General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 195000 - 235000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Urban Resource Institute (URI) is a dynamic innovative and well-respected organization founded in 1980 that transforms the lives of domestic violence survivors and homeless families through safe shelter and comprehensive services; delivers prevention and intervention programs that break cycles of violence and poverty; and actively works for sustainable systemic is the oldest licensed provider of domestic violence (DV) shelter and services in New York State and is the largest provider in the United States of DV shelter services as well as a leading provider of shelter and services for homeless has a deep commitment to diversity equity and inclusion among leadership staff and clients at residential and nonresidential sites across New York City.
Salary: $195000 to $235000
POSITION OVERVIEW
Reporting to the President andCEO andserving as an integral memberof the ExecutiveTeam the General Counsel is the organizations chief legal advisor responsible for overseeing its legal affairs including its inhouse corporate affairs policy initiatives and real estate projects.
ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS
- Advise onmatters of corporate governance finance contracts real estate transactions and projects and employment.
- Design implement and manage agency-wide risk management systems to support URIs legal financial programmatic strategic and operational integrity.
- Counselsenior management and other staff on legal issues relating to programs including legislative and regulatory issues affecting the organizations delivery of services.
- Share responsibility for developing real estate acquisition and management strategy.
- Develop new and revise existing policies and procedures.
- Monitor and manage litigation including responding to subpoenas overseeing violations and working with outside counsel.
- Interface with Board on matters requiring approvaland onchanges to New York State laws governing nonprofits.
- Monitor andassistwith implementation of new City and State legislation and regulations applicable to the organizations programs facilities and employees.
- Supervise professional and administrative staff.
- Present proposals and reports in both written and oral form to upper management and to Board.
- Develop and manage strategic and workplans.
- Prepare and deliver training and presentations.
- Prepare budgets.
QUALIFICATIONS ANDEXPERIENCE
- Law degree fromaccreditedlaw school.
- Admission to the New York State Bar.
- Knowledge of New York City real estate development.
- A minimum of seven years legal experience as a licensed attorney.
- Five to tenyears experience in a general counsel or comparable role preferably in government oranonprofit.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to orexperience withdomestic violence homelessness poverty trauma particularly in communities of color and among LQBTQ and other disenfranchisedpopulations.
- Strong legal analytical administrative and written and oral communication skills.
- Robust organization and process managementskills.
- Ability to work with business and government representatives.
- Solid legal and real estatenetworkthrough professional associations etc.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Experience collaborating in a fast-paced environment with a multi-disciplinary diverse team.
- Ability to work independently assess priorities take initiative handle multiple assignments simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Ability to manage staff andbudget.
- Basic computerproficiency.
At URI we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment. We actively seek a diverse candidate pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. At URI we offer equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race religion color age sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity genetic disposition neurodiversity disability veteran status or any other protected category under federal state and local law.
Required Experience:
Chief
Key Skills
- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Research
- Securities Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
Urban Resource Institute helps transform the lives of domestic violence survivors and homeless families, with a focus on communities of color and other vulnerable populations. We have deepened our impact and become the largest provider of domestic violence shelter services in the U.S. ... View more
