TITLE: Legal Counsel (pro-bono)
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Legal Counsel (“Counsel”) is a nonvoting/voting member of the Board of Directors at The National Hispanic Corporate Council (NHCC). The Counsel will handle the legal needs of NHCC, a 501(c)3 organized under the laws of the District of Columbia. Counsel will provide legal advice to NHCC, the members of the Board of Directors, the Governance Committee, and Executive Director, in order to advance the best interests of NHCC. Counsel is a non-voting member of the Governance Committee and Executive Committee. Counsel will support NHCC in maintaining good non-profit governance practices and will regularly review new best practices that are crucial to support the mission and goals of NHCC.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The Counsel’s client is NHCC and would provide advice and counsel to the Board of Directors and Executive Director in support of NHCC’s mission and goals in the following areas:
In representing the best of interests of NHCC, Counsel will provide legal advice to the Board of Directors and Executive Director regarding legal, labor, financial and governance matters, as necessary, and specifically:
- To provide guidance to ensure the organization and leadership follow all 501(c)3 nonprofit good governance practices, the organization’s Bylaws, and any additional handbooks, or operational documents as approved by Board;
- To review all contracts incurring direct or indirect legal liability for NHCC;
- To attend all Board and Executive Committee meetings either in person or via phone, and other committee meetings or calls as needed; and
- To access legal resources within the firm in a variety of practice areas to advise on legal matters, including but not limited to labor, financial, personnel or governance issues, as needed.
COMMITMENTS:
- Serve a 2-year renewable term
- Attend board meetings are 3 – 4 times a year. Meetings are typically are held in conjunction with an NHCC Meetings:
- Strategy Meeting (January);
- Spring Meeting at the Annual Meeting (May/June);
- Mid-year conference call (July);
- Fall Meeting at the Regional Forum (October/Nov);
- At times board members cannot make it in person, so they’ve joined by phone or for partial periods.
SUBMISSION:
- Statement of Interest
- Biography
- Resume (optional)
- Deadline: Reviewed on rolling basis until fulfillment … submit via [email protected]
CONTACTS:
- Eduardo Arabu, Chief Executive Officer, [email protected]
