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About the Role
Seeking an experienced transactional attorney for a client-facing corporate role within a focused tax-exempt organizations practice. This role involves sophisticated, high-volume matters including governance, contracts, and organizational decision-making for nonprofits, requiring a broad range of corporate and nonprofit legal work.
Responsibilities
- Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing contracts, from routine operational agreements to complex and specialized transactions, including the development of user-friendly templates
- Advising on nonprofit governance, board matters, and organizational policies
- Handling all aspects of corporate formation and restructuring
- Conducting legal research on New York Non-Profit Corporation Law, employment law, and legislative developments affecting nonprofit organizations
Requirements
- J.D. with strong academic credentials and admission to practice in New York
- 5+ years of direct nonprofit corporate transactional experience, ideally within a tax-exempt organization or advising tax-exempt organization clients regularly at a law firm
- Experience handling nonprofit governance, contracts, and corporate matters as a core part of their practice
- Ability to step into client matters with minimal ramp-up and limited training
- A genuine commitment to mission-driven work and building a long-term role with the Firm
- Seeking a long-term, committed role within a boutique firm environment
- Comfortable in a small firm where entrepreneurial motivation replaces bureaucracy
- Highly self-directed, with the ability to manage client matters independently with minimal supervision
Skills
- Exercise good judgment and know when to ask questions
- Write clearly and thoughtfully, translating complex legal issues into practical guidance
- See the big picture without missing the details
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities without losing momentum
- Work well independently, but value collaboration and teamwork
- Adept at managing time, meeting deadlines and taking direction
- Strong comfort with technology and ability to operate efficiently in a remote practice
Location
- Remote (New York City vicinity)
- Occasional meetings in NYC
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of direct nonprofit corporate transactional experience
Education Level
- J.D. with strong academic credentials and admission to practice in New York
Benefits
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- 401k profit sharing
- Defined benefit retirement plan
- Paid vacation
About the Company
- Established NYC-based boutique law firm focused exclusively on advising nonprofit organizations and mission-driven entities.
- Founded in 2011, the firm has operated continuously and profitably since inception.
- Represents a broad range of nonprofit and mission-driven clients working in areas such as economic development, fiscal sponsorship, conservation, youth services, the arts, government improvement, education, and technology.
- Provides clients with hands-on long-term corporate counsel representation, blending legal, strategic, and pragmatic guidance.
- Clients view the firm as legal experts, thought partners, and team members.