Senior Compliance Attorney

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Nairobi, Kenya, Bogota, Colombia, and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States.

About the role

The Center seeks a Senior Compliance Attorney to join the U.S. Litigation team at a critical time for reproductive rights and access across the United States. The Senior Compliance Attorney will support the team’s growing need for compliance assistance in light of the shifting legal landscape and heightened enforcement risks post-Roe. This role will advise clients on abortion-specific laws and regulations, general healthcare laws, and other state and federal policies impacting the provision of high-quality reproductive health care, including abortion, maternal health, and assisted reproduction.

This position is based in the Center’s New York City or Washington D.C. offices in a hybrid model of 3 days in-office and 2 days working from home.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and analysis on state and federal laws and regulations governing the provision of abortion care and other reproductive health care.
• Provide timely, accurate compliance advice and support to help clients mitigate risks and comply with the rapidly changing U.S. legal landscape.
• Establish and maintain strong client relationships; communicate regularly with Center clients; coordinate with partner organizations and outside counsel.
• Implement effective systems to manage and track compliance inquiries and ongoing compliance matters.
• Work collaboratively with the Litigation team to integrate compliance support into legal services and provide support to other aspects of the team’s work, as needed.
• Represent the Center at public events, conferences, and coalition meetings.

Requirements

• Member in good standing of the bar of New York or DC based on the office where the attorney is based. If not currently admitted to that bar, the candidate must be a member in good standing of another state's bar and agree to become admitted within eighteen months of their start date to the bar of New York or DC. Membership in multiple jurisdictions is a plus.
• At least seven (7) years of post-law-school legal experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in healthcare law; experience providing direct compliance advice to clients and undertaking complex legal analysis of state laws and regulations.
• Experience on abortion-related legal matters and/or experience in the reproductive rights, health, and justice movement is a plus.
• Excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues to non-legal audiences in a clear and succinct manner.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet multiple deadlines simultaneously, and to provide rapid responses to client inquiries in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
• Ability to maintain a high level of expertise in relevant substantive law.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate, delegate, and supervise junior attorneys and paralegals on a project basis.
• Strong commitment to the Center’s mission, purpose, and values, along with experience or knowledge of reproductive rights legal issues, reproductive justice, racial justice, or other human rights, civil rights, criminal law, or social justice issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive equity work and incorporating inclusive equitable principles into legal, programmatic, and partnership work.

Pay

The annual salary for this position begins at $165,000 and scales commensurate with experience. This salary reflects a position based in New York City or Washington, D.C. and may be subject to a downward locality adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside these locations.

Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. Dental and Vision coverage are also provided.
• Well-being: Resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through programs supporting mental, physical, and community well-being. Generous leave policies include paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. The Center is closed the last week of December.
• Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center contributes 7.5% of your annual salary to a 401(k) (applicable only in the U.S. and Kenya).