Lucy France serves as the General Counsel for the University of Montana, part of the Montana University System under the governance of the Montana Board of Regents. She is primarily responsible for the legal affairs of the university, including all colleges, schools, units and its affiliate campuses. Her work includes the wide array of complex legal matters that face a large public research university. She also oversees the University Compliance Office, the ADA/504 Coordinator, University Policies and the Public Records function. 

Lucy previously served as the Equal Opportunity Director for the University. Before she joined the University in 2008, Lucy spent 13 years and was elevated to be a partner with the Missoula law firm Garlington, Lohn & Robinson. Immediately after law school, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable James F. Battin of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.  

Lucy is an adjunct instructor at the University’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law. She has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (2017-2020), and currently serves as Secretary of the NACUA Board of Directors. She has received the J.B. Speer Award for Distinguished Administrative Service at the University of Montana. 

Lucy earned her B.A. from the University of California-Berkeley, and her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law, with honors.