Corporate - General Attorney / Employment Law - General Attorney in Boston, MA

Public Interest

Boston, MA

Corporate - General Attorney / Employment Law - General Attorney in Boston, MA

Attorney

Min 10 yrs required

No

CHAI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran.

Senior Counsel - Legal Advisor - Short Term (6-12 Months):

- Reputed global health organization seeking experienced Senior Counsel for internal legal counsel position
- Full-time, fixed-term position for 6-12 months with possibility of extension, open to part-time arrangements
- East Coast USA location, with up to 20% domestic and international travel
- Law degree and 10 years' experience as a Legal lead or in a senior legal position required, preference for experience in global health or development organizations or private law firm experience
- Active law license in the United States required
- Experience in international markets and negotiating complex agreements
- Strong cultural sensitivity and experience in a global, geographically dispersed organization
- Demonstrated experience advising organizational leadership and managing crises
- Passionate about CHAI values and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

Overview:

- Founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, CHAI works to reduce the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries
- Expanded focus to include HIV, COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, cancer, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases
- Invests in strengthening health systems through programs in human resources, digital health, and health financing
- Highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries
- Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fairness and mutual respect
- Values diversity and inclusion, recognizes the importance of diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture

About the Team:

- Global Operations, Finance, and Human Resources teams provide operational support to programmatic and country teams
- Work on issues and disease areas including HIV, vaccines, malaria, and maternal and newborn health
- About 1800 staff based in over 40 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, with staff also in Europe and Australia

About the Role:

- Provide internal legal counsel to CHAI leadership and CHAI
- Responsible for overseeing and coordinating legal affairs, managing outside counsel, advising on investigations, employment and labor issues, contracts, risk management, and more
- Partner with and provide counsel to CHAI's leadership teams, finance teams, contracts, global operations, HR, country, and programmatic teams
- Manage relationships with outside counsel and partner with CHAI's Board Secretary and Legal Counsel on governance matters
- Full-time, fixed-term position for 6-12 months with the possibility of extension, open to part-time arrangements
- East Coast USA location, with up to 20% domestic and international travel

Responsibilities:

- Provide legal counsel to CHAI's leadership teams on all aspects of operations
- Advise on internal and external investigations, employment and labor issues, contracts, risk management, and more
- Partner with CHAI's contracts department and oversee protection of intellectual property rights
- Select and partner with outside counsel in local jurisdictions
- Oversee dispute resolution and develop operational efficiencies in addressing legal and tax ramifications
- Oversee CHAI's legal entity management and provide support to country leadership and global operations teams
- Provide guidance and compliance support to CHAI's country leadership and global operations teams on entity structures
- Support CHAI's Board of Directors and Secretary
- Advise on risk management strategies and support development of risk mitigation plans
- Partner with communications teams on key messaging and communications with donors, external stakeholders, and government partners
- Support drafting and implementation of organizational policies and procedures

Qualifications:

- Law degree and 10 years' experience as a Legal lead or in a senior legal position, with a preference for experience in global health or development organizations or comparable private law firm experience
- Active law license in the United States
- Experience in international markets and negotiating complex agreements
- Strong cultural sensitivity and experience in a global, geographically dispersed organization
- Demonstrated experience advising organizational leadership and managing crises
- Passionate about CHAI values and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Located in ., EST time zone
- Ability to travel up to 20%

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