Legal Counsel (Higher Education)

About The Opportunity

The Office of Legal Affairs serves as a trusted advisor to leadership across The Community Solution, providing strategic legal counsel on a broad range of matters affecting our System Office and partner institutions. We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel with a background in higher education law to join our Office of Legal Affairs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in employment law and higher education law.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Experience providing legal counsel and risk assessment in higher education environments.
• Experience supporting institutional governance, policy development, or academic leadership decision-making.
• Strong knowledge of higher education regulatory frameworks, including student affairs, academic affairs, and institutional compliance matters (e.g., Title IX, student conduct, FERPA, Title IV, campus safety, accessibility accommodations).
• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain licensure in Illinois within an appropriate timeframe upon hire.

Why Join Us

• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, voluntary benefit options, employer-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan contributions, and an employee assistance program.
• Strong work-life balance with 20 PTO days and 11 paid holidays annually.
• Distributed workforce model with remote work flexibility and a biweekly remote work stipend.
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible external degree programs, along with tuition waivers at participating colleges within the System.
• Opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven higher education system focused on student success, institutional excellence, and advancing equitable access to education.

Pay

This opportunity is budgeted at $160,000–165,000 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation.

Schedule

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The Community Solution is an Equal Opportunity Employer.