Associate General Counsel

Job Description

Summary:


Organization Overview
The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine work together as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation and conduct other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The National Academies also encourage education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science, engineering, and medicine.

Summary
Under the direction of the General Counsel, provides legal advice and assistance for the corporate organization (National Academy of Sciences, which includes the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, and the National Research Council) on a range of legal issues and policy matters. Handles a variety of routine to complex legal projects. Leads or provides legal research to support the National Academies' internal and/or external activities and interests.

Drafts and reviews legal documents. Provides legal interpretation to National Academies' management and staff in connection with National Academies' legal and related business issues.

Requiring in-depth legal knowledge, incumbent performs work intellectual and analytical in nature, handling complex legal matters that impact the objectives and operating functions of the organization. Serves as an expert resource to staff on legal issues. Collaborates and works closely with the General Counsel and the Deputy General Counsel. Responsible for mentoring and coaching paralegal staff and assisting with problem resolution.


Job Description:

Responsibilities

Counsel and Advice: Provides advice and counsel on personnel and employment matters, employee benefits, federal and state labor and workplace laws and regulations and intellectual property matters including trademark and copyright matters. Supervises and manages the work of outside counsel on these matters. Provides legal advice regarding contract issues and issues related to the National Academies' ownership, licensing, or leasing of property.

Provides advice and counsel to the Office of Contracts and Grants and the Procurement Office on public contract law and negotiation and interpretation of government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and on other public and private awards. Provides legal advice and counsel to program and financial managers on a variety of institutional issues, including tax reporting, intellectual property, insurance, and security issues.

Responsible for numerous areas of administrative law, including compliance with Section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and restrictions on the handling of classified and sensitive but unclassified information.

Legal Research and Representation: Assists in negotiating, drafting, and reviewing leases, subleases, contracts, and license and permissions related to intellectual property. Analyzes contracts and other legal documents in order to protect the interests of the institution. Develops uniform templates for certain contract and grant matters. Performs legal research and analysis. Reviews and prepares legal reports. Responsible for the oversight and management of the annual charitable solicitation registrations.

Collaboration: Develops and sustains ongoing working relationships and collaborates effectively with colleagues across the organization and with constituents outside of the organization (e.g., volunteers and sponsors) to share ideas and expertise in areas requiring interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches. Fosters an environment that emphasizes and values sharing knowledge across program and administrative organizational groups.

Confidentiality: When handling secure, privileged, sensitive, or confidential information and matters, maintains strict confidence and exercises care to prevent disclosure to others. Accesses privileged and confidential information for work-related reasons only, following the policies and procedures of the organization. Ensures that any privileged, sensitive, or confidential information is securely stored, disposed of, and transmitted according to the Institutional guidance. Ensures procedures are in place to maintain and protect confidentiality and to prevent disclosure.

Trains and updates staff/ members on these issues periodically.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and organizational skills with a proven ability to effectively interact with all levels of employees.
• Knowledge of regulatory framework appliable to government contractors and the non-profit sector.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work within a complex organizational structure and with outside counsel and constituents outside of the organization.
• Ability to manage and maintain privileged, sensitive, and confidential information and corporate matters…