Counsel

Position Summary:Junior to mid-level legal position. Counsel is responsible for providing a variety of complex legal services to the organization. Duties include legal research, analysis, drafting, and presentation (oral and written).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform complex legal research and analysis in the areas of environmental, administrative, corporate and nonprofit law.
• Draft, with limited assistance, legal memoranda, presentations, committee minutes, white papers, media releases and comments to proposed regulatory actions.
• Assist General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel with corporate governance.
• Monitor and analyze administrative, corporate and environmental regulatory requirements and assist General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel in planning and implementing strategies to ensure continued legal and regulatory compliance.
• Plan for and participate in meetings and assist in providing legal counsel and committee support to the Board of Directors, Strategic Oversight Council and various issue management teams.
• Support CLA staff in the development of research and public policy presentations.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed here are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.

• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Strong analytical, interpretive, evaluative and constructive thinking skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with an ability to produce effective communications materials, including the ability to distill complex and/or technical information into concise, influential communications.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.
• Experience with corporate governance preferred, but not required.

Education, Work Experience and/or Licensure

• Juris Doctorate required.
• Admitted to practice before the bar of any State or the District of Columbia required.
• 2-5 years of previous legal experience preferred.

Language Skills

Must have strong command of the English language.

Physical Demands

The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his/her job. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to sit for long periods of time, stand, travel up and down stairs, crouch, stoop and reach.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics listed here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The position requires considerable concentration and creativity.It is subject to stress caused by a changing environment, tight deadlines and workload.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
• Travel required for this position is minimal, 4-5 times yearly.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.