Director, Legal Affairs and Assistant General Counsel

Organizational Information:

Who We Are

Disability:IN is the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. Our network of more than five hundred corporations expands opportunities for people with disabilities across industries.

We are currently positioned in a critical growth period.  As we look to the future, we are driven by opportunities to expand our global reach, move the needle on digital accessibility, progress our ESG and policy agenda, and advance our mission to build an inclusive global economy. 

What We Do

Disability:IN promotes disability inclusion by heightening awareness, advising corporations, and sharing proven strategies for including people with disabilities in the workplace, supply chain, and marketplace. We expand opportunities for people with disabilities by helping companies invigorate their disability initiatives, explore best practices, incorporate culture changes, and realize positive business outcomes. To learn more about Disability:IN’s mission-driven programs and events, visit https://disabilityin.org/.

Position Summary:

Disability:IN is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Director of Legal Affairs and Assistant General Counsel to provide legal expertise in support of our team across all areas, including programs, HR, IT, finance, and more.  The Director of Legal Affairs and Assistant General Counsel will work in collaboration and partnership with, and under the guidance of, the Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel. This person will have a significant role in contracting, compliance matters, and other matters related to our global expansion. This person should be flexible with shifting priorities, comfortable with ambiguity and interested in building out the recently established in-house Legal Affairs Office of Disability:IN. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• To help the Legal Affairs Office provide counsel, across Disability:IN, to guide the organization’s planned growth, including globally, and to help advance its strategic goals while seeking to minimize and mitigate risk.
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate contracts, including, but not limited to, international agreements.
• Research and provide counsel on compliance and a wide range of other matters, including, but not limited to employment issues, data privacy and cyber security law (including GDPR), and AI. 
• Draft, review, and revise legal memoranda, policies, compliance documents, and other materials in support of organizational programs, initiatives and strategies.
• Play a direct role in organization efforts to satisfy compliance obligations including, but not limited to, cooperatively working with HR on employment matters both domestic and global, and across the organization on data privacy matters both domestic and international, such as GDPR.
• Support efforts to develop and implement legal policies, processes and procedures to increase efficiencies, responsiveness, and effectiveness of the Legal Affairs Office.
• Assist in management of outside counsel relationships.
• Assist in management of litigation.
• Assist in management of intellectual property.
• Perform such other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Work Schedule, Location, and Travel Requirements:

• Disability:IN is a fully remote organization. All employees are expected to operate independently from their home offices daily.
• Must be willing to travel 2-3 times per year.
• Regular work hours = 9am-5pm, Mon.-Fri. Flexible work hours leading up to and during events, and a willingness to work outside of typical U.S. working hours, given global reach of organization.

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary will be commensurate with experience.
• Future salary adjustments will be based on individual and organizational performance.
• Disability:IN offers generous benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement plan, flex spending accounts, and unlimited paid time off.

Education and Experience:

• Education: Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in Washington, DC or licensed elsewhere and qualified and willing to waive into the DC Bar.  
• 6-10 years of related experience in-house at a nonprofit organization or corporation or at a law firm, ideally with nationwide and international reach. 
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Preferred Areas of Experience, both domestic and international – contracts, employment, data privacy and cyber security.
• Writing sample(s) required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Excellent project and time management skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills (communication, listening, decision-making) with the ability to work well and effectively and collegially with supervisors, internal departments, partners, and external vendors. 
• Flexible and adaptable thinker, open-minded problem-solver with an ability to produce results despite changing or ambiguous circumstances, adaptive and willing to take on a variety of new assignments. 
• Lifelong learner who is comfortable with independent learning and willing to accept constructive feed-back.
• High level of organization, attention to detail and follow-through. 
• Integrity, judgment, and discretion: Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information. 
• Adaptive and willing to take on a variety of new assignments. 
• Ability to successfully prioritize, manage, and execute multiple projects with accuracy while balancing multiple events and shifting timelines. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic and high-pressure environment. 
• Ability to work independently but also as a member of a team.
• Effective collaborator across multiple teams.
• Ability to produce results despite changing or ambiguous circumstances. 
• Ability to handle stress.
• Ability to do all of the above in a fully remote workplace.  

Technology Skills:

Cultural Competencies:

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to accessibility and disability inclusion.
• Embody the organizational values: integrity, impact and quality, and inclusion.
• Foster a high standard of ethics and instill mutual trust and confidence.
• High tolerance for ambiguity; must be flexible and comfortable with unstructured time.
• Driven, self-motivated, and willing to take initiative.

If you need assistance completing this application due to a disability, please contact us at Jobs@disabilityIN.org to request accommodations or an alternative application process.

Disability:IN is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or related medical conditions, protected veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation in school, family responsibilities, political affiliation, genetic information, unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Persons with disabilities and other historically marginalized populations are encouraged to apply.