Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Strategic Education, Inc. is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to provide legal advice and serve as in-house counsel on various matters. The role involves assisting with federal regulatory matters, litigation, and providing legal analysis on policy matters.
- Responsibilities
- Assist with federal regulatory matters related to two accredited institutions of higher education
- Assist with litigation and administrative proceedings to which the company is a party
- Provide legal analysis and advice to administrators on policy matters, especially regulatory compliance issues
- Investigate legal issues and recommend action to administrators
- Negotiate and draft contracts: draft legal documents and policies
- Research federal and state legal questions
- Assist with general corporate matters
- Review university programs, procedures, and policies for legal compliance
- Provide legal and compliance training to in-house clients
- Skills
- Provides legal advice and serves as in-house counsel to Strategic Education on a wide variety of matters
- Assist with federal regulatory matters related to two accredited institutions of higher education
- Assist with litigation and administrative proceedings to which the company is a party
- Provide legal analysis and advice to administrators on policy matters, especially regulatory compliance issues
- Investigate legal issues and recommend action to administrators
- Negotiate and draft contracts: draft legal documents and policies
- Research federal and state legal questions
- Assist with general corporate matters
- Review university programs, procedures, and policies for legal compliance
- Provide legal and compliance training to in-house clients
- Excellent analytical, oral, and written communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong computer/word processing skills, including knowledge of standard Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Ability and willingness to apply independent judgment in a dynamic environment
- At least three years of experience in the practice of law
- Bachelor's degree and JD from an ABA-accredited law school
- Bar admission, or ability to become admitted, in one or more of the following jurisdictions: Virginia, Minnesota, Maryland, or Washington, DC
- Must be able to travel 10% of the time
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs
- Typical office setting
- Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor
- Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job
- Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant
- Access information using a computer
- Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain
- Effectively cope with stressful situations
- Strong mental acuity
- Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job
- Higher education experience preferred
- Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and disability plans
- Well-being incentives
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Certain paid holidays
- Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA)
- 401(k) retirement benefit
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition assistance
- Entertainment and retail discounts
- Company Overview
- Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) is dedicated to enabling economic mobility with education. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.strategiceducation.com/home/default.aspx.
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