[Hiring] Senior Counsel @Tides Network

Role Description

Tides is seeking an experienced, practical, and thoughtful Senior Counsel to serve as a trusted legal advisor to internal clients and stakeholders. As a senior individual contributor on the Legal, Risk and Compliance (LRC) team, the Senior Counsel will advise Tides on a broad range of complex legal and compliance matters arising in its day-to-day operations. Focus areas will include:

• Employment and labor law
• Tides Network’s obligations under its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
• Internal investigations
• Litigation and disputes
• Nonprofit corporate law
• Contracts and transactions
• Organizational policies and procedures
• Other legal issues affecting tax-exempt organizations

Ideal candidates are resourceful, detail-oriented, and adept at managing competing priorities. They bring sound judgment to sensitive and complicated situations and are able to translate legal requirements and risks into clear, practical advice.

As a Senior Leader, the Senior Counsel is responsible for modeling and demonstrating Tides’ core competencies of Leading Self, Leading People, and Leading Results.

Qualifications

• Experience advising organizations on labor and employment laws, preferably including organizations with a union-represented workforce.
• Significant experience representing nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations and familiarity with the laws and regulations affecting nonprofit organizations.
• Willingness to learn and develop expertise in additional areas of nonprofit law.
• Leads by example and stewards commitment to Tides’ mission, impact goals, and JEDI principles.
• Holds self and others accountable for high-quality, timely, and effective results.
• Adapts easily to working with a variety of stakeholders while maintaining a strong voice for legal compliance.
• Sound, well-calibrated risk judgment.
• Exercises excellent judgment in handling confidential information and other potentially sensitive matters.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor and active California law license or eligibility for registered in-house counsel admission is required.
• At least 8-10 years of relevant legal experience as a practicing attorney.
• Significant experience representing nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations.
• Experience advising organizations on employment and labor matters, handling litigation, and transactional experience.

Application Instructions

Please submit your resume and a cover letter expressing why you are well-qualified for this role and your motivation for joining the team at Tides. For best consideration, apply by Monday, October 5th at 11:59pm ET.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We look forward to reviewing applications from all qualified job seekers. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities. No applicant will be discriminated against because of their race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage and will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Where required by state law, we utilize E-Verify as a part of our employment authorization process.

Applicants with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that all who are interested may participate in our interview process. If you are in need of an accommodation, please advise in writing at the time you apply.