2005. Singer also was in private practice in St. Louis, representing colleges and universities, among other clients.

Singer earned her juris doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law, graduating summa cum laude. She holds a master’s degree in social work from Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in social work from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University). She is a graduate of Nerinx Hall High School. Singer is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.