CEO & General Counsel

About Us

Charitable Allies is a nonprofit law firm that exclusively serves nonprofit organizations because we believe all nonprofits should have access to great legal counsel that doesn’t cost a fortune. Our team has served over 2500 nonprofits nationwide since our launch in 2013. We exist to help the nonprofit sector thrive, from the small mom-and-pop animal shelters to the large multi-site churches. We are continually improving and innovating to meet the needs of the nonprofit community with compassion and efficiency.

 

Our firm’s work is primarily transactional. Recent highlights include:

• Navigating a multi-million dollar merger of youth-serving organizations
• Restructuring and compliance audits of a multi-entity ministry organization
• Strategic restructuring and succession planning for a multi-entity church
• Starting over 800 nonprofit organizations of all kinds nationally

 

Our team fills a critical need by providing free legal education through podcast, blog, email, free guides and other resources to nonprofit leaders. Our legal services operate on a “low-bono” model to ensure our clients have access to excellent legal counsel from out subject matter experts at a fraction of the cost of big firms.

 

About the Position

We’re looking for a business-minded CEO & General Counsel to set the strategic direction of the organization, develop and maintain relationships with large clients, and make high-level operational decisions. This position reports to and takes direction from the Board of Directors. Ideally, this candidate will have at least ten years of legal experience in the tax-exempt sector, will have an established track record of attracting and retaining clients of all sizes, and will possess the operational and financial knowledge to lead our law firm. This person will serve the legal needs of large clients and guide the strategy of the team on important projects. The CEO & General Counsel also leads the leadership team, managing the Managing Attorney and the Director of Operations, as well as the outsourced accounting vendor. Come join our team to put your legal and business skills to good use for nonprofit organizations nationwide!

 

 

The responsibilities of the CEO & General Counsel include:

• Serving as the overall head of the organization, setting goals aligned with strategic priorities in conjunction with the board
• Managing the leadership team and providing substantive feedback (both positive and constructive) to ensure excellent client service, internal processes, and progress toward the mission of the organization
• Forming and maintaining relationships with large nonprofit clients, nonprofit associations, church planting organizations, and other similar organizations to bring in consistent program service revenue for the organization
• Setting high level organizational priorities and goals based on qualitative and quantitative data with the leadership team and the Board of Directors, and monitoring progress towards those goals
• Overseeing progress towards budgetary goals for the team in coordination with our accounting vendor, including the amount of billable work produced by individual contributors, IOLTA balance, and the unearned income report to ensure organization is properly staffed and work is being completed efficiently
• Monitoring, reviewing, and course-correcting the organization’s financial position, including regular check-ins with financial staff and reviews of the organization’s monthly financials
• Promoting, discussing and encouraging alignment with our core values with the staff
• Acting as the public face of the organization at conferences, on webinars, and at other events with the ability to accurately and engagingly speak on tax-exempt law
• Completing high level strategic legal work for large clients
• Managing projects for and relationships with the largest 5-10% of clients, including effective and frequent communication, strategic legal direction, delegation of tasks and monitoring of work
• Advising attorneys about legal strategy and project management for large projects, in both transactional and litigation matters
• Preparing and presenting materials for the Board of Directors on the organization’s progress and challenges
• Monitoring and managing organizational risk
• Providing direct supervision and strategic guidance on pre-litigation and litigation matters (a small percentage of the firm’s work)
• Creating and maintaining a workplace culture that is productive and positive, celebrating wins and addressing challenges effectively
• Providing training for attorneys regarding relevant legal topics
• Assisting staff in relating their specialized work to the overall mission of the organization

 

Compensation

$250,000-$300,000, including bonuses

 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in tax exempt organization law
• JD from an accredited university
• Active license to practice law in Indiana
• Strong relationship building and networking skills
• Existing relationships within the nonprofit sector
• Ability to work well with faith-based organizations and a wide variety of nonprofit organizations

Salary

• $250,000 - $300,000