Associate General Counsel

FHI 360 • Washington, DC

53d

About The Position

The Office of the General Counsel serves a critical role and maintains strong relationships throughout the organization. The Associate General Counsel will provide legal advice, counsel, leadership, and oversight for a wide range of legal matters affecting FHI 360 and its subsidiaries. Such matters include but are not limited to corporate governance and transactions; tax exempt status and fundraising; contracts and commercial transactions; patent, trademark, and copyright; data privacy; and risk management. The Associate General Counsel will report to the General Counsel and serve as an integral member of the high performing legal team.

Requirements

• Industry knowledge in one or more of the organizations areas of work (i.e., international development, clinical research facilitation).
• Strategic problem solver, who can provide pragmatic legal advice in a complex environment, with shifting priorities and multiple constituencies.
• Ability to lead multiple priorities with limited resources.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Ability to balance competing demands and advance departmental objectives swiftly.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English.
• Juris Doctor or its International Equivalent from a recognized school of law. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
• Typically requires 7+ years of experience with a law firm, corporate legal department, or organization, including 3+ years of leadership and/or line management experience.
• Validated legal expertise in two or more relevant areas and curiosity about learning more (corporate governance and transactions; tax exempt status and fundraising; contracts and commercial transactions; patent, trademark, and copyright; data privacy; and risk management.)
• Licensed to practice law in one or more jurisdictions within the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Prior in-house legal department experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the legal liaison to organizational units and senior executives on legal, administrative and management issues.
• Provides legal advice and counsel to a range of staff members, including members of the Executive Team.
• Manages outside counsel, tracks relevant legal developments, formulates courses of action, drafts correspondence and /or policies and procedures to resolve legal, procedural, or administrative issues and ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Finds opportunities to advance the organization in complex areas and mitigate legal risk.
• Leads efforts across the organization, including but not limited to legal staff, operations staff, and communications staff, to keep them abreast of and enlist their support for priority initiatives.
• Interacts with funding, government, and regulatory agencies to represent the interests of the organization.
• Through everyday actions, contributes to an organizational culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and a dedication to social change, and commitment to improvement and innovation.
• Supports the legal, management, and risk assessment work.
• Ensures proper filing of relevant legal records.
• Engages in projects and performs other duties assigned.
• Supervises and coordinates all vital legal services in assigned matters, in conjunction with in-house or outside legal counsel as required.
• Supervises legal administrative staff.
• Embraces other duties as assigned, contributing to the team’s multifaceted and evolving responsibilities.

Benefits

• FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.
• Additionally, all US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days per year, and 11 holidays per year.
• Paid time off is reduced pro rata for employees working less than a full-time schedule.
• FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees