Senior Attorney

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🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $170k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney

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Resources Legacy Fund

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Resources Legacy Fund is an organization dedicated to creating alliances and advancing innovative solutions for environmental conservation and climate resilience. They focus on securing justice and sustainability for both people and nature by leveraging influence, knowledge, and resources to implement effective policies and secure public funding. The organization has a proven track record in protecting large areas of land and generating significant public funds for conservation efforts. Collaboration, creativity, and perseverance are key aspects of their approach, working with various partners, donors, and communities to achieve their goals.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2006

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Join the legal team and provide regular advice and support to leadership and staff on legal and associated risk management matters related to 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(3) organizations • Spend about 50% time serving as a resource on nonprofit legal and compliance issues for leaders of fiscally sponsored projects including advising on grants and contracts, lobbying, media law and publications, and general risk management • Advise on matters involving compliance with laws, regulations, and guidelines governing political activity, lobbying, and campaign finance • Advise on legal questions regarding media law and publications • Work with staff and fiscal sponsorships teams to identify legal and related business risks and advise on advancing business objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable laws • Support development and implementation of organizational policies, procedures, document templates, and training materials to promote staff education and compliance with pertinent laws, policies, and best practices • Organize and provide compliance trainings for staff as requested • Oversee registrations and reporting to maintain the organizations’ good standing with federal and state corporate and charity regulators across the full range of jurisdictions in which RLF, FBF, and SAF do business; ensure up-to-date intellectual property registrations; and support the CFO and Deputy General Counsel in ensuring compliance with applicable tax laws • Provide general support to the Deputy General Counsel to diagnose and resolve routine legal or regulatory-related issues or questions • As requested, and as relevant to other duties, draft research materials, board materials, memoranda of understanding, and other legal and corporate documents • Stay up to date on developments in relevant areas of the law • Liaise with and manage outside counsel as necessary on specific matters and to develop additional in-house expertise • Undertake special projects as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• California Bar License or licensed in another state • J.D. and a minimum of ten years’ legal experience • Experience in tax exempt organizations law and policy, with a focus on 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(3) organizations • Compliance with federal, state and local lobbying laws • Performing libel review of reports, press releases and other materials before publication • Compliance related to political activity and campaign finance • Advising leadership on legal matters, including risk management • Managing grantmaking and contracting disputes • Managing engagement of external legal counsel • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail • Experience working in-house at a nonprofit • Excellent written and oral communication skills and a strong client service orientation • Ability to work independently and proactively identify and prioritize needs • Ability to research and develop solutions to resolve problems • Ability to establish and manage effective relationships with colleagues across teams • Ability to explain legal concepts to various audiences, including to staff who don’t have a legal background • A commitment to being part of and building a positive and collaborative work environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401k plan with a 5% match • Approximately 16 paid holidays per year • Technology allowance • Student loan repayment assistance • Mental health benefits • Fertility benefits • Adoption/surrogacy benefits