General Counsel

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General Counsel
RESPONSIBILITIES: Remains alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy. Develops and maintains the legal and contractual infrastructure required of a US-based nonprofit organization which operates internationally, including LSE’s (legal separate entities), organizational policy, contracts, leases, affiliate agreements, and cross-border financial transactions. Provides legal opinions and counsel, and serves as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team, Regional Directors, Country Directors in +20 countries and staff. Provides advice and counsel, on an as needed basis, to the Board of Directors and Assistant Secretary to the Board, on a wide range of corporate law and governance matters. Provide legal risk management advice, including prevention and mitigation, on activities of the organization. Conducts and commissions research and analysis of specific legal questions and prepares opinions and position papers upon request. Develops and maintains systems and processes for the documentation and tracking of legal matters. Responsible for the oversight of all US-based claims, actions, and litigation involving the organization and monitoring litigation outside the US managed by outside counsel.
Supports compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing the operation of a not-for-profit organization (e.g., filing and registration requirements, legal issues related to international program and fundraising activities, including U.S. and foreign tax issues). Responsible for providing legal advice on high value or high risk legal agreements of the organization. Responsible for the oversight of licensing associated with trademarks used to promote the organization’s legal interests. Develops, maintains, updates and implements policies and procedures for legal risk mitigation management and a framework for conducting and directing privileged internal investigations in collaboration with Assurance and Global Human Resources for all employee-related issues. Serves as the main contact point for the organization’s external general counsel. Manages, selects, and retains additional external assistance, as needed, to obtain legal opinions or handle claims and litigation. Supports the organization’s internal compliance programs including the development of compliance procedures, records management, and document retention. Researches case and statutory laws and regulations affecting operations and provides general legal advice in the field of governmental regulation—State and Federal, legislative, and administrative. Works with external counsel, facilitates periodic reviews of Employment laws related to benefits, employee relations, terminations, restructuring/layoffs; 403 (b) and pension; affirmative action plan and policies and procedures.

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