Head of Legal

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🕒 August 19

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $340k - $374k / year

⏰ Full Time

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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GiveWell

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2007

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

GiveWell is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to maximizing the impact of charitable donations by rigorously researching and recommending a small number of highly effective charities. Founded in 2007, GiveWell conducts extensive analyses to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and potential impact of various programs, ensuring that donors can make informed decisions about where their contributions will do the most good. Their research is openly available to the public and aims to enhance transparency in philanthropy, helping donors direct millions to life-saving initiatives.

📋 Description

• Build and lead GiveWell’s legal function and serve as the organization’s primary legal decision-maker • Develop a calibrated legal strategy as GiveWell scales • Work closely with senior Operations leaders, executive leadership, and the Board • Maintain and improve GiveWell’s compliance posture across donations, grants, and multiple jurisdictions • Assess and mitigate risk across employment law, data privacy and security, programs and staff travel, intellectual property, contract management, and related areas • Provide strategic leadership and management for the Grants Administration function • Advise on complex or novel grant structures • Own contracting across grants, contributions, employment, software, independent contractors, and vendors • Build systems, processes, and controls for efficient operations • Modernize legal administration using technology and tools • Partner with Research, Outreach, Finance, People, and Tech • Provide prompt, clear, actionable internal legal guidance • Report to the COO and manage the Manager, Grants Admin

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience • Active state bar membership in good standing, preferably in California or New York • Experience building, leading, and coaching legal and other professional teams • Expertise in nonprofit and tax-exempt law, data privacy, contract negotiation, international corporate governance and expansion, and employment law • Prior success leading complex legal or compliance projects requiring cross-functional stakeholder engagement • Strong communication skills translating complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance • Sound judgment and experience calibrating legal guidance to practical stakes • US-based applicant; GiveWell cannot sponsor visas • Preferred: experience in philanthropy, global health, or international development • Preferred: experience managing or partnering with grants administration, HR, or partnerships • Preferred: experience with international legal and regulatory environments • Preferred: experience with legal technology and self-service/automation tools • Preferred: experience working with or advising nonprofit boards

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (100% of premiums covered within the US for you and dependents) • Four weeks of paid time off per year • One week all-office closure • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave • Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships • Automatic contribution equal to 5% of gross salary into a 403(b) retirement plan for US-based staff • Honorarium for completing the candidate exercise • Flexible hours, remote work, and working from the office when desired • Three annual gatherings: two Visit Week gatherings and one Operations retreat