Exempt Organizations Partner

WHO WE ARE....

Outside GC, the nation’s leading partner-only provider of on-demand general counsel services, is a thriving and expanding virtual law firm offering an innovative approach to legal services for early-stage, growing, and mature businesses. With a team of senior business lawyers with substantial in-house and general counsel experience, Outside GC provides private and public companies and non-profit organizations with outstanding corporate and IP legal services as needed at a fraction of the cost of either hiring a full-time general counsel or relying exclusively on law firm counsel. Clients typically develop a working relationship with one Outside GC lawyer and have access to the whole team for specific subject-matter experience.  

WHY ATTORNEYS LOVE OUR TEAM....

• Flexibility to work full-time, part-time, and during preferred times as part of a fully remote team.
• High-quality legal engagements.
• The collegiality and camaraderie of highly experienced and talented colleagues to share resources, referrals, and coverage.
• The support of an outstanding team of financial, operations, client relations and business development professionals to facilitate the delivery of exceptional, pragmatic, and cost-effective legal services to our clients.

YOU BRING TO OUR TEAM...

• Experience serving as General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, or in an equivalent senior in-house legal leadership role at a major international public charity, with direct responsibility for complex legal matters and advising executive leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to independently provide practical, business-oriented legal advice, assess and manage risk, and guide organizational decision-making with sound judgment and minimal oversight.
• A minimum of 15 years of legal experience, including at least 10 years advising tax-exempt organizations and at least three years of law firm training. Candidates must have significant in-house legal experience and a strong corporate and commercial legal background.

• Minimum required specialized expertise:
  • Advising large, internationally operating public charities on the structure, governance, and operations of domestic and international affiliates, subsidiaries, and related entities, including intercompany relationships and legal matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
  • In-depth knowledge of the federal and state tax and regulatory framework applicable to 501(c)(3) public charities, including maintaining tax-exempt status, unrelated business income tax (UBIT), and permissible revenue-generating activities.
  • Advising boards of directors and executive leadership on fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, governance policies, and nonprofit corporate requirements.
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including vendor, services, licensing, and operational contracts.
  • Advising on domestic and international grantmaking, including grant agreements, restrictions on grant funds, oversight of grant-funded activities, government grants, and cooperative agreements.
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with government agencies, including associated contractual obligations.
  • Advising on charitable solicitation and registration, fundraising, fiscal sponsorships, cause marketing, commercial co-ventures, and corporate sponsorships.
  • Knowledge of the rules governing lobbying, advocacy, political campaign activity restrictions, and related tax-exemption considerations for public charities.
• Preferred, but not required, experience: 
  • Advising on employment matters, personnel policies, workplace investigations, and related legal issues.
  • Advising on privacy and data protection matters, including children’s privacy, research involving human subjects and research data, and the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of personal information.
  • Working with both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including corporate in-house legal roles.
  • Advising 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations or 501(c)(6) business leagues and trade associations.