General Counsel

The role

The General Counsel will provide high-level guidance to the Executive Director and Senior Leadership team. This role involves providing labor and employment law advice, managing risk, and supervising the Compliance department.

What you will do

• Providing labor and employment law advice to the Executive Director and senior management
• Advising senior management on grievances under the CBA
• Conducting grievance hearings and representing the organization in arbitration
• Assisting with collective bargaining and responding to union information requests
• Providing guidance for risk management
• Representing the organization or assisting with litigation
• Advising and training on professional responsibility matters
• Reviewing real estate leases
• Drafting agreements for the organization
• Reviewing and negotiating grants and contracts

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• State bar admission in New York or eligibility for immediate membership
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience
• Substantial supervisory/managerial experience
• Labor and employment law experience, including supervisory/managerial experience in a unionized environment
• Experience with corporate governance and regulatory and compliance issues
• Excellent judgment and discretion
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to further the goals of a mission-driven organization and to be guided by its values
• Ability to work well with diverse constituencies
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest work and/or supporting work for social change

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision plans
• Contributions to a 403(b) plan
• Generous leave time
• Access to internal Justice Learning Center for free CLEs and trainer experience

Before you apply

• Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted

About the company

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) is the largest civil legal services provider in the country. The organization fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers.