Greater Impact Experience Legal Fellow

Description & Requirements
Since 1975, Maximus has operated under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People, enabling citizens around the globe to successfully engage with their governments at all levels and across a variety of health and human services programs. Maximus delivers innovative business process management and technology solutions that contribute to improved outcomes for citizens and higher levels of productivity, accuracy, accountability and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Maximus is a proud partner to government agencies in the United States, and abroad such as Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit
The Greater Impact Legal Fellowship Position Summary:
This position offers a rare and exciting opportunity to gain real-world experience in legal compliance, contract law, employment law and privacy law within a publicly traded, global, government services corporation. The selected fellow will rotate in all four areas of the legal department to gain knowledge of general business principles, corporate organizational structure, and government procurements. You will have the opportunity to learn, grow and collaborate among various project teams, consultants, vendors, and senior management. The experience will include challenging work assignments, gaining insights on various improvement initiatives and building a professional network in a career field with great potential for advancement. The ideal fellow will be interested in legal compliance, employment law, privacy law, or contract law; have an ability to consider strategic solutions to address business and programmatic risks; as well as identifying and analyzing law sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, and codes to prepare legal documents such as briefs, memoranda, and letters. Guidance and training will be provided by the Manager.
Salary range is competitive and commensurate with education and experience. Fellows are eligible for full benefits with variable bonus program participation. All computer equipment and access to digital systems will be provided. Program Details:
The fellowship program year starts in early August 2024 through end of July 2025 with two Fellows being named during that year. This Fellowship requires a commitment of 40 full-time hours per week for the one year duration. Quarterly rotations are conducted among the four departments mentioned above. The role is 100% remote within the US, with majority of the team located in the Eastern time zone, but applicants from all zones will be considered. Fellowship may be re-awarded for up to one additional year, depending upon manager decision. Possibility to obtain FT position upon satisfactory completion of rotational duties in all assigned areas, upon conclusion of the Fellowship.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review and analyze: Requests for Proposals (RFPs), SOWs and other proposed contract actions; proposals/solicitations, contracts, sub contracts, licensing agreements, Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) and vendor agreements.
- Draft and prepare: briefs and letters such as responses to public records requests, consulting services contract agreements, teaming agreements, nondisclosure agreements, subcontracts, and staffing agreements; memoranda to General Counsel; Request for Information (RFI) to firms; Notices, compliance-related policies and position statements including public facing privacy statements under the supervision of senior team members.
- Identify and determine: privacy risks and mitigations; applicable law resources such as statues, judicial decisions, legal articles and codes; required federal/state/global privacy controls; potential process improvements including training recommendations.
- Investigate and document: Risk resulting from assigned privacy incidents, including applying legal analysis to make breach determination; incident findings; root causes and recommended sanctions; Personnel file or Ethics Complaints, Leaves of Absence durations and any work history evidence including Progressive Discipline.
- Maintain, develop and monitor policies related to vendor management, procurement and screening of suppliers and subcontractors; high-risk processes such as conflicts of interest disclosures, gifts and hospitality pre-approvals and auditing and crisis responses.
- Assist with and participate in management of legal hold process, program update reporting to senior leadership and Board of Directors; hotline investigations; collecting relevant documentation; remediations for corrective action; and enhanced third-party risk management program.
- Coordinate and conduct: investigation SOPs including calls with internal employees, subjects and witnesses to assess basis of complainant allegations.
*********Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 3+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Intake of any new charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
• Coordinate with HR, Maximus Accommodations and Leave Team, Ethics as well as Operations to gather all relevant and necessary documents - including but not limited to conduct documents;
• Conduct call(s) with internal Supervisors and Managers to assess the basis of the Complainant's allegations;
• Draft a position statement responding to the allegations in the Charge of Discrimination;
• Articulate the legal basis on which to defend management's actions;
• File the position statement / response with the proper agency.
• Must have a Juris Doctorate from the following accredited HBCU and/or DC Area law schools:
*Applicants who are an alumni of an HBCU regardless of law school affiliation are also eligible to apply. Columbus School of Law - The Catholic University of America David A. Clarke School of Law - University of District of Columbia Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Howard University School of Law North Carolina Central University School of Law Southern University Law Center Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texas Southern University Washington College of Law - American University
• Must have taken the Bar and either passed or awaiting confirmation of passing status.
• Must be a US Citizen or documented US Resident.
• Ability to rotate between Global Ethics & Compliance, Privacy, Contracts and Employment Law and Labor Relations Departments.
• Working knowledge of privacy laws and regulations (e.g., HIPAA, Privacy Act, GLBA, FCRA, GDPR, state consumer privacy rights laws and state breach notification laws)
• Ability to display disciplined strategic thinking, analytical presentation, and critical thinking skills.
• Must have a positive attitude, integrity, initiative and maintain professionalism.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
• Ability to successfully prioritize and accurately execute many complex tasks simultaneously, with attention to detail and punctuality.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team member, as well as independently.
• Experience interfacing with a wide variety of key stakeholders; a strong collaborator and team oriented.
• Competence in the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, etc.) plus database management and reporting software knowledge or the ability to learn new software, when needed.
EEO Statement
Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.