Contracts Counsel
About the role
Location: Alexandria, Virginia. FLSA: Exempt. Date Created/Updated: October 2026. Division/Department: Office of Legal Counsel. Reports to: Chief Legal Officer. Responsibility for Public Contact: Daily contact requiring courtesy, discretion, responsiveness, and sound judgment. Travel Requirement: Minimal, less than 10%. The Contracts Counsel is a member of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and will support the mission of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) by managing the organization’s contract lifecycle; compliance and insurance registrations and renewals; and trademark portfolio. This role’s primary responsibility is reviewing, drafting, and negotiating agreements ranging from vendor, consultant, licensing, and fundraising agreements; NDAs, confidentiality agreements, and releases; and mission-specific partnership agreements and MOUs. The Contracts Counsel will collaborate cross-divisionally to provide guidance to internal teams relating to contractual terms that may impact NCMEC programs and will oversee the contract management process. The Contracts Counsel will work closely with the OLC’s Senior Counsel; Finance Division; and team members throughout NCMEC’s divisions and branch offices. The Contracts Counsel will promote a professional image and communicate with team members, senior leaders, and external lawyers and partners in a courteous and professional manner, including responding promptly when replying to internal and external correspondence and emails.
Responsibilities
- Review, draft, and negotiate contracts relating to NCMEC’s programs of work.
- Coordinate insurance coverage and compliance filings with NCMEC’s Finance Division and outside agency.
- Manage NCMEC’s trademark portfolio.
- Establish, maintain, monitor, and update as needed work processes and workflows relating to contract and compliance functions and databases.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- JD and admission to Virginia or DC bar, or eligible to waive in.
- Minimum of 2-4 years’ substantive experience handling contracts at a