Remote Legal Counsel: Contracts, Compliance & Strategy

Step Up For Students; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-Winning Culture

Comprehensive Benefits

Flexible Work Options

Growth & Development

Supportive Environment

Job summary

Step Up For Students, a leading nonprofit in Florida, seeks a Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal support across transactional, regulatory, governance, and compliance matters. You will independently manage matters from intake through execution, drafting, review, and administration of contracts and vendor agreements.

The role emphasizes SFO/SGO compliance, risk management, policy development, and collaboration with leaders across the organization.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active Florida Bar or eligible for in-house counsel registration.
• Four+ years of gradually increasing legal responsibilities, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts.
• Experience in regulatory, corporate governance, and risk management within a nonprofit or related sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on transactions, regulatory compliance, governance, and operational matters across the organization.
• Draft, review, revise, negotiate, and counsel on contracts and other legal documents, including technology-related agreements.
• Manage assigned matters end-to-end from intake through execution and post-execution support.
• Support contract management, templates, playbooks, approvals, and compliance tracking with relevant departments.
• Conduct legal research on SFO/SGO requirements, regulatory obligations, fraud, and risk-related matters; advise accordingly.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Job description

Step Up For Students, a leading nonprofit in Florida, seeks a Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal support across transactional, regulatory, governance, and compliance matters. You will independently manage matters from intake through execution, drafting, review, and administration of contracts and vendor agreements.

The role emphasizes SFO/SGO compliance, risk management, policy development, and collaboration with leaders across the organization.