Deputy General Counsel

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Legal

Job Summary

The Museum of Modern Art is currently accepting applications for a Deputy General Counsel who will be part of a four-attorney office including the General Counsel and Secretary to the Board Deputy General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel.

This role will beconcentrated on but not limited to serving as legal advisor on a broad range of museum and education-related matters with a focus on intellectual property media marketing andtechnology.

This role will include ensuring compliance with internal policies and additionexperience supporting museums on matters relating to art and museum law will be very beneficial. This position will be located full-time in New York NY with an in-office work policy.

Primary responsibilities:

Reporting to the General Counsel the Deputy General Counsel will have significant involvementin diverse matters pertaining to but not limited to the following:

Serves as legal advisor on all matters relating to intellectual property including but notlimited to licensing arrangements copyright and trademark sweepstake and contests publicity and social media.
Drafts reviews and negotiates a wide variety of contracts including exhibitionacquisition licensing publishing media and sponsorship agreements.
Provides support for Museum issues pertaining to art and museum law.
Serves as legal advisor ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.
Advises on all aspects of day-to-day legal issues.
Provides legal support to departments throughout the Museum including assisting instructuring initiatives and projects identifying and mitigating legal risks.
Drafts memoranda correspondence policies and procedures reports for various boardof trustees and staff committees and other documents.
Advises and participates in grievances arbitrations investigations discovery subpoenas and other litigation-related issues.
Monitors and provides continuous counsel on local state and federal laws.
Performs legal research.
Liaises with and supervises outside counsel.
Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.

Requirements:

Top tier academic credentials with demonstrated achievement at each institution.
Legal training received at law firms within corporate or not-for-profit practice groups.
A minimum of 10 to 15 plus years of legal experience preferably with experience in museums and exempt organizations.
Excellent writing and public speaking skills.
Legal research negotiation analysis communication and organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a small legal team.

Salary range: Minimum of $300000 to maximum of $370000 per annum

Application instructions: To apply please visit MoMA Jobs. Applicants should submit a resume and a statement of interest. Applications without cover letters will not be considered.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement: Equal Employment Opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at the Museum where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race color religion sex age national origin disability pregnancy genetic information military or veteran status sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression marital and civil partnership/union status alienage or citizenship status creed genetic predisposition or carrier status unemployment status familial status domestic violence sexual violence or stalking victim status caregiver status arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law credit history or any other protected category as established by applicable law including the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).

January 2026