Regulatory & Compliance Attorney

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Role Overview

Regulatory and Compliance Attorneys work as part of School Group’s legal team and report directly to the Chief Legal Officer. They research and track state, federal, and international policies and regulations to ensure that School Group’s operations are following all applicable laws and regulations.

Essential Functions

• Draft, update, maintain, and review all of School Group’s agreements, policies and procedures, and other legal documents.
• Make recommendations on legal and regulatory issues relating to state, federal, and international education and volunteer functions.
• Advise and train volunteers to comply with all legal and regulatory issues related to all nonprofit functions in all applicable state, federal, and international arenas.
• Work closely with the senior management to evaluate and respond to compliance violations, including enforcement, disclosure, and remedial action protocols.
• Advise School Group on how to expand its operations into new countries while maintaining international nonprofit status.

Qualifications
Basic

• J.D, L.L.M or equivalent international legal degree
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience dealing with corporate compliance programs, in a corporate, nonprofit, or law firm setting.
• Exposure to Intellectual Property Rights
• Exposure to International Law
• Exposure to Compliance in nonprofit organizations
• Experience with online search tools, organizational tools and management systems
• Detail-oriented, resourceful, flexible, articulate, energetic, hard-working and effective at troubleshooting
• Great writing and communications skills
• Ability to pursue and manage projects to completion with a minimum level of supervision
• Ability to work effectively on a variety of matters in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong interpersonal skills to develop effective client relationships
• Advanced skill set in Microsoft Office to include MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Why volunteer with us?
We are a community of people from different parts of the world who share a common belief in improving education which will eventually reduce poverty and improve the quality of life and living conditions globally. Volunteering with us will enable you to build your resume and gain invaluable experience in a supportive environment. 

In the USA, School Group is a Certifying Organization, offering the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) to eligible volunteers. 

School Group will provide a letter of recommendation to all volunteers who are able to showcase outstanding performance for professional references. 

Other information

This is a volunteer position. There will be no financial compensation. Our organization is 100% volunteer-run. We welcome volunteers located anywhere in the world, as long as they can connect reliably to the internet. 

How to apply

Please email your resume to apply@schoolgroup.org. We would love to hear from you!