General Counsel

Min 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, and other protected characteristics.

**Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.** is seeking an experienced General Counsel to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing legal strategies that protect and promote reproductive and sexual health services and comprehensive sexuality education. This position will also lead the agency’s risk management and compliance work.

**Qualifications:**

- Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school, current license to practice law in the state of Wisconsin and member of the State Bar of Wisconsin
- Five (5)years of legal experience, with a preference for prior experience in the development of litigation strategy or organizational risk, quality management work
- Prior legal experience with campaign finance law, 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) compliance, public interest law, commercial leases, employment contracts or healthcare law
- Related work experience in community organizing, governmental relations, public policy, and/or public affairs work
- Supervisory experience
- Commitment to excellent customer service and the vision and values of PPWI
- Demonstrated competency in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and leadership anchored in equity
- Diplomatic skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to operate autonomously and in concert with others
- Ability to serve as a public spokesperson
- Ability to maintain confidentiality

**Compensation:**

This is a full time, 40 hour/week position with benefits. The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. An additional . is provided for bilingual (English/Spanish) employees.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

- Lead the Office of General Counsel responsible for the development and implementation of legal strategies aimed at creating a climate where reproductive and sexual health services and comprehensive sexuality education is protected and promoted
- Advise on the development and implementation of administrative agency, legislative and community strategies aimed at supporting PPWI’s mission
- Lead legal strategies designed to extend and defend constitutional rights associated with reproductive health and healthcare, including gender affirming care, contraception, and abortion
- Manage in-house counsel and represent PPWI’s interests in matters related to government agencies and officials, opposing counsel, health care compliance, employee matters and agency-wide corporate compliance
- Work to enhance the safety and security of PPWI patients and staff through legal strategies related to federal, state, and local laws and ordinances
- Develop, direct and implement a legal strategy that builds PPWI’s statewide power and strengthens and protects a patient’s legal and constitutional rights to access the full range of reproductive healthcare, including contraception, gender affirming care, and abortion services
- Participate in formulation of administrative agency and legislative strategies that promote these goals
- Develop and grow PPWI’s Office of General Counsel
- Conduct legal research on issues impacting PPWI and assess whether internal or external counsel is appropriate
- Serve as strategic lead on PPWI’s litigation strategy
- Provide legal updates to internal staff, board, or other stakeholders on any litigation efforts that impact reproductive rights and protect the organization’s ability to provide necessary services
- Act as media spokesperson on legal, operations and policy issues as assigned
- Act as legal counsel for PPWI as applicable
- Review changes to agency policy and protocol to ensure that they are in compliance with relevant laws
- Oversee qualified staff to prepare regular state lobbying filings to state ethics board in accordance with state and federal law
- Serve as the C3/C4 separation compliance officer
- Create and implement training and compliance processes as needed
- Research, monitor and review new, existing and proposed federal and state laws and regulations that affect health care systems
- Collaborate with Chief Strategy Officer to recommend policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- Prepare legislative and regulatory analysis, memos and materials on relevant public policy matters
- Analyze and draft legislative amendments and legislation, or direct appropriate staff to draft
- Work with government relations staff to inform and advance government relations strategies related to protecting and expanding access to the full range of reproductive health care, including abortion
- Attend and participate in related hearings, committee meetings, legislative sessions, and other public forums by providing testimony and working with public affairs staff to secure coalition, organizational and individual support/opposition as well as favorable media coverage of issues
- Serve as lobbyist registered with the state of Wisconsin

**Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.** is looking for an experienced General Counsel to join their team and provide legal strategies that protect and promote reproductive and sexual health services and comprehensive sexuality education.

The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications:

- Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school, current license to practice law in the state of Wisconsin and member of the State Bar of Wisconsin
- Five (5)years of legal experience, with a preference for prior experience in the development of litigation strategy or organizational risk, quality management work
- Prior legal experience with campaign finance law, 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) compliance, public interest law, commercial leases, employment contracts or healthcare law
- Related work experience in community organizing, governmental relations, public policy, and/or public affairs work
- Supervisory experience
- Commitment to excellent customer service and the vision and values of PPWI
- Demonstrated competency in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and leadership

Not specified

Eligible for benefits

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Legal research, writing, diplomacy, strategic planning, budget management, media relations, public speaking, lobbying, compliance management

Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school

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Qualification and Experience Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school, current license to practice law in Wisconsin and member of State Bar of Wisconsin

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