General Counsel
General Counsel
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15-05-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 107744 - 183456
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
15-05-2025
Job Description
USA Football General Counsel
Position Title: General Counsel
Location: Remote
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer
Supervisory Role: Yes
Status: FullTime Exempt
Location: Remote
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer
Supervisory Role: Yes
Status: FullTime Exempt
Position Summary:
The General Counsel serves as the chief legal advisor for USA Football a United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)certified National Governing Body. This role is responsible for overseeing all legal matters affecting the organization including governance regulatory compliance contracts risk management and athlete safety matters. The General Counsel ensures the organizations operations align with applicable laws and regulations USOPC requirements and U.S. Center for SafeSport standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Legal Administration & Governance
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Board of Directors CEO/COO and senior leadership team.
- Provide legal guidance on matters of nonprofit governance organizational policies and bylaws.
- Draft review and interpret internal policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance.
- Monitor legal trends and changes in laws affecting amateur sports nonprofits and NGBs.
- Serve as staff liaison for applicable USA Football committees
Contract Process & Review
- Lead the development and administration of the organizations contract management process.
- Draft review negotiate and manage a wide range of contracts including sponsorships vendor agreements licensing MOUs and employment contractor agreements.
- Collaborate with departments to ensure contracts align with organizational goals and risk tolerance.
Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure organizational compliance with all applicable federal state and local laws and regulations.
- Oversee insurance policies and liability coverage in collaboration with finance and operations teams.
- Lead incident and crisis response related to legal issues including investigations claims or disputes.
- Coordinate with appropriate team members related to all legal matter requirements
- Coordinate external legal counsel when necessary.
USOPC and SafeSport Compliance
- Serve as the primary compliance officer for USOPC and U.S. Center for SafeSport standards.
- Oversee and support compliance with the NGB audit and certification process.
- Oversee SafeSport policy implementation reporting education and enforcement in collaboration with the SafeSport team or designee.
- Ensure proper handling of athlete safety matters complaints and investigations including coordination with the Center for SafeSport and law enforcement when appropriate.
- Provide legal guidance on disciplinary actions eligibility matters and dispute resolution processes.
Education & Training
- Educate staff and stakeholders on legal ethical and regulatory matters including contract best practices IP rights and mandatory training areas (e.g. SafeSport Code of Conduct).
- Provide regular training sessions for staff and leadership (and others as needed) on key legal and compliance topics.
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Licensed to practice law and in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- Minimum 15 years of legal experience with a strong preference for experience in nonprofit sports or corporate counsel settings.
- Demonstrated expertise in contract law nonprofit governance regulatory compliance and risk management.
- Familiarity with USOPC certification requirements SafeSport standards and amateur sports law preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex legal matters in plain language.
- High degree of discretion integrity and professional judgment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement or working with a National Governing Body.
- Working knowledge of dispute resolution grievance procedures and arbitration in sport.
- Commitment to athlete safety equity and organizational ethics.
As required by the Equal Pay Transparency Act USA Football provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set level of experience education etc. The pay range for this position is as follows: $107744 $183456.
This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Must meet requirements.
USA Football is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of EVerify. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are the better our work will be. All employment is decided based on qualifications merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age national origin protected veteran status disability status or any other group protected by law.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Supervisory Responsibility
This role may supervise employees interns and contractors.
Work Environment
This job primarily operates in a remote office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.
Physical Demands
Requires the ability to sit for more than four hours per day reading listening stooping bending and manual dexterity.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a FullTime remote position.
Travel
Up to 15%
EEO Statement
USA Football provides equal opportunities for employment and advancement for all individuals regardless of age gender race religion color disability veteran status sexual orientation national origin or any other legally protected category.
Employment Type
Full Time
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