Legal Counsel

About Emeritus:

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments worldwide. It does this by collaborating with more than 80 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India, and China.

Emeritus' short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies, and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors, and coaches has educated more than 300,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Job Description
We are embarking on an exciting journey to set up premier college campuses in India. As Legal Counsel for each campus entity, you will lead the legal workstream for this strategic initiative, in consultation with the Global General Counsel and the Head of Legal, India. This is a unique opportunity for a legal counsel who thrives at the intersection of education, law, compliance, and UGC regulations, as well as global collaboration.

Roles and Responsibilities
Serve as the legal team lead for the international campus initiative in India, owning end-to-end execution of contracts and compliance for physical campuses across multiple locations in India.
Draft, review, and negotiate contracts relating to the international campus initiative in India, including those with students, faculty, partners, and vendors.
Respond to all student-related issues and compliance on behalf of international campus initiatives in India.
Prepare and update form agreements, including collaborating with the organization's Global General Counsel and Head of Legal, India, as appropriate.
Partner with the Privacy Team to guide privacy laws as they impact the international campus initiative in India.
Train internal clients in the contracting and compliance process/practices.
Collaborate with internal subject matter experts in HR, Finance, among others, about intercompany transactions.
Work within an increased volume of activity in business-critical legal matters, on diverse types of transactions in various time zones.
Ensure a high-quality standard of documentation and communication across stakeholders.
Requirements
7+ years of in-house legal experience, ideally in the higher education or ed-tech sector.
Well-versed in contract drafting, reviewing, and negotiating.
Working knowledge of University Grants Commission regulations for setting up foreign university campuses in India.
Proven ability to work with globally distributed teams and external stakeholders with different time zones.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate laws and regulations for non-legal stakeholders and university partners.
High sense of urgency and attention to detail.
Strong legal and project management skills, with a track record of delivering complex, multi-stakeholder legal projects on time.
Passion for education and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on learners in India.
Prior experience in fast-paced startups or growth-stage companies is a strong advantage.
Nice to Have
Familiarity with Coupa Invoice Payment System and Lexion Contract Management System.
Prior experience in a university setting.
Experience with data privacy laws (especially in education) across jurisdictions, including India, the EU, and the US.
Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, ****** orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.