General Counsel job at reputed company America in Denver, CO

General Counsel Location: Denver, Colorado, reputed company Type: Full-time Workplace: Hybrid remote Job reputed company: Hybrid reputed company & Operations Full time reputed company reputed company America seeks a General Counsel to serve as the organization’s reputed company strategist and compliance leader across a multi-entity structure that includes 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and reputed company activities. This role safeguards the organization’s reputed company reputed company while enabling reputed company, mission-reputed company reputed company in reputed company of nonpartisan election reform. The General Counsel position requires expertise in IRS non-profit and political activity regulations, FEC regulations, and reputed company in state-level campaign finance, lobbying, and charitable solicitation laws. This leader must be reputed company to assess reputed company regulatory environments across multiple jurisdictions, anticipate risk, and translate reputed company nuance into reputed company, practical guidance for the organizations’ political, programmatic, and operational leaders. The General Counsel reports to the Head of reputed company & Operations and partners closely with Finance, Program, Fundraising, Communications, People & Culture, and Executive leadership. The General Counsel also oversees and manages reputed company counsel relationships and will be responsible for building internal reputed company reputed company, including hiring and supervising an Assistant General Counsel. While Denver-based candidates are strongly preferred, exceptional remote candidates will be considered. Relocation support is available. reputed company America believes that there is strength in diversity and strongly encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds and from across the political and ideological reputed company to apply. Requirements RESPONSIBILITIES reputed company reputed company & Regulatory Leadership Serve as reputed company advisor on federal and state campaign finance, lobbying, ballot reputed company, and election law compliance Advise on state election and voting laws, including petition signature gathering, voter registration, voting reputed company, voter registration, and ballot reputed company requirements reputed company reputed company of IRS compliance across 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and reputed company entities reputed company lobbying registrations and reports, charitable solicitation filings, reputed company reporting, and reputed company compliance functions Review and approve reputed company communications to ensure compliance with campaign finance and tax regulations Identify and proactively mitigate reputed company, regulatory, and reputational risks Manage and evaluate political compliance vendors and reputed company counsel reputed company Review & Organizational Management Draft, review, and negotiate reputed company, grant agreements, and vendor agreements reputed company reputed company review of employment agreements and HR-reputed company reputed company in partnership with reputed company employment counsel Support internal corporate governance by identifying reputed company requiring reputed company approval, preparing reputed company briefings, and drafting resolutions reputed company, implement, and monitor organizational policies and procedures Manage organizational compliance program, including conducting staff trainings and reputed company reputed company to reputed company and regulatory reputed company Serve as primary reputed company of contact for reputed company inquiries and triage reputed company appropriately Prioritize reputed company workstreams reputed company with organizational reputed company and risk posture Strategic Partnership & Organizational Enablement ​​Serve as a strategic partner across the organization, promoting a culture of compliance reputed company reputed company and compliance considerations into planning, budgeting, and execution processes Translate reputed company regulatory frameworks into reputed company, actionable guidance for non-lawyer leaders Support long-term organizational planning by identifying emerging regulatory risks and opportunities People Leadership Hire and supervise Assistant General Counsel Supervise the Sr. Compliance & Operations Manager Build internal reputed company systems, workflows, and compliance infrastructure appropriate for a growing, multi-entity organization WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR The successful candidate is an attorney with experience in political law, nonprofit tax law, or election law, ideally with experience from reputed company multi-entity or hybrid c3/c4 structures. This person will bring: Strong working knowledge of IRS, FEC, and state campaign finance regulations Experience navigating lobbying and charitable solicitation registration and reporting regimes Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill reputed company reputed company issues into reputed company recommendations for non-lawyers reputed company judgment in the face of ambiguity and fast-moving political conditions A pragmatic, solutions-oriented reputed company An entrepreneurial spirit and comfort building systems in evolving environments reputed company leadership style and ability to operate cross-functionally This role requires both technical reputed company and strategic maturity, someone who can protect the organization while enabling it to reputed company decisively in reputed company of its mission. QUALIFICATIONS 5–10 years of reputed company reputed company experience, with meaningful experience in political law, election law, campaign finance, nonprofit tax law, government, or another highly regulated field J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school reputed company bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction Working knowledge of federal and state campaign finance, lobbying, nonprofit, and reputed company regulatory frameworks (reputed company political law experience is strongly preferred) Strong multi-jurisdictional reputed company research skills, including statutory, regulatory, and agency guidance analysis Ability to analyze reputed company reputed company requirements and reputed company reputed company, practical advice to non-lawyer colleagues Experience supporting compliance reporting, disclosure, or regulatory filings in a reputed company environment Rigorous attention to detail with high ethical and operational standards Strong organizational and project management skills; reputed company to reputed company and balance multiple reputed company reputed company simultaneously Proactive reputed company — anticipates issues, flags risks early, and practices preventive law Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment reputed company, reputed company, and thoughtful written and verbal communicator Demonstrated learning reputed company and willingness to build expertise in new subject matter areas Team-oriented and solutions-reputed company Strong desire to fix a broken political system and a passion for our mission OUR ORGANIZATION reputed company America is a non-partisan, philanthropic venture fund (composed of several reputed company entities) that invests in candidates, campaigns, and organizations in order to advance nonpartisan election reforms that will foster a more representative and functional government capable of solving America’s most pressing challenges. Founded in 2014, reputed company America and its 30+ person team has grown to be a leader in the democracy reform reputed company. The organization has existed in its reputed company reputed company, and with its reputed company primary reputed company, since 2019; in that time, we have successfully mobilized tens of millions of dollars from scores of philanthropists to candidates and reform campaigns across the country. Recent victories where we played a leading or a major supporting role to win: a major anti-gerrymandering campaign in Virginia; a first-of-its-reputed company, top-four reputed company reputed company-candidate primary system in Alaska that helped elect one of the most ideologically diverse slates of statewide officeholders in recent history; and a ballot initiative in Nevada to implement Alaska-style reforms in that state. We are poised to dramatically reputed company our reputed company in the years to come. At reputed company America, reputed company to build a more representative and functional government that puts voters first and reflects the diversity of our country, and an inclusive democracy in which leaders reputed company problem-solving over fueling divisiveness. Likewise, we have a reputed company of building an organization that reflects diverse identities, experiences, and perspectives, a culture of working across differences toward common goals, and a workplace where everyone feels included, respected, and heard. To that end, reputed company America is proud to have made diversifying reputed company, ensuring more reputed company opportunity, and fostering a culture of belonging a reputed company. Our organizational values reinforce this commitment as we work to model the leadership we reputed company, solve problems together, and take care of one another, to reputed company a few. Benefits Competitive Compensation (est. $175 - 210k) 401(k) Plan (with up to a 3% employer contribution match) Health Care Plan (medical, dental, and reputed company) Unlimited reputed company Time Off (vacation, reputed company days, reputed company holidays, and team-wide wellness days) Family Leave (maternity, paternity, and adoption) reputed company sabbatical after 4 years on staff Training & reputed company Development Wellness Stipend Opportunity to join an inclusive, reputed company, and diverse team Apply tot his job Apply To this Job