Associate General Counsel

About the role

The Mission: Connecting people to a Christ-centered community wellness experience based on faith, prayer, and personal responsibility.

The Team: Everyone at Christian Care Ministry agrees with the Statement of Faith, which outlines core beliefs. Although not perfect, they serve their perfect God and Members to the best of their ability.

Responsibilities

• Review, prepare, edit, and execute a variety of contracts and other agreements
• Prepare legal communications
• Conduct legal research and analyze legal issues that affect the Ministry and its activities at the local, state, federal and international levels; and prepare findings, recommendations, templates, and plans to effectively advise the Ministry
• Stay up to date with, and advise staff on laws applicable to nonprofit entities, healthcare sharing ministries, association of churches, IRS lobbying, and the like
• Manage legal projects and collaborate with other teams on organization-wide projects
• Provide data collection/analysis of government affairs matters, including administrative work, research, grassroots support, and more (support Director, Government Affairs)
• Collect and support various annual state reporting submissions
• Provide legal support to compliance audits/inquiries
• Develop/implement compliance monitoring, risk assessment, reporting, testing, and tracking
• Train and educate business leaders on evolving compliance-related subjects
• Contribute to the exercise and expression of Christian Care Ministry’s Christian beliefs
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements

Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and currently licensed to practice law in at least one State required; 5+ years’ experience as in-house, corporate, or counsel experience in a corporate setting required, preferably within a healthcare or healthcare payer industry; License in Florida within 12 months of hire through examination, reciprocity or registered as in-house counsel required; Working knowledge of the legal rules that apply to tax-exempt organizations along with strong generalist experience at a law firm or in-house working for a non-profit entity preferred; A demonstrated commitment to nonprofits is highly desirable; Minimum age requirement: candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire.

Skills

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to read, write, and interpret legal documents
• Speak effectively with members, providers, and/or associates of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage approved AI-enabled technologies to enhance legal research, contract analysis, drafting efficiency, and decision support while exercising independent legal judgment and ensuring confidentiality, accuracy, regulatory compliance, and appropriate human oversight
• Advanced knowledge in employment, benefits, tax, and business structures
• Knowledge of non-profit organization law
• Customer-service oriented
• Ability to devise and implement creative legal solutions in a complex nonprofit setting

Core Competencies / Demonstrable Behaviors:

• Humble – demonstrates Christ-Centered humility by honoring others, accepting feedback, and prioritizing collective success over individual recognition
• Hungry – exhibits initiative, perseverance, and