Senior Attorney (Office of Investments and Impact Investing) Job Listing at The Nature Conservancy in United States of America (Job ID JR101892)

Description

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Senior Attorney provides legal advice and direction enabling long-term investment portfolio decision-making and impact investments. Both are critical to ensuring TNC is an enduring organization engaging in both short- and long-term conservation work as well as creating innovative solutions to today's conservation challenges.

The Senior Attorney will provide legal advice and direction for two main teams at TNC: 1) The Office of Investments and 2) Impact Finance and Markets.

Both teams have complex matters for their respective programs yet this role will be the primary point of contact for The Office of Investments. The Senior Attorney will draft and negotiate private investment fund and direct investment documentation largely independently. Additionally, this role will negotiate complex impact investing transactions for the Impact Finance and Markets team. The Senior Attorney will advise on structuring and implementation of impact investing transactions, which may include debt and equity investment transactions.

The Senior Attorney ensures that transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with the Conservancy's mission, authority, policies, and procedures. They will apply strong analytical and risk management skills to serve organizational needs efficiently and effectively and clearly articulate complex legal concepts without ego, including questions of first impression, and options to client teams.

Structurally, the Senior Attorney will work within the Corporate Services Legal Team and may also support other functions, including advising on corporate governance matters for TNC subsidiaries, and other securities law matters throughout the Conservancy. The attorney will be part of a specialized team of attorneys and paralegals and will report to a senior attorney.

The Senior Attorney will build relationships across the Conservancy using their ability to clearly communicate complex legal concepts to non-lawyers to facilitate transactions.

This is remote role based in the US with ~10% of total time available for work-related travel.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE:

• Provides guidance to clients in structuring transactional activities to most effectively achieve Conservancy goals for the project.   

• Drafts, reviews and negotiates, and advises clients on complex agreements with financial service providers and fund managers, and may also support work with investors, non-profits, governments and corporations. 

• Serves clients in legal matters related to finance and investments including advising the Office of Investments (reviewing legal issues with prospective investments in TNC's endowment), Impact Finance and Markets (developing impact investment deals) and the Related Entities team (advising on corporate governance of subsidiaries).  

• Advises other attorneys based on substantive expertise.  

• Serves in an advisory role organization-wide on key issues or major projects with a particular focus on private securities.  

• Influences decision-makers at all levels of the Conservancy through strong communication skills.  

• Manages outside counsel effectively.   

• Advises on corporate governance and management issues relating to subsidiaries and affiliated entities. 

• May supervise and/or provide guidance to less experienced attorneys and/or paralegals and other support staff.  

• Assists in establishing and implementing policies and procedures that support organizational goals and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.   

• Performs special projects as requested by department management.   

• Serves as the primary legal contact for various clients. 

• Travel occasionally; work long or flexible hours as needed. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent and license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. 

• Five (5) years relevant legal experience, including negotiating complex transactions and agreements with a strong background in fund formation and venture capital work. (Please have a deal sheet ready or proactively apply with it. Please do not apply if fund formation and VC work has not been a large and substantive part of your background.)

• Securities law expertise.

• Experience negotiating limited partnership agreements and/or working on general partner funds.

• Solutions-oriented and able to navigate the grey both creatively and decisively.

• Enjoys being a collegial team player.

• Demonstrates gravitas and comfort working with senior-level contacts.

• Strong business sense and commercially minded.

• Sense of humor. (Yes, please!)

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• In-house experience and/or law firm experience advising clients and senior management.

• Global and multi-cultural experience with awareness to cultural sensitivities and different ways of engaging.

• Corporate governance experience.

• Ability to navigate a complex matrix organization (nice-to-have; able to be learned).

• Familiarity with nonprofit taxes (nice-to-have; able to be learned).

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $145,000 - $185,000. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate's actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment.

The Nature Conservancy's mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We're rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it's career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there's many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube   to hear stories from staff or visit  Glassdoor.

One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant's unique experience. Please apply – we'd love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you'll join for the mission, and stay for the people.”

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.

We're proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.

Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.

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TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.