Staff Attorney

Job Summary

At the direction of the General Counsel, draft, review, and approve contracts to ensure compliance with legal requirements and TCC policies. This position will work independently on a wide range of legal matters and provide counsel and support to sponsored programs office, risk management, and campus safety/compliance. The staff attorney will develop, review, and implement institutional policies, provide legal research and drafting of memoranda in support of the General Counsel.

Essential Duties

Draft, review, edit, and approve contracts in TCC contract database.

Develop, review, and implement institutional policies, provide legal research and drafting of memoranda in support of the General Counsel.

Provide counsel and support to sponsored programs office, risk management, and campus safety/compliance.

Other office support as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

License to practice law and in good standing in the State of Oklahoma.

Doctoral degree (Ph.D., J.D., Ed.D.), Juris Doctorate degree, or LLM from an ABA accredited law school. Degree requirement may be substituted with relevant and equivalent work experience.

Three years of relevant experience at the time of hiring.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with and previous principled use of AI research tools.

Knowledge of the legal environment in the State of Oklahoma.

Three years experience in providing legal advice in corporate or educational setting.

Three years experience working on government or state agency contracts.