General Counsel

About the role

LSNYC seeks a highly motivated and dedicated attorney to join its team as General Counsel. A new position, the General Counsel will report to LSNYC's Executive Director and work closely with the LSNYC's Senior Leadership team to provide high-level guidance to the organization. This is a challenging role, requiring a high level of expertise in multiple areas of law, as well as strategic thinking skills. The ideal candidate will have strong labor law and employment law experience and supervisory/management experience in a nonprofit unionized environment, and must have the ability and desire to stay up-to-date with legal trends and development and, if needed, learn new areas of the law so as to best serve the organization.

Responsibilities

• Providing labor and employment law advice to LSNYC's Executive Director and senior management, and, when appropriate, in consultation with outside counsel.
• Advising senior management on grievances under the CBA, conducting grievance hearings as requested and representing the organization in arbitration or collaborating with outside counsel in preparing for arbitrations.
• Assisting with collective bargaining, including responding to union information requests.
• Providing guidance for the organization in risk management including proactive solutions to manage risk.
• Representing the organization or assisting with litigation and other matters in which LSNYC and/or its employees are parties, including working with outside counsel.
• Advising and training on professional responsibility matters and identifying and resolving client conflicts of interest.
• Reviewing real estate leases.
• Drafting agreements for the organization.
• Reviewing and negotiating grants and contracts with funders, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Supervising LSNYC's Compliance department which ensures compliance with applicable laws governing New York nonprofits, including New York's Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
• Developing and updating office policies.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and state bar admission in New York or eligibility for immediate membership.
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience.
• Substantial supervisory/managerial experience.
• Labor and employment law experience, including supervisory/managerial experience in a unionized environment.
• Experience with corporate governance and regulatory and compliance issues.
• Excellent judgment and discretion, and the ability to balance legal risks with business demands.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to further the goals of a mission‑driven organization and to be guided by its values.
• Ability to work well with diverse constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest work and/or supporting work for social change.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision plans.
• Contributions to a 403(b) plan.
• Generous leave time.

Pay

Salary range: $171,978.00 – $222,343.00 USD (commensurate with experience).

Schedule

Hybrid position based in New York City with a minimum of 5 in‑office days over each two‑week period.