Contract Review Intern
Contract Review Intern
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15-08-2025
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Job Description
80% - Contract Review:
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
Up to 20 hours per week M-F between 7:30 and 5
Contact Information to Applicants
Meagan Sadler
Director of Budgets and Financial Services
Position Overview
The University of Kansas Office of Research is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Contract Review Intern to assist with the review analysis and drafting of various contractual agreements. The Intern will work closely with research administrators legal counsel and university departments to ensure that agreements comply with institutional policies and legal standards.
Additional Candidate Instruction
Please submit a resume and brief cover letter addressing how the required and preferred qualifications are met.
To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 08/25/2025. A review of applications will continue until a qualified candidate is identified. The posting will be removed on 08/29/2025.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
- Review and analyze agreements including those for business services fee-for-services events/hotels and data use as well as master service agreements and statements of work to identify legal or compliance issues.
- Ensure contract terms comply with Uniform Guidance and KUCR procurement policies. Identify and flag problematic provisions (e.g. indemnification insurance governing law intellectual property data security and confidentiality clauses).
- Provide summaries and issue-spotting memos to support negotiation and/or further processing of the contract
- Draft recommended revisions and redlines for contract language under supervision or using pre-approved templates.
- Coordinate with university legal counsel or KU procurement when appropriate.
- Maintain organized records of contract reviews and correspondence
- Perform quality assurance work on contract tracking spreadsheets to ensure dates and statuses are complete accurate and up to date on all contracts.
- Review exiting contract files for completeness
- Provide administrative or data management support to other functions within the Fiscal Services team in the Office of Research as needed
- Special projects as assigned
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
Up to 20 hours per week M-F between 7:30 and 5
Contact Information to Applicants
Meagan Sadler
Director of Budgets and Financial Services
- Current student in the University of Kansas School of Law.
- Interest in contract law higher education or research administration as evidenced in application materials.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills as evidenced in application materials.
- Thorough attention to detail as evidenced in application materials.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills as evidenced in application materials.
- Ability to work independently multitask and effectively manage time as evidenced in application materials.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 as evidenced in application materials.
- Prior experience reviewing or drafting contracts
- Familiarity with Uniform Guidance research administration or procurement policy as evidenced by application materials.
Position Overview
The University of Kansas Office of Research is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Contract Review Intern to assist with the review analysis and drafting of various contractual agreements. The Intern will work closely with research administrators legal counsel and university departments to ensure that agreements comply with institutional policies and legal standards.
Additional Candidate Instruction
Please submit a resume and brief cover letter addressing how the required and preferred qualifications are met.
To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 08/25/2025. A review of applications will continue until a qualified candidate is identified. The posting will be removed on 08/29/2025.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Contract
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