Legal Counsel Ii

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Legal Counsel II

Duties: Provide significant support institutional and functional leaders and to other members of Group Legal on matters of critical importance, as well as serve and build working relationships with institutions and functional groups and other support departments. Handle directly Group’s wide ranging routine legal needs. Perform a variety of tasks to fill coverage gaps and takes initiative and ownership in assigned projects specifically and service to the organization generally. Provide support to Senior Legal Counsel on selected legal matters for assigned institutions and/or functions as requested, such as policy development and training, student complaint resolution, student disability accommodations review and counseling and regulatory compliance counseling. Serve as primary lawyer responsible for counseling the marketing teams of all Group institutions on a broad range of marketing and advertising-related initiatives. Areas of coverage include review of print, television and other media marketing programs and advertising on content websites; legal advice and support on FTC, FCC, TCPA and Do Not Contact issues; drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements related to advertising and marketing; strategic one-off partnerships, social networking and affiliate marketing, and other sources of online traffic origination; sweepstakes, contests and other promotions; and managing the terms of use for Group’s various websites. Serve as primary intellectual property counsel, through management of outside counsel as necessary and appropriate. Areas of coverage include trademark registration and clearances; maintaining and enforcing Gropu’s intellectual property portfolio; working to implement best practices and strategies for managing legal risks in order to avoid litigation; managing negotiation of I.P. licensing agreements, services agreements, development agreements, nondisclosure agreements; counseling internal stakeholders of all levels as to I.P. issues arising from business initiatives. Support other attorneys on commercial, litigation and other matters as requested, including company-wide and cross-institution/functional initiatives and projects as assigned. Complete other projects. Act as legal subject matter expert in information security, consumer privacy, disaster recovery/business continuity, unauthorized access to customer information, identity theft prevention, risk management, fraud and other areas. Work closely with functions to continually enhance Group’s compliance with privacy laws and regulations. Learn the critical aspects of the business partners’ operations to inform legal advice and assist in detection of dormant legal issues. Ensure that legal services provided to business partners are solutions-oriented and aligned with their strategic goals, mission, and objectives and in compliance with all applicable laws. Pragmatically assess and present legal risks, providing alternative solutions to minimize liability exposure while achieving business goals. Provide legal support on laws applicable to privacy and higher education, including Title IV, Title IX, and FERPA. Design and conduct in-house training sessions for business partners regarding relevant legal issues. Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest developments in college and university law and in other related areas. Build productive working relationships with other functional areas that allow for collaborative support to the institutions and business partners.

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