Non-Profit Organizations Corporate Attorney

The Role:

We are seeking an experiencedtransactionalattorneyto join the Firm’s growing practice. This is a client-facing corporate role within a focusedtax-exempt organizations practice. Matters are sophisticated, high-volume, and operationally real, involving governance, contracts, and organizational decision-making for nonprofits. The attorney in this position will work across the full breadth of the firm’s corporate and nonprofit matters.

The position involves a broad range of corporate and nonprofit legal work, including:

• Drafting, negotiating,and reviewing contracts, fromroutine operational agreements tocomplex and specialized transactions

• Advising onnonprofitgovernance,board matters, and organizational policies

• Handling allaspects of corporate formationand restructuring

• Conducting legalresearch onNew YorkNon-Profit Corporation Law, employment law,and legislative developments affectingnonprofit organizations

CandidateQualifications

We are seeking an experienced attorney witha solidacademic and professionalrecord.

Candidates should have:

• J.D. with strong academic credentials andadmissionto practice inNew York

• 5+ years of corporate transactional experience,including working either in-house at a nonprofit organization or with a law firmtax-exemptorganizations practice group.

• A genuine commitmentto mission-drivenworkand building a long-term role with the Firm.

Candidates should be able todemonstratethe followingskills:

• Exercise goodjudgment—and knowwhen to ask questions

• Write clearly and thoughtfully, translatingcomplex legalissues into practicalguidance

• See the big picturewithout missing the details

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple priorities without losing momentum

• Work wellindependently,but value collaborationand teamwork

• Adept at managing time, meetingdeadlinesand taking direction

• Comfortable inasmall firm whereentrepreneurial motivationreplaces bureaucracy

Is this the job for you?

The firm has an existing and ongoing book of business that has grown faster than the firm’s staffing. This job is foranexperienced nonprofit corporatelawyer, whois readytostep into work for thefirm’s clients. In this role, thehired candidatewilldevelop a nuancedunderstandingthe firm’s clients and their issues and history, with the goal of becoming client facing and managingclientprojects independently.  

Candidates are not expected to bring their own book or business. However, the hired candidatewill be given opportunities to learn and apply business development skills and strategies.

This position is for a straight shooter, looking to do high quality work without the politics of a larger firm orcompany, and interested in a clear long-term path to career development.   

Flexible Hours and Location (Remote)

This position can be a full-time position, or the Firm may hire one or more part-time roles.

Full-time attorneys will enjoy a flexiblesalariedschedule but are expected to be availablegenerally duringour client’s working hours.

The schedule and hours of part-time attorneys will bedetermined