Reports To:              Senior Managing Legal Resources Attorney for Publications 

Position Term: August 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025 (promotive opportunities available) 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Reviews developing higher education caselaw, statutes, and regulations (daily); Prepares summaries and materials for email and online distribution to members (weekly) 
• Monitors regulatory and postsecondary industry websites/publications for current events and trends impacting the practice of higher education law (daily)
• Works closely with other Legal Resources staff to review and respond to member requests for NACUA resources, including programming and publications (as needed)
• Categorizes NACUA publications, programs, forms, and other documents by topic for appropriate placement on the website’s legal resource pages (as needed)
• Cite checks and formats NACUANOTES (monthly)
• Works on special research projects, drafts memoranda, and assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Legal Resources attorneys (as needed)
• Participates in Legal Resources Department meetings (weekly)
• Attends and staffs NACUA programming, including briefings, webinars, workshops, and the Annual Conference (as needed) 
  

Qualifications/Skills 

Essential 

• A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Must have taken a state bar examination (may be awaiting results) 
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to work cooperatively and function successfully in a team-oriented, fast-paced work environment with diverse groups of members and staff  
• Excellent legal research, analytical, writing, and communication skills 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments effectively 
• Excellent organizational skills 
• Strong work ethic and ability to work independently 
• Commitment to practicing and promoting NACUA’s core values of quality, service, civility, collegiality, diversity, inclusiveness, and respect  

Preferred 

This position requires residence near, or relocation to, the Washington, DC area.  

NACUA offers a hybrid schedule, which requires working in-office on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please note that NACUA’s President & CEO retains discretion to amend this schedule.