Staff Attorney

Overview

This role involves a full-time in-house Staff Attorney position reporting to the Senior Legal Director. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, business-minded, solutions-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Support program areas with complex legal needs, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts.
• Advise on how to structure legal entities, relationships, and transactions.
• Provide legal advice on applicable laws, regulations, and policies, including:
  • Nonprofit operations, governance, and compliance
  • Intellectual property
  • Data privacy
  • Lobbying and FARA
  • Antitrust and anti-corruption
• Manage and mitigate legal risk by drafting and implementing company policies, procedures, and legal templates.
• Partner with the finance team on compliance issues and protocol.
• Coordinate with the subgrants team to ensure outgoing subaward agreements comply with the original agreements between the organization and the funder.
• Coordinate with outside law firms across a variety of practice areas and jurisdictions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• JD degree from an accredited law school and licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 7+ years of experience, preferably in a general law practice with expertise in contract, general corporate, and transactional law.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills, including the ability to simplify complex legal issues and language.
• Whole systems approach to problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in or knowledge of nonprofit law, corporate entity formations, social enterprise and impact investing, emerging companies and venture capital, intellectual property, or global privacy law.
• Ability to quickly master and integrate legal, business, technical, and practical analysis.
• Interest in and ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation

• Salary range: $152,540–$188,000
• New hires typically start toward the lower end of the range, depending on experience and alignment with the role’s scope.
• Annual bonus target: 10%
• Eligibility for merit-based increases tied to individual and organizational performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 403b retirement match with immediate vesting
• Group life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability
• Optional voluntary life, AD&D and accident plans
• Health savings or flexible spending accounts
• Fertility and hormonal health support
• Mental health and wellness support
• Comprehensive leaves of absence (including generous parental leave)
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• Paid sabbatical leave
• Regional holidays with at least one extended break in each geography
• Work from home and home technology allowances
• Learning & development opportunities (LinkedIn Learning and an annual individual professional development budget)
• Potential for bonuses and merit increases
• Discount marketplace (gym memberships, pet insurance, etc.)
• Hybrid / remote work options
• Team retreats and geographic meetups
• Rewards and recognition programs

Equal Employment Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity as outlined in U.S. federal law. Discrimination is prohibited on any legally recognized basis, including age (40 and over), race, color, sex, pregnancy (including lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender expression/identity, uniformed service member status, veteran status, citizenship status, or any other applicable protected status.