Senior Staff Attorney

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY • Salt Lake City, UT • 7h 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 313

Pay Range: $123,000.00 - $190,700.00

Job Description

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

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Assists senior attorneys in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) with research and analysis on a wide variety of legal issues including intellectual property, student affairs, privacy, employment, regulatory compliance, and other issues impacting the University.

Drafts, reviews, and negotiates contracts for a variety of business transactions to align with university standards and business goals.

Facilitates and manages contract enforcement activities.

Engages with University leaders to identify and address risk under the supervision of senior attorneys.

Evaluates and responds to potential legal claims under the supervision of senior attorneys.

Responds timely to all inquiries.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Sound independent judgment and professional integrity.

Prompt and effective research, analytical, and writing skills.

Ability to build relationships and influence 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 resolve multiple, concurrent matters.

Understanding of federal higher education policy and... For full info follow application link.

Wester n 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 protected by federal, state or locallaw.

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