"Staff Attorney"

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.

Location: This position requires you to work at our headquarters, 4001 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. You would work a hybrid schedule in the office 4 days a week, with one day remote.

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.

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.
• Up to 3 years of experience in active legal practice or other related experience or a combination of related learning and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or desire to learn about legal practice in higher education or nonprofit organizations.
• Broad educational and professional interests illustrating intellectual curiosity.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.