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Position Summary
The Associate General Counsel (AGC) will independently manage the California/Hawaii, Western and Canada Legal Teams and ensure delivery of high quality, customer-focused legal services to assigned Conservancy business units. The AGC serves as a member of the Legal Leadership Team to assist the General Counsel in managing the Global Legal Function.
The AGC has overall management responsibility for a specialized, expert legal team and is responsible for ensuring delivery of high quality, customer-focused legal services to business units in the Conservancy’s California/Hawaii, Western and Canada Divisions in a manner that (i) proactively manages important risks while enabling nimble action, and (ii) assists The Nature Conservancy in achieving its organizational goals. The AGC ensures that the assigned legal team (i) appropriately manages important risks while enabling nimble action, and (ii) assists the Conservancy in achieving its organizational goals. This position reports to the General Counsel.
Skills & Experience
- Juris Doctorate or equivalent and license to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
- 10 years of relevant legal experience.
- Experience managing and/or supervising attorneys and other legal staff or significant experience managing outside counsel OR coordinating the work of other professionals.
- Experience negotiating complex, high profile or sensitive transactions and agreements.
- Experience developing, implementing and managing diverse projects and implementing strategic program goals.