Foreign Attorney

JOB SUMMARY

Serves as an integral member of the Office of General Counsel (OGC) providing legal support across global corporate and program operations, including corporate entity management, governance and compliance, contract drafting and management, corporate transactions, trademark administration, litigation management (including matters in foreign courts), and corporate insurance program support. Provides legal advice on nonU.S. law matters within the scope of their foreign licensure, and provides legal research, analysis, and draft recommendations on U.S.-law-adjacent matters under the supervision of attorneys admitted to practice in the United States. Maintains recurring corporate compliance processes and proactively completes related work. Partners with Legal Operations to support core OGC operations such as matter tracking, records management, and maintenance of OGC legal resources and service portals on the company intranet.

RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

Complexity & Problem Solving:

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Draft, review, and revise contracts and other legal documents and support contract management activities.

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Provide legal analysis and guidance on non-U.S. legal issues within the scope of foreign licensure and escalate matters requiring U.S.-licensed attorney review.

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Conduct legal and factual research and draft memoranda and recommendations for review by attorneys admitted to practice in the United States.

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Administer and oversee the corporate insurance program support activities, including documentation management and legal review of contractual insurance requirements.

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Provide legal support to cross-border INGO operations by advising (or drafting guidance for U.S.- licensed attorney review as appropriate) on donor compliance requirements, subaward/partner risk clauses, and contract flowdowns that are common in international development work.

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Draft corporate governance documents (e.g., articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements) and maintain minute books and corporate records for subsidiaries and affiliates.

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Prepare corporate minutes and resolutions for subsidiaries and affiliates.

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Provide corporate transactions support, including organizing due diligence materials and preparing closing documents.

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Select and manage outside counsel conducting litigation in foreign courts on behalf of the organization and maintain a litigation tracker.

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Organize and track files for internal investigations and administrative proceedings, including creating and maintaining document databases.

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Maintain the schedule of registered trademarks and assist with preparation of renewal applications.

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Oversee domestic corporate registrations and charitable solicitation licenses, including annual reports and renewals, for the organization and/or subsidiaries and affiliates.

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Prepare annual state and federal income, business, and franchise tax filings for the organization and/or subsidiaries under the oversight of attorneys licensed to practice in the U.S.• Maintain an annual schedule of corporate filings and recurring compliance processes (e.g., COI updates) and complete related work without prompting.

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Update and maintain OGC legal guidance resources for internal clients on Connect and SharePoint.

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Undertake special projects as requested by attorneys admitted to practice in the United States.

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Support privacy and data-protection risk management by assisting with cross-border data transfer and data privacy issue spotting.

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Support country office legal presence and local regulatory compliance workstreams (e.g., registrations/renewals, local counsel coordination, required filings) for jurisdictions aligned to the role’s licensure and expertise.

Discretion & Impact:

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Independently identify and resolve problems in a timely manner within established OGC priorities and commitments.

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Differentiate between matters that can be handled independently and those requiring escalation for direction and/