Staff Attorney

Mercer Belong Inc

Salt Lake City, UT, US
Pyy range: $97,100.00 - $145,600.00; bonus/equity:...
Onsite (4 days per week)
Legal research and analysis
Contract drafting and review
Regulatory compliance
Mercer Belong Inc is seeking a Staff Attorney to provide legal services to support its mission of expanding access to higher education. The role requires a Juris Doctorate and involves managing multiple legal issues related to nonprofit operations, student affairs, and regulatory compliance

Job Summary

  • 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.
  • This is a full-time, regular position 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.

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Mercer Belong Inc is seeking a Staff Attorney to provide legal services to support its mission of expanding access to higher education. The role requires a Juris Doctorate and involves managing multiple legal issues related to nonprofit operations, student affairs, and regulatory compliance.

Salary

Pay Range: $97,100.00 - $145,600.00; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for bonuses; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, retirement savings plan, flexible PTO, sick time, holidays, parental leave.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • legal research and analysis
  • contract drafting and review
  • regulatory compliance
  • intellectual property
  • student affairs
  • privacy law
  • employment law

Nice-to-have

  • independent judgment and integrity
  • creative problem solving
  • building internal relationships
  • intellectual curiosity

Key Requirements

  • Juris Doctorate degree
  • ABA-accredited law school
  • Licensed to practice law in Utah
  • Up to 3 years of legal practice experience
  • Ability to work in Salt Lake City office 4 days/week

Work Rights

Licensed to practice law in Utah or admissible within one year

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