The client is seeking a Director of Legal to manage day-to-day legal operations and serve as in-house counsel within a fast-paced team. This role will support the client’s state-focused work by helping ensure programs and internal operations remain legally compliant across areas such as nonprofit tax, campaign finance, ethics, lobbying, and related legal obligations. The Director will work collaboratively with internal legal leadership and program stakeholders to provide practical legal guardrails that enable effective execution.
Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining user-friendly legal guidance and training materials for non-legal staff, including materials addressing common questions in areas such as campaign finance, nonprofit tax, ethics and gift laws, and lobbying. The Director will help design and deliver trainings tied to the client’s electoral and governance efforts, create processes to expand guidance as new questions arise, and ensure guidance is delivered to those executing the work. The role also includes responding to incoming legal inquiries by reviewing and approving materials and contracts, providing legal input on program design and execution, and escalating novel issues to legal leadership for resolution.
The Director of Legal will manage day-to-day legal question resolution by using existing guidance and, when appropriate, outside counsel. The role includes evaluating campaign finance issues related to outgoing electoral spending and programs, assessing programmatic materials for compliance with gift and ethics-related laws, and contributing legal perspective on proposals such as campaign spending plans and governance materials to ensure alignment with internal policies and legal positions. Additionally, the Director will review contracts as appropriate, manage other related legal matters as needed, and support internal policies and procedures to maintain legal compliance.