Senior Staff Attorney

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-025567

Location: Salt Lake City,
UT

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.

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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 industry trends

• Broad educational and professional interests illustrating a desire to learn.

  
  

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school.

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

  
  

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-house counsel
  experience

• Experience in higher education or nonprofit organizations.

  
  

Travel:

This position
requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year).
Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may
be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

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.

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