General Counsel Job at SAFER FOUNDATION
The Safer Foundation is a social service provider to individuals with arrest and conviction records. Through a full range of services, including case management, educational instruction and advocacy, we focus on preparing individuals for the world of work by helping them find and keep productive and meaningful employment.
General Summary:
Safer Foundation (“Safer”) is one of the nation’s largest nonprofits providing reentry assistance, job placement and training, and educational programming.
The General Counsel will serve as the chief legal advisor to the Safer Foundation President & CEO and other members of executive management providing practical, knowledgeable, and comprehensive legal counsel. The General Counsel will ensure that Safer Foundation operates in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.
The General Counsel will report to the President & CEO.
Performance Results Description
The Position is properly performed when all essential duties and responsibilities are executed by following the Safer Values.
Exceeding Expectations, Communication and Collaboration, Integrity, and Evidence Based Innovation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Stakeholder Interface
In consultation with external legal expert counsel (when appropriate) and in support of Leadership Team initiatives:
Review and approve the legal sufficiency of contractual activities.- Draft and negotiate contracts.
- Develop and recommend company policy and position on legal issues. Provide training on the policies as needed for the agency.
- Develop and recommend operating policies and procedural improvements.
- Counsel executive, senior leadership and the Board as need on various legal matters, and existing and new laws.
- Provide analysis and counsel on legal and policy issues related to compliance, contractual and nondisclosure agreements, and strategic planning.
- Provide legal counsel on issues arising from actual or anticipated lawsuits.
- Anticipate and guard against legal risks facing the company.
Stakeholder Outreach and Recruitment
Engage expert external counsel to:
Prepare legal pleadings, motions, discovery, stipulations, etc.
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Represent Safer Foundation or its officials in various legal proceedings. -
Write, review, and edit reports, opinions, correspondence, articles, and other documents.
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Write and administer complex vendor, client, and employment contracts.
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Conduct and coordinate research into a variety of legal issues
Tracking, Document and Reporting
Act as Safer’s Lobbyist Compliance Officer responsible for lobbyist filings, serving as the point of contact for employees to report any contacts with governmental officials, and assessing whether contact constituted lobbying and what registration and reporting requirements maybe triggered. The Officer will provide brief presentations on the topic at new employee orientations and agency staff meetings, conduct semi-annual training for anyone in regular contact with governmental officials, and send agency-wide emails every quarter regarding any updates.
- Lead entity formation function, including preparing certificates of formation, basic LLC operating agreements, and state registration documents, and coordinate filings of same with registered agent.
- Retain all corporate recordss
- Oversee contract administration process across the agency.
- File state and local corporate compliance filings.
Fiscal Reporting and Accountability
- Manage legal expenses to the FY23 budget.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge and experience with legal principles applicable to healthcare, including administrative la- Knowledge and experience in negotiating and drafting contract
- Experience using DocuSign preferred
- Ability to promptly produce high-quality, accurate, and detailed work produc
- Ability to work in a capacity with strict privacy and confidentiality requirement
- Excellent client management and problem-solving skill
- Exceptional analytical, written, and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel throughout Cook County
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficiency with Outlook and willingness to learn new technologies and systems as needed
- Well organized and efficient; able to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines promptl
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) efficiently
Education and Experience:
Graduation from an accredited School of Law with a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree- A current and active license (in good standing) to practice law in the State of Illinois
- Five (5) years’ experience in giving legal counsel and representation to comparable entities
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with health laws and regulations and employment matters- Experience working with real estate law
Safer Foundation is a drug-free workplace.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Veterans
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