Staff Counsel

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Staff Counsel

Duties: Coordinates and reviews state and local project plans and material for compliance with tax and election law. Works with the National Political Team and chapter political teams to design and adjust organizational plans to ensure compliance with regulations and Sierra Club guidelines. Develops schedules and plans to meet all state and local regulatory reporting deadlines. As needed, files or supports the filing of state and local level regulatory registration reports. Maintains systems for tracking and updating state and local election law guidance and legal opinions. Creates, designs, and delivers political compliance training materials and conducts political compliance trainings in coordination with Compliance & Regulatory Reporting Officer, National Political Team, and chapter political teams. Performs outreach and trains state level activists on policies and assists them in creating compliant campaign plans. Supports Political Desk in answering questions. Provides expertise in state and local lobbying and ethics regulations. Partners with the Senior Compliance Officer and State Legislative Director to maintain systems for tracking and updating state and local lobbying reporting processes, acting as an advisor to the chapter staff and volunteers responsible for the state and local reporting requirements. Drafts guidance and legal opinions on matters of state and local lobbying requirements. Engages in the review and approval of 501©(3) and 501©(4) materials to ensure proper use of funds. Supports the organization’s contract review and management functions, including the negotiation, drafting, and review of a wide range of contracts and other commercial agreements, working closely with internal business and program staff. Reviews and evaluates business practices, decisions, and actions for legal risk. Advises and supports staff and volunteer leaders across the organization on a range of other legal, business and operational issues relevant to a large, complex tax-exempt organization, including organizational policies and governance issues, troubleshooting problems, and responding to other matters. Performs research and provides written and oral advice on a wide variety of legal issues in support of General Counsel’s role. Supports the implementation and growth of state and local political and advocacy work in locations or areas that do not have an established or robust program due to lack of resources or volunteer capacity. Performs miscellaneous duties, special projects and reports as assigned.

Additional Information

Job Code: 11-2020

Company info

Sierra Club
404 C Street, NE
Washington
District of Columbia
United States 20002
Website : http://www.sierraclub.org/