Associate General Counsel

Colonial Group; Orlando (FL); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Christian Care Ministry is seeking an Associate General Counsel to provide comprehensive legal support and counsel to executives and staff, ensuring regulatory compliance and sound guidance for ministry programs and activities.

The role requires a JD and Florida license within 12 months, plus 5+ years in-house or corporate experience, preferably in healthcare. Applicants should be adept at handling contracts, research, and non-profit governance within a faith-based nonprofit setting.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsabilités

• 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

Description du poste

The Job

The Associate General Counsel provides general legal support and advice for Christian Care Ministry (“CCM”) and its subsidiaries through timely and thoughtful legal counsel to executives and staff. This role develops and issues guidance in service to Ministry programs and other activities and ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Essential Job Duties & 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

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 commitment to serving God through excellence. Demonstrates passion for personal and organizational growth while diligently advancing the mission of Christian Care Ministry
• Smart – shows relational and emotional intelligence, communicates effectively, collaborates harmoniously, and reads social cues with grace and discernment
• Manage Ambiguity – operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
• Organizational Savvy – maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
• Member First – exhibits full commitment to serving members and/or clients by prioritizing their needs first in alignment with our program’s purpose. This commitment is demonstrated through understanding of the program(s), provided through quality and timely service while exercising empathy in every interaction. Every CCM employee shares responsibility to steward resources faithfully, removing barriers to understanding, and creating accessible, connected, and Christ-centered experiences
• Artificial Intelligence - Effectively leverages AI-enabled tools to improve decision-making, productivity, employee experience, and organizational outcomes while ensuring appropriate governance, data protection, ethical use, and human oversight.

Education and/or Experience

• 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

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities