Amanda E. Plummer

Serve as in‑house legal counsel for a complex nonprofit organization with significant educational, credentialing, research, and international activities.

• Provide day‑to‑day legal advice to the CEO, executive leadership, and department leaders on employment, governance, student‑ and learner‑adjacent issues, contracts, compliance, and institutional risk.
• Interpret and apply federal and state laws affecting education and training programs, including employment law, ADA accessibility requirements, privacy/confidentiality standards, and nondiscrimination obligations.
• Identify legal and operational risk and recommend proactive mitigation strategies aligned with institutional mission and public accountability.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts and agreements, including educational partnerships, vendor services, research‑related agreements, and professional services.
• Coordinate with external counsel on litigation, employment claims, regulatory matters, and other high‑risk or specialized legal issues.
• Advise leadership on sensitive matters requiring discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment under time and public‑facing pressure.

Policy, Compliance & Institutional Support

• Monitor changes in federal and state laws and regulations; communicate implications to leadership and staff and implement compliant practices.
• Lead the development, review, and revision of institutional policies, handbooks, governance documents, and procedures to ensure legal compliance and operational clarity.
• Review departmental materials and program documentation for legal sufficiency, risk exposure, and regulatory adherence.

Selected Impact

• Led comprehensive revision of the employee handbook, closing all identified compliance gaps and reducing employment‑related escalations by approximately 35%.
• Strengthened organizational compliance and records‑retention practices, improving defensibility and audit readiness

Promoted to expanded leadership role with combined responsibility for legal operations, HR compliance, and institutional policy support.

• Served as primary internal legal advisor on employment law, policy interpretation, workplace investigations, contracts, and regulatory compliance.
• Partnered with HR leadership to address employee relations matters, corrective action, and compliance with state and federal employment requirements.
• Supported leadership and governing bodies through preparation of policies, handbooks, elections, and governance documentation.
• Assisted with public‑facing disclosure obligations and records management practices, balancing transparency with legal risk mitigation.

Entry level in house legal role supporting governance, contracts, employment documentation, and regulatory compliance.

• Conducted legal research and analysis on regulatory and operational issues.
• Drafted and reviewed contracts, policies, and institutional documents.
• Assisted with records retention, governance documentation, and outside counsel coordination.