Remote Contracts & Compliance Attorney

Post University; Central City (CO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Post University seeks a Compliance & Contracts Attorney to advise university stakeholders on contracts, compliance, privacy, and IP matters. The role combines legal analysis with business insight to support in-person and online programs, guided by University Counsel.

Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating diverse agreements, ensuring regulatory adherence, and collaborating across the institution. Remote work with limited travel (<5%) is expected.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited US law school.
• Bar admission in at least one state with house counsel status in Connecticut.
• At least two years of experience practicing as a lawyer.
• Experience in higher education is welcome, but not required, as this is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in this sector.
• Strong critical thinking and excellent legal analysis skills.
• Interest in developing expertise in contract review and key contractual provisions (such as copyright ownership, data privacy and protection, IT security, indemnification, insurance, etc.).
• Eager to learn and expand job knowledge to proactively keep abreast of changing regulations/statutes related to University business.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, revises, and negotiates a variety of agreements including vendor and technology agreements, strategic partnerships and alliances, and agreements involving data privacy and security, international matters, and intellectual property
• Reviews outgoing group student communications to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and best practices
• Provides legal advice relating to ethical operations and compliance
• Assists with international compliance for our growing international student population
• Assists with intellectual property matters as requested
• Supports the legal and compliance groups with other matters as requested involving areas of law such as privacy, GLBA, GDPR, NCAA, FERPA, TCPA, Title VI, and marketing (once these areas are learned) to ensure University compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Performs legal research, drafts and develops resource material, and performs educational outreach within the institution on legal and regulatory issues
• May be asked to assist with problem-solving efforts related to student concerns and employment matters after gaining sufficient familiarity with University practices
• Works in collaboration with associates throughout the University
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Legal analysis

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Research

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Juris Doctorate

Bar admission in at least one state

Connecticut house counsel status

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Post University seeks a Compliance & Contracts Attorney to advise university stakeholders on contracts, compliance, privacy, and IP matters. The role combines legal analysis with business insight to support in-person and online programs, guided by University Counsel.

Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating diverse agreements, ensuring regulatory adherence, and collaborating across the institution. Remote work with limited travel (<5%) is expected.