Counsel
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Trevor Project
Remote (local)- Career category: Legal
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: USD 130,000 USD-USD 150,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Location: United States
About Trevor:
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people. Trevor offers 24/7 crisis services, connecting highly trained counselors with LGBTQ+ young people whenever they need support. To drive prevention efforts, The Trevor Project also operates robust research, advocacy, education, and peer support programs. We’ve been saving lives every day for over 25 years.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Manage day to day contracting for the legal team, including collaborating on developing policies, processes, and training, as well as reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of contracts commensurate with skills and experience, including:
- development agreements, such as corporate partnership agreements, sponsorship agreements, charitable sales agreements, grant agreements, government contracts, and event agreements
- commercial and technology-related agreements, such as software agreements
- various other types of agreements, such as licensing agreements, personal services agreements, and contracts relating to marketing
- Lead or collaborate on legal matters in critical areas depending on skills and experience, including data privacy, technology, TrevorSpace, product counseling, fundraising, and general nonprofit compliance and risk management, corporate governance, crisis services, labor and employment, and international law - the Counsel should be comfortable with frequently shifting priorities and demonstrate willingness to work on various types of matters as needed by the organization
- Research and advise on new and evolving laws relevant to The Trevor Project and the LGBTQ+ community, and liaise with the Advocacy team and other teams with respect to compliance and organizational strategy; manage third-party requests for information and government investigations
- Serve as a thought partner to the Assistant General Counsel and other members of the legal team on various high-level matters, such as material legal considerations relating to compliance and risk management
- Regularly handle novel issues across a wide variety of areas of the law
- Work directly with department heads and other staff on legal requests and assignments
- Demonstrate comfort with shifting priorities and strategies
- Handle certain matters internally, and others in coordination with The Trevor Project’s law firm partners
- Help to build and maintain relationships with Trevor’s law firm partners
- Other relevant duties and responsibilities as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Membership of at least one state bar in good standing, and authority to practice in your applicable location
- At least 5+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, with significant experience in general advising and contract drafting and negotiation; 2+ years as in-house counsel
- Proven ability to work, communicate, and collaborate effectively with legal professionals as well as non-legal staff of varying seniority levels
- Demonstrated successful project planning and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to multitask and ability to work well within tight timelines
- Ability to think strategically, taking into account legal issues in addition to business considerations
- Demonstrated skills in working through legal aspects of novel issues and situations
- Ability to navigate highly confidential and sensitive matters with discretion and regard for cultural considerations
- Attention to detail, thoroughness, and accuracy in all work
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
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