Company Description
At Adtalem Global Education, we seek to empower students and members to achieve their goals, find success and make inspiring contributions to our global community. Adtalem is a leading healthcare educator that partners with organizations to proactively address future workforce needs and empowers career development with access to world-class academic curriculums, certifications and training programs across the medical and healthcare industries.
Adtalem institutions and companies include: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Walden University. (NYSE: ATGE; member S&P MidCap 400 Index) For more information, please visit adtalem.com.
Job Description
The Corporate Counsel will provide legal advice and service on a broad variety of subject matters arising from the operation of Title IV participating higher education institutions. S/he has a broad substantive skill-set, plus the interpersonal strengths, resourcefulness and drive to handle directly the wide ranging routine legal needs of the Company’s institutions as well as the Company’s home office functional departments. The Corporate Counsel will report to the Senior Corporate Counsel for Higher Education within the General Counsel’s Office.
- Provide legal support for five Title IV institutions located in the United States and the Caribbean.
- Work collaboratively with appropriate institutional departments to provide legal research, writing, and analytical support, review domestic and international agreements, negotiate clinical affiliation agreements and draft strategic partnerships agreements.
- Advise on academic research, institutional contracting, regulatory compliance, and other matters related to higher education issues including nursing and medical programs, and veterinary medicine, and other for-profit higher education issues.
- Review and draft policies, procedures, handbooks, catalogs, principles and practices to support institutional goals, manage risk and provide guidance on periodic updates to same, including institutional policies related to Caribbean academic operations.
- Provide guidance on student-related issues including immigration, student misconduct, academic dishonesty, student records, disability accommodations and academic policy requirements, and pre-litigation matters.
- Review, draft, and respond to student complaints with external agencies and/or from private legal counsel.
- Coordinate and monitor issues involving compliance with FERPA, HIPAA and student privacy protections, including subpoenas for education records.
- Create and deliver training on substantive legal topics.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Below are the minimum requirements of the education, experience, knowledge, and skills required to competently perform in this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required
- J. D. from an accredited law school.
- Must be licensed and an active member in good standing with a State bar within the United States.
- At least 5 years prior experience as an attorney practicing in a law firm or in-house legal setting.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly assess potential for risk and opportunity, and identify alternative structures to minimize risk.
- Exemplary analytical and interpretation skills; strong legal research, writing, negotiation and organizational skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate and interact with clients and business partners at all levels of the organization, including senior management.
- Must be able to exercise sound judgment and work independently and efficiently under time pressures and deadlines in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail.
- Possesses strong work ethic and customer service orientation and ability to prioritize conflicting demands from multiple business clients.
Desired
- Experience negotiating agreements in an academic setting.
- Experience providing legal counsel to clients on consumer protection laws.
Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $97,253.99 and $175,761.85. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
- Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
For more information related to our benefits please visit: Adtalem Benefits
You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.
