Senior Attorney

The Nature Conservancy•GEO / Remote - Massachusetts, MA

1d•$100,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Attorney primarily supports The Nature Conservancy’s Northeast Division in the United States, with additional work assigned across the country. The role provides legal services on complex matters to advance Conservancy priorities and manage risk for assigned programs, ensuring transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with the Conservancy’s values, mission, policies, and procedures. The attorney explains complex legal concepts and options to assigned programs and advises on matters across the programs of assigned business units, particularly conservation real estate and financing. The Senior Attorney may also advise on complex non-real-estate conservation projects; contracts and grants; relationships and engagements with large corporations; dam removal projects; public policy; tax-exempt law; and philanthropy. The attorney works with a team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff, and may supervise paralegals, other attorneys, legal volunteers, or outside counsel. This is a remote role located anywhere in the United States, with work expected during Eastern Time Zone hours.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate or equivalent.
License to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 5 years of relevant legal experience, or at least 3 years of relevant legal experience coupled with significant responsibility for a geographic area or subject-matter expertise.
Experience negotiating complex transactions and agreements.
Experience with real estate transactions.
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent judgment and ability to advise multiple decision-makers about uncertain risks and challenging choices.
Ability to build trust and navigate difficult or potentially contentious conversations in a result-oriented, non-confrontational manner.

Nice To Haves

Experience in environmental law, Federal Indian law, energy law, tax-exempt law, complex grants and contracts, and/or land use law.
Experience with tax-exempt law and legal issues related to charitable contributions.
In-house experience and/or law firm experience advising sophisticated clients and senior management.
Experience developing, directing, and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
Multilingual skills and multicultural experience.

Responsibilities

Provide legal services on complex matters to advance Conservancy priorities and appropriately manage risk for assigned programs.
Ensure transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with the Conservancy’s values, mission, policies, and procedures.
Clearly explain complex legal concepts and options to assigned programs.
Provide legal advice and support for assigned business units, particularly on conservation real estate and financing matters.
Advise as needed on non-real-estate conservation projects, contracts and grants, corporate engagements and relationships, dam removal projects, public policy, tax-exempt law, and philanthropy.
Work collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, and support staff.
Supervise paralegals and, as needed, other attorneys, legal volunteers, and outside counsel.