Remote General Counsel for Mission-Driven Nonprofit

Prison Fellowship; United States; Remote; USD 155.000 - 185.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Prison Fellowship seeks a General Counsel to serve as the principal legal advisor to a national Christian prison ministry. This hands-on executive will oversee contracts, governance, employment law, lobbying, ethics, and nonprofit compliance while guiding risk management and strategic decision-making across the organization.

Reporting to the EVP, Administration and Partnerships, the GC will lead a small legal team, supervise a Paralegal, manage outside counsel, and ensure alignment with our

Qualifikationen

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Licensed attorney in good standing with at least one state bar.
• At least eight years of progressively responsible legal experience in contracts, governance, compliance, and risk.

Aufgaben

• Provide strategic, practical, mission-aligned legal counsel to executive leadership and the Board.
• Draft, review, and negotiate key legal documents and contracts.
• Oversee corporate governance, employment law, lobbying, ethics, and nonprofit compliance.

Kenntnisse

Contract law

Governance

Employment law

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Negotiation

Leadership

Ausbildung

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bar admission in at least one state

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Contract management software

Jobbeschreibung

Prison Fellowship seeks a General Counsel to serve as the principal legal advisor to a national Christian prison ministry. This hands-on executive will oversee contracts, governance, employment law, lobbying, ethics, and nonprofit compliance while guiding risk management and strategic decision-making across the organization.

Reporting to the EVP, Administration and Partnerships, the GC will lead a small legal team, supervise a Paralegal, manage outside counsel, and ensure alignment with our