Foreign Attorney

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $89k - $114k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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FHI 360

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1971

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Consulting

FHI 360 is a global nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Operating in over 60 countries, FHI 360's work spans across a wide range of areas including health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, and governance. The organization focuses on creating partnerships, integrating research, and leveraging resources to enable people to reach their full potential. With a strong emphasis on equity, health, and well-being, FHI 360 is committed to building a more equitable world through innovative programs and partnerships.

📋 Description

• Draft, review, and revise contracts and other legal documents and support contract management • Provide legal analysis and guidance on non-U.S. legal issues within the scope of foreign licensure • Escalate matters requiring U.S.-licensed attorney review • Conduct legal and factual research and draft memoranda and recommendations • Administer and oversee corporate insurance program support activities • Support cross-border INGO operations on donor compliance, subaward/partner risk clauses, and contract flowdowns • Draft corporate governance documents and maintain minute books and corporate records • Prepare corporate minutes and resolutions for subsidiaries and affiliates • Support corporate transactions by organizing due diligence materials and preparing closing documents • Select and manage outside counsel for litigation in foreign courts and maintain a litigation tracker • Organize and track files for internal investigations and administrative proceedings • Maintain the registered trademark schedule and assist with renewal applications • Oversee domestic corporate registrations and charitable solicitation licenses, including annual reports and renewals • Prepare annual state and federal income, business, and franchise tax filings under U.S.-licensed attorney oversight • Maintain annual schedules of corporate filings and recurring compliance processes • Update and maintain OGC legal guidance resources on Connect and SharePoint • Support privacy and data-protection risk management, including cross-border data transfers and privacy issue spotting • Support country office legal presence and local regulatory compliance workstreams • Identify and resolve problems within OGC priorities and escalate matters as appropriate • Assist U.S.-admitted attorneys with company policy oversight and implementation • Handle sensitive, investigative, and privileged information • Support legal-hold and record-retention processes • Liaise with outside counsel and legal vendors and process invoices • Engage foreign local counsel and maintain an approved-counsel directory • Coordinate insurance application and renewal information and track certificates of insurance • Establish partnering cadences with Programs, Finance, Compliance, Security/Safety, and People and Culture • Collaborate with Legal Operations on matter tracking, records management, and OGC resources and portals • Organize and preserve legal documents and maintain OGC filing systems • Manage immediate tasks and longer-term projects assigned by U.S.-admitted attorneys • May lead and guide lower-level personnel • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Admitted to practice law in a country other than the United States • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as an attorney practicing outside the United States • Requires a law degree (or international equivalent) consistent with licensure requirements in the applicable jurisdiction(s) • License to practice law in a country other than the United States • Knowledge of corporate law, corporate governance, litigation in foreign courts, and compliance requirements • Ability to analyze legal documents and source materials and synthesize findings into clear recommendations • Strong organizational, prioritization, problem-solving, and adaptability skills • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Advanced knowledge of administrative and organizational procedures, business correspondence, and records management • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience with SharePoint or ability to quickly gain proficiency • Excellent attention to detail • Working knowledge of general contract law and employment law • Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English • Demonstrated ability to manage outside counsel in foreign jurisdictions, including scoping, budgeting, and performance monitoring • NGO experience preferred • Experience supporting multi-jurisdiction corporate governance and charitable solicitation compliance preferred • Experience with international counsel networks and cross-border compliance matters preferred • Additional language proficiency relevant to organizational footprint preferred • Less than 10% travel

🏖️ Benefits

• FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account • 18 days of paid vacation per year for US-based full-time staff • 12 sick days per year for US-based full-time staff • 11 holidays per year for US-based full-time staff • Competitive benefits package • Professional development • Policies and programs supporting a healthy work/life balance • Equal opportunity employment • Safeguarding and screening procedures, including reference, criminal record, and terrorism finance checks