Overview
This role serves as Senior Counsel on the Legal, Risk and Compliance (LRC) team, advising internal clients and stakeholders on a broad range of complex legal and compliance matters arising in day-to-day operations.
Key focus areas include:
- Employment and labor law
- Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) obligations and related disputes
- Internal investigations
- Litigation and disputes
- Nonprofit corporate law, contracts and transactions
- Organizational policies and procedures
- Other legal issues affecting tax-exempt organizations
Responsibilities
- Act as a point of contact and trusted legal advisor to staff, including executive leadership, senior staff, and Legal, Risk & Compliance team members.
- Advise on nonprofit and corporate matters, including organizational policies and procedures.
- Provide counsel on employment and labor law matters, including sensitive workplace and personnel issues.
- Conduct and advise on workplace and internal investigations, including developing investigation strategies and ensuring they are efficient, effective, and lawful.
- Interpret and provide advice regarding the CBA, including disputes arising from its provisions.
- Handle corporate litigation and disputes, including employee-related legal disputes, arbitrations, and litigation (e.g., matters arising from performance management, termination, and violations of policies).
- Respond to subpoenas, liaise with insurance carriers on claims, and engage and oversee outside counsel when engagement is required.
- Review, draft, revise, and negotiate a wide range of contracts and other transactions and agreements.
- Lead legal projects and initiatives with cross-departmental scope, including designing and delivering staff training on relevant legal topics within the assigned portfolio.
- Monitor legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments affecting employment and labor practices, and translate developments into strategic advice.
- Mentor LRC team members and share advanced technical knowledge; support legal team education and management of resources.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor and active California law license or eligibility for registered in-house counsel admission is required.
- In-house registration requires residency in California.
- At least 8–10 years of relevant legal experience as a practicing attorney.
- Significant experience representing nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations and familiarity with the laws and regulations affecting nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit corporate law and federal tax-exemption law.
- Experience advising organizations on employment and labor matters, handling litigation, and transactional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience advising organizations on labor and employment laws, preferably including organizations with a union-represented workforce.
- Demonstrated willingness to learn and develop expertise in additional areas of nonprofit law and interest in staying current on legal developments and trends affecting nonprofit organizations.
- Strong judgment in handling confidential and potentially sensitive matters.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to counsel executives and make legal concepts accessible to non-lawyers.
Compensation & Benefits
Not specified in the provided job description.
Location
Not specified in the provided job description.
Application Instructions
- Submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are well-qualified and your motivation for the role.
- For best consideration, apply by Monday, October 5th at 11:59pm ET.
Equal Employment Opportunity / Fair Chance / Accommodations
- The organization encourages applications from qualified job seekers, including women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals, and members of the LGBTQIA+ communities.
- No applicant will be discriminated against based on race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records are encouraged and will be considered.
- Where required by state law, E-Verify is utilized as part of the employment authorization process.
- Reasonable accommodations will be made for the interview process. If accommodation is needed, advise in writing at the time of application.