Current Job Openings at ARIN
Overview
Employees describe ARIN as offering a supportive, casual, and flexible work environment that provides an atmosphere of continuous learning while being responsive to the community we serve.
Located in Chantilly, Virginia, ARIN offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, training, and education reimbursement. In lieu of stock options (we are a nonprofit, membership association), we have a generous 401(k) retirement plan.
In 2017, ARIN was named a Top Workplace by The Washington Post.
Staff Attorney
Apply: To apply for this opening, please e-mail your resume to jobs-staffattorney@arin.net. This position will be designated under a hybrid work schedule and will be required to periodically work in the ARIN Chantilly, Virginia office. Please note that this is an in-house position. Relocation not provided.
We are currently seeking a Staff Attorney who will provide legal services with a focus on supporting ARIN’s General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel in the areas of contract matters, privacy issues, legal research, and fraud investigation. This position will also provide support to ARIN’s Advisory Council.
Job Description and Responsibilities
- Review vendor contracts including terms of service, terms of use, and related documentation.
- Provide advice on legal and practical sufficiency of documentation submitted to ARIN.
- Monitor relevant privacy laws and developing legislation with regard to potential impact to ARIN’s services.
- Conduct research on topics as assigned.
- Attend meetings of ARIN’s Advisory Council.
- Track any assigned matters through ARIN’s internal systems and procedures and ensure proper disposition and timely responses on open matters.
- Review documentation submitted to ARIN to support claims of rights to registrations within ARIN’s registry database.
- Other general legal matters as assigned.
Additional Duties
- Report to ARIN’s Deputy General Counsel on assessment of cases of suspected fraud/hijacking and other tasks as assigned.
- Ability to travel to various locations to attend ARIN meetings and possibly industry related conferences as may be needed from time to time.
Background/Skills Required
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a practicing attorney.
- Law degree from an accredited law school and license from the Virginia State Bar to practice law in Virginia.
- Excellent contract review and modification skills, as well as editing, legal research, analysis, and writing skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to write clear and effective reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Superior written and oral communication skills, strong computer skills and ability to handle multiple tasks and details in a timely manner. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Must have meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to complete assigned work within prescribed deadlines.
- Ability to manage a widely varying workload, and flexibility to adapt to changing needs, multiple priorities, and short deadlines.
- Ability to participate and interact in a team environment and maintain effective working relationships with other members of ARIN staff.
Background/Skills Preferred
- Prior law journal or legal writing experience.
- Familiarity with corporate and legal documents as well as online legal research tools.
- Familiarity with Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system.
- Familiarity with privacy law and related issues.
- Prior employment at an Internet or technical company.