Senior Director (In-House Counsel) JD Required at ISLAND PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION INC – Jericho, New York

This position is on site at our Jericho, NY office and requires a JD

Salary: $165,000 - $180,000 + Bonus

Oversee and direct the corporate compliance program. Provide legal guidance to the IPRO staff and serves as liaison on legal issues with IPRO contracted legal firms. Provide guidance/assistance for completion of all legal documents including contracts and other agreements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provide leadership in the daily operations of the Administrative Services Department, which includes Legal Affairs, Compliance and Contracts Program.
• Contract Management: Draft, review and negotiate terms and conditions of legal documents such as leases, contracts, privacy, and security agreements, etc. within prescribed timeframes.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure company operations comply with local, state, and federal laws. Track laws, regulations, pending industry changes, trends, and best practices and assess the potential impact on organizational business processes. Assist in implementation of programs, policies, and business practices to ensure that all departments in the company are in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
• Training: Develop and provide employee training on legal and compliance-related topics, policies, or procedures.
• Risk Management: Identify legal risks for company products, services and operations and assist in development of corporate risk management strategies to mitigate them.
• Investigations: Identify reported issues that require follow-up or investigation and conduct internal investigations of detected compliance issues.
• Internal Auditing: Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that company procedures are followed and to monitor effectiveness of implemented corrected actions.
• Reporting: Maintain documentation of compliance activities, including but not limited to, complaints received and investigation outcomes. Conduct legal reviews for assigned contracts which may include compilation of applicable laws, regulatory guidance, literature reviews, and preparation of advisory reports.
• Internal Advisor: Serve as a confidential point-of-contact for employees to communicate with staff, at all levels, to help them seek clarification on compliance issues or report irregularities/violations.
• Outside Counsel Management: Coordinating with external law firms on specialized litigation or transactions. Manage outside counsel and Legal Department staff.
• Corporate Governance: Support governance functions and Board-related activities. Provide staff support to the IPRO Board Compliance Committee and Board Cybersecurity Committee.
• Policy Development. Responsible for updating, implementing and writing company-wide policies and procedures consistent with federal, state and local regulatory mandates.
• Publishes and updates corporate policies and procedures pertaining to legal and compliance matters. 12. Proposal Development. Assist in the preparation of the federal, state and private Requests For Proposals including preparation of analyses of Conflict of Interest issues and compliance plans as well as review of nondisclosure/teaming agreements, contracts, subcontracts, and independent contractor agreements.
• Records Management: Serve as corporate Records Custodian. Assist outside counsel on document production requests and litigation matters (e.g., subpoenas, FOIL, FOIA requests, etc.).
• Such other duties and functions as may be necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to plan, coordinate and complete many projects simultaneously.
• Ability to proactively solve problems and contribute decision-making affecting corporate strategy.
• Strong business acumen, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to relate interpersonally to all levels of staff.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Juris Doctor Degree from ABA-accredited law school required.
• Admission to New York State Bar required. License must be active and in good standing.
• Minimum of seven (7) years legal experience including minimum of three years experience in field of Government Contracting or Compliance.
• Minimum of three years supervisory experience required.