Staff Attorney

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY • Salt Lake City, UT • 2h ago

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Professional 311

Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00

Job Description

The Staff Attorney will provide a wide range of legal services to a large, technically adept conglomerate of nonprofit entities. The Staff Attorney will manage multiple matters concurrently and work with university and Office of General Counsel (OGC) leaders to support the University's mission to improve quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities.

Summary

Job Duties

Provides legal research, analysis, and project support on a wide variety of client issues including intellectual property, student affairs, privacy, employment, regulatory compliance, and other issues impacting the University and its affiliate entities.

Assists in drafting and reviewing contracts for a variety of business transactions, ensuring alignment with university standards and business goals.

Evaluates and drafts potential responses and/or legal memorandum on specific questions of law.

Provides timely response to all inquiries.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

KSAs

Sound independent judgment and professional integrity

Prompt and effective research, analytical, and writing skills.

Ability to build relationships within the OGC and the University

Ability to accurately prioritize and respond to issues and requests.

Ability to identify solutions that combine legal considerations with institutional needs.

Ability to think creatively and offer informed opinions.

Prompt development of knowledge in a wide range of legal areas.

Ability to monitor and manage multiple, concurrent matters.

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Minimum Qualifications

Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school.

Licensed and in good standing to practice law in Utah, or admissible at the earliest opportunity, and no later than one year from the position start date.

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Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protectedby federal, state or local law.

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