Vice President, General Counsel
Stronger Consulting
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $145,350 - $242,250 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as the chief legal advisor to the CEO, CFO , and senior leadership team
- Identify, assess, and manage legal risk across the organization, including matters with significant reputational, financial, or operational impact
- Provide clear practical legal guidance to support timely decision making
- Calibrate when ANet should be risk averse versus when risk is appropriate to advance organizational goals
- Personally handle a wide range of day-to-day legal matters, including:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and agreements
- Advising on employment and personal matters in partnership with the Talent/ HR team
- Supporting compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws across a multi-state workforce
- Develop, support, review, and implement organizational policies, procedures, templates, and trainings
- Conduct internal legal reviews or audits to identify and mitigate risk
- Build and maintain legal tools and infrastructure that support consistency and efficiency
- Partner with senior leadership on governance matters, including Board of Directors engagement
- Support interactions with auditors, regulators, and external stakeholders, including nonprofit and 501(c) compliance
- Prepare, review, and advise on Board materials and governance-related decisions
- Engage and manage outside counsel and legal vendors for specialized, high-risk, or capacity-constraining matters
- Coordinate litigation, regulatory inquires, and other matters requiring external expertise
- Exercise judgement in balancing cost, urgency, and risk when determining when to escalate matters externally
- Partner with the Chief Growth Officer and senior leaders on business development transactions
- Lead or directly support negotiation of complex or high-impact agreements
- Advise on strategic partnerships, alliances, and innovative collaborations
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) required from an ABA accredited law school
- Active admission to a State Bar
- Minimum of 10 years of legal experience as a licensed attorney
- Prior General Counsel or equivalent senior in-house experience strongly preferred
- Experience advising a national, multi-state organization (nonprofit, education, public policy, or government preferred)
- Significant experience with:
- Nonprofit and 501(c) tax exempt compliance
- Employment and labor law
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Litigation and regulatory matters
- Insurance, risk management, and real estate-related agreements
- Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate legal complexity into actional guidance.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance where ANet pays a portion of the cost of these benefits for employees and their families/domestic partner
- generous paid time-off including 10 paid holidays and paid days off between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays
- paid parental leave
- educational expenses reimbursements
- flexible spending accounts
- professional development
- a 401(k) plan with a 4% match
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life and personal accident insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract draftingcontract negotiationlitigationregulatory complianceemployment lawrisk managementreal estate agreementslegal auditslegal risk assessmentgovernance
Soft Skills
executive communicationjudgmentdecision makingcollaborationleadershipadvisory skillsproblem solvingstrategic thinkingrelationship managementnegotiation
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)State Bar admission