Staff Attorney
$152,540–$188,000 year
RemoteUnited States or Oakland, California, United States
Job Summary
Draft and review contracts, negotiate terms, and provide guidance on structuring legal entities and transactions. Offer legal advice on nonprofit operations, governance, compliance, intellectual property, data privacy, lobbying, antitrust, and anti-corruption. Manage and mitigate legal risks by drafting policies, procedures, and templates. Coordinate with the finance team on compliance and ensure subaward agreements align with original funding agreements. Collaborate with outside law firms across various practice areas and jurisdictions. Work autonomously to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while simplifying complex legal issues for stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- JD degree from accredited law school
- Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state bar
- 7+ years' experience
- Expertise in contract, general corporate and transactional law
- Excellent verbal and writing skills
- Ability to simplify complicated legal issues and language
- Whole systems approach to problem solving
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in or knowledge of nonprofit law
- Corporate entity formations
- Social enterprise and impact investing
- Emerging companies and venture capital
- Intellectual property
- Global privacy law
- Ability to quickly master and integrate legal, business, technical, and practical analysis
- Desire and ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
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