General Counsel

Washington, AR - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 184000 - 230000

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The General Counsel serves as the chief legal officer for the District of Columbia Bar (D.C. Bar or Bar) and provides legal support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) D.C. Bar Board of Governors D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center (Pro Bono Center) Board of Directors and staff of the D.C. Bar and Pro Bono Center. The General Counsel reports to the CEO and represents the Bar in all legal matters acting as policy and risk advisor on operations and major initiatives. The General Counsel is responsible for overseeing planning and directing the legal activities of the Bar and provides legal advice counsel and representation as necessary.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Represents the Bar and provides legal and risk management advice and services to the CEO Executive Leadership team Board of Governors Pro Bono Center Board of Directors and employees of the Bar and Pro Bono Center to enable them to fulfill their mission.
Advises the Board of Governors and Board of Directors on matters of compliance litigation and risk management; assists the CEO and President of the Board in developing meeting agendas and materials; and responds to member inquiries.
Upon request advises and represents the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility and Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
Renders timely legal analysis advice and services with respect to questions transactions regulations policies procedures and legal issues that fall within the scope of the Bars programs and operations.
Serves as a member of the Executive Team providing guidance on short- and long-term operational decisions.
Prepares and reviews vendor contracts memoranda of understanding licenses leases and other agreements.
Proactively identifies and mitigates legal risk to protect the Bar from undue exposure liability and financial loss and to protect the Bars reputation name intellectual property human and financial resources programs and services.
Represents the D.C. Bar its employees and volunteers in litigation matters involving Bar activities and manages legal services provided by outside counsel.
Assists Human Resources on compliance and employment-related legal matters and stays current on local and national employment laws.
Develops and maintains a network of general counsel and bar leaders from mandatory and voluntary bars and advises on statutory and constitutional limitations to mandatory bars.
Advises the CEO and Membership Services Department on issues relating to D.C. Bar member status.
Provides day-to-day leadership performance management coaching and mentoring to direct reports.
Recruits and retains a diverse workforce and works to create an inclusive environment.
Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

JD from an ABA accredited law school.
An active member of the D.C. Bar or eligible to become an active D.C. Bar member within two months of being hired.
Successful relevant and practical legal experience.
Experience as in-house counsel with complex business government quasi-government or nonprofit institutions including 501(c)(3) organizations.
Substantive experience providing guidance to a diverse group of senior executives and the ability to work across organizational lines.
Experience working with and advising organization boards.
Experience drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements of all types.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience in applying and interpreting local and federal statutes court rules and ethics opinions.
Knowledge of legal issues affecting tax-exempt associations.
Experience budgeting and managing financial resources.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must be detail oriented deadline driven and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Must work well in a team environment and be able to interact with Bar members volunteers judges vendors the public and Bar employees.
Must work well under pressure possess excellent organizational abilities and be able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Must be adaptable creative and self-motivated.
Ability to handle and maintain the confidentiality of highly sensitive information.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with business law including real estate leases tax and intellectual property.

*** Please submit resume and cover letter. ***

This position is currently a hybrid position with days worked in the office and days worked remotely. The hybrid status of this position may change at any time subject to the Bars discretion.

This is not an attempt to list all essential functions of this position. Job duties may change over time based on organizational/department needs.

The D.C. Bar is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status disability status or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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As part of the accommodation process we will conduct an individualized interactive process and may ask you for additional information. Any final hiring decisions or start dates may be delayed while the accommodation review process is ongoing if the individual cannot begin work without the requested accommodation.