Assistant Attorney
Murray, KYJob$55–70K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Assistant Attorney supports the General Counsel and handles University legal matters under supervision. The role includes contract review and preparation, real estate transactions, grant proposals, open records requests, and regulatory compliance. The attorney also advises University officials and serves on committees as needed. Applicants must hold a law degree from an accredited law school and be admitted to the Kentucky Bar within six months of employment.
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Summary of Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The Assistant Attorney provides support to the General Counsel and assists with contracts and open records act requests.
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Manages general University legal matters under supervision of General Counsel. Responsibilities include but are not limited to contract review and preparation, real estate conveyances and acquisition, grant proposals, open records act requests, and state and federal regulatory compliance.
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Advises and consults with a variety of University officials and serves on University committees as needed.
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Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education Requirements:
- Law Degree from an accredited law school required and must be admitted to the Kentucky Bar within six months of employment.
Minimum Experience and Skill Requirements:
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Prior experience in a legal setting.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Outstanding written and verbal skills.
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Working knowledge of higher education law, Federal Civil Rights legislation, the Kentucky Open Records Act, and real property law.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Along with the application, the following items must be included:
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Letter of application
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Resume
Minimum Salary: $55,000
Maximum Salary: $70,000
Work Location: Murray, KY
How this job compares
Set against the 2,654 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55–70K/yr
- US median$154–230K/yr1,894 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $63K, is 68% below the US median midpoint ($195K) — in the lowest quarter of Legal Counsel salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 29 open Legal Counsel jobs in Kentucky and 2,654 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (2,330 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,846 of the 2,654 open Legal Counsel jobs (70%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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