Contracts / Legal Review
The Legal Unit provides legal review and contract negotiation services for UAMS research contracts for both industry-sponsored research and investigator-initiated research projects. The team reviews contracts and informed consent forms, including payment terms involving your research project. Agreements such as Material Transfer Agreements, HIPAA Data Use Agreements and other contracts related to research are vetted through this unit. Research related contracts and questions should be sent to ResearchContracts@uams.edu, 501-686-8564. Contracts are reviewed on a first in first out basis.

Research Related Contracts for Legal Review

• Confidentiality Agreement; Non-Disclosure Agreements CDA)
• Investigator Initiated Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA) receiving financial support, drug, device, or other materials from an entity outside of UAMS
• Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA)
• Cooperative Group Clinical Trial Agreements
• Compassionate / Emergency Clinical Trial Agreements
•  Material Transfer Agreements (MTA)
• Research Agreements
• Research Testing Agreements
• Research Licensing Agreements
• Vendor Agreements for services and materials to be used in Research
• Grant Subaward Agreements engaging UAMS as a site for clinical trial or research
• HIPAA Data Use Agreement
• HIPAA Business Associate Agreements
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreements
• Letters of Intent to engage in research
• Independent Consulting Agreements between an outside entity and an employee will be negotiated by employee’s own legal counsel. However, Independent Consulting Agreements should be sent to the Legal Unit to determine conflict of interest or intellectual property issues
  

Documents to be submitted for all Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial Agreements in WORD format to ResearchContracts@uams.edu

Incomplete submission of documents and PDF documents will delay review.

• Clinical Trial Agreement
• Budget
• Written Consent Form (Sponsor original and UAMS revised versions)
• Payment Terms (Exhibits)
• Contact name, address, email and phone number of Sponsor and CRO (if applicable)

Documents to be submitted for Investigator Initiated Clinical Trial Agreements in Word Format to DAAvery@uams.edu  

• Protocol
• Budget
• Written Consent Form
• May require Research Related Vendor Agreement and Material Transfer Agreement
• Contact name, address, email and phone number of entity outside of UAMS providing funding or materials
  

Legal Unit Staff:
Dori Wong Scoggins, Senior Contracts Attorney, Manager
Tel: 501-526-6247
Email: DWong@uams.edu

Joe Underwood, Senior Contracts Attorney
Tel: 501-686-8864
Email: JUnderwood@uams.edu

Rai Smith, Senior Contracts Administrator
Tel: 501-686-5503
Email: SmithRai@uams.edu

Jana Bennett, Contracts Administrator
Tel: 501-603-1580
Email: JsBennett@uams.edu