Senior Attorney: Real Estate & Conservation (Remote)

The Nature Conversancy; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

401(k) plan with 8% employer match

Parental leave

Accrued paid time off

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy’s Global Legal Team is seeking an experienced Senior Attorney with real estate experience to provide legal services on complex matters across the Conservancy’s programs, prioritizing conservation real estate and financing matters. This remote role, located anywhere in the United States, will work on Eastern Time Zone hours and may supervise paralegals and other attorneys.

The Senior Attorney will advise multiple decision-makers, articulate legal concepts clearly, and help

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent and license to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction.
• 5 years relevant legal experience or at least 3 years with assumption of significant responsibilities for a geographic area or subject matter expertise.
• Experience negotiating complex transactions and agreements.
• Experience with real estate transactions.
• Experience in environmental law, Federal Indian law, energy law, tax-exempt law, complex grants and contracts, and/or land use law.
• In-house or law firm experience advising sophisticated clients and senior management.
• Multilingual skills and multi-cultural experience appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal services on complex matters to advance Conservancy priorities and manage risk for assigned programs.
• Advise on all aspects of the Conservancy’s programs for assigned business units, particularly conservation real estate and financing matters.
• Provide advice on complex non-real estate conservation projects; contracts and grants, legal support for engagements and relationships with large corporations, advice regarding dam removal projects, public policy, tax-exempt law issues and philanthropy.
• Work as part of a team of attorneys, paralegals and support staff; may supervise paralegals, attorneys, legal volunteers, and/or outside counsel.
• Work in a remote role anywhere in the United States and align with Eastern Time Zone hours.

Skills

5 years relevant legal experience

Experience negotiating complex transac

Experience with real estate transac

Education

Juris Doctorate or equivalent and license to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction

Job description

The Nature Conservancy’s Global Legal Team is seeking an experienced Senior Attorney with real estate experience to provide legal services on complex matters across the Conservancy’s programs, prioritizing conservation real estate and financing matters. This remote role, located anywhere in the United States, will work on Eastern Time Zone hours and may supervise paralegals and other attorneys.

The Senior Attorney will advise multiple decision-makers, articulate legal concepts clearly, and help