American Institutes for Research
Senior Legal Counsel US-VA-Arlington
American Institutes for Research, Virginia, Minnesota, United States, 55792
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and use your experience and expertise to help us deliver on our mission: to generate and use rigorous evidence that contributes to a better, more equitable world for all. The Senior Legal Counsel will serve as a strategic legal advisor, offering broad guidance across organizational matters, managing legal risk, supporting compliance and governance, and fostering collaboration with internal teams and external counsel. This role is for a legal generalist with deep expertise in at least one of the following areas: labor and employment law, government contracts, data privacy, nonprofit corporate governance, or tax-exempt organizations. The Senior Legal Counsel will report to the Chief Legal Officer. The successful candidate will bring a collaborative mindset, strategic thinking, and the ability to earn trust across a wide range of stakeholder groups. This is a hybrid position that requires the individual to work from AIR’s Arlington, Virginia office one to two days per week. About AIR
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. Mission-focused and evidence-driven, AIR applies rigorous research and technical expertise to close gaps in opportunity and access, improving lives across communities and systems. Responsibilities
The responsibilities for the position include: Provide legal guidance across a broad range of issues affecting the organization. Serve as a strategic partner to internal teams, helping define the role of legal in business operations. Assess legal risks and present practical, solution-oriented advice. Draft, review, and negotiate corporate resolutions, contracts, policies and other legal documents. Support compliance efforts and corporate governance initiatives. Collaborate with external counsel as needed. Stay current on relevant legal developments and proactively advise the organization. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time based on business needs. Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, and Experience: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and at least 15 years of relevant experience. Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. Minimum of 12 years of legal experience in private practice, government, or in-house settings. Prior in-house legal experience strongly preferred. Demonstrated depth in at least one of the following areas:
Labor and employment law Government contracts Data privacy Copyright and trademark Nonprofit corporate governance Tax-exempt organizations
Strong understanding of legal risk management, compliance, and corporate governance. Experience addressing legal issues associated with government contracts or grants. Experience collaborating with external counsel and cross-functional teams. Skills: Strategic thinking and problem-solving with the ability to present practical, solution-oriented advice. Sophistication in defining the role of legal within a business context and fostering collaboration. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Ability to quickly earn trust and build credibility across a wide range of stakeholder groups. High level of professional integrity and discretion. Proficient in using standard Microsoft 365, including OneDrive, SharePoint, Excel (advanced), Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements. American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment. ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at tboone@air.org or call 202.403.5000. AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. Fraudulent job scams seek to extract sensitive information or money from victims. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an "@air.org" domain. Please take extra caution while examining the email address, for example jdoe@air.org is correct and jdoe@aircareers.org is not a legitimate AIR email address. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a communication you have received, please reach out to recruitment@air.org . If you see a job scam, or lose money to one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to your state attorney general. Find out more about how to avoid scams atftc.gov/scams. #LI-MP1 #LI-Hybrid AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States. Anticipated Annual Salary Range $195,000 - $250,000 USD Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career at American Institutes for Research? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job
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Taliba Boone
, Senior Recruitment Operations Specialist. AIR’s recruitment-related activities include scheduling and conducting interviews for applicants, evaluating and assessing results thereof, and such other tasks as are otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by AIR, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment. Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by AIR to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on AIR’s behalf. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. Your personal data will be retained by AIR as long as AIR determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment and to meet the legal requirements with respect to AIR’s hiring processes. Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data,to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority. Do you hold a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school? * Select... Are you admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction? * Select... Do you have at least 15 years of relevant legal experience? * Select... Do you have a minimum of 12 years of legal experience in private practice, government, or in-house settings? * Select... Do you have experience addressing legal issues associated with government contracts or grants? * Select... Voluntary Self-Identification
For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file. As set forth in American Institutes for Research’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows: A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service. An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense. An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985. Select... Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
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and use your experience and expertise to help us deliver on our mission: to generate and use rigorous evidence that contributes to a better, more equitable world for all. The Senior Legal Counsel will serve as a strategic legal advisor, offering broad guidance across organizational matters, managing legal risk, supporting compliance and governance, and fostering collaboration with internal teams and external counsel. This role is for a legal generalist with deep expertise in at least one of the following areas: labor and employment law, government contracts, data privacy, nonprofit corporate governance, or tax-exempt organizations. The Senior Legal Counsel will report to the Chief Legal Officer. The successful candidate will bring a collaborative mindset, strategic thinking, and the ability to earn trust across a wide range of stakeholder groups. This is a hybrid position that requires the individual to work from AIR’s Arlington, Virginia office one to two days per week. About AIR
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. Mission-focused and evidence-driven, AIR applies rigorous research and technical expertise to close gaps in opportunity and access, improving lives across communities and systems. Responsibilities
The responsibilities for the position include: Provide legal guidance across a broad range of issues affecting the organization. Serve as a strategic partner to internal teams, helping define the role of legal in business operations. Assess legal risks and present practical, solution-oriented advice. Draft, review, and negotiate corporate resolutions, contracts, policies and other legal documents. Support compliance efforts and corporate governance initiatives. Collaborate with external counsel as needed. Stay current on relevant legal developments and proactively advise the organization. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time based on business needs. Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, and Experience: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and at least 15 years of relevant experience. Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. Minimum of 12 years of legal experience in private practice, government, or in-house settings. Prior in-house legal experience strongly preferred. Demonstrated depth in at least one of the following areas:
Labor and employment law Government contracts Data privacy Copyright and trademark Nonprofit corporate governance Tax-exempt organizations
Strong understanding of legal risk management, compliance, and corporate governance. Experience addressing legal issues associated with government contracts or grants. Experience collaborating with external counsel and cross-functional teams. Skills: Strategic thinking and problem-solving with the ability to present practical, solution-oriented advice. Sophistication in defining the role of legal within a business context and fostering collaboration. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Ability to quickly earn trust and build credibility across a wide range of stakeholder groups. High level of professional integrity and discretion. Proficient in using standard Microsoft 365, including OneDrive, SharePoint, Excel (advanced), Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements. American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment. ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at tboone@air.org or call 202.403.5000. AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. Fraudulent job scams seek to extract sensitive information or money from victims. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an "@air.org" domain. Please take extra caution while examining the email address, for example jdoe@air.org is correct and jdoe@aircareers.org is not a legitimate AIR email address. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a communication you have received, please reach out to recruitment@air.org . If you see a job scam, or lose money to one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to your state attorney general. Find out more about how to avoid scams atftc.gov/scams. #LI-MP1 #LI-Hybrid AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States. Anticipated Annual Salary Range $195,000 - $250,000 USD Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career at American Institutes for Research? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job
indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Preferred First Name Email * Phone Country * Phone * Resume/CV * Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Would you like to opt-in to receiving text (or SMS) messages from a recruiter about AIR jobs and/or application activity? Select... NOTE:
Selecting “no” will not eliminate you from consideration for a job. Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile phone service plan. At any time, you can get more help by replying HELP to these texts, or you can opt out completely by replying STOP. Are you currently engaged as a temp or contractor in any capacity at AIR? * Select... Are you currently or have you ever previously been employed by AIR, IMPAQ, or Kimetrica? (not in a temp or contractor capacity) * Select... Current Level of Education * Select... Education Institution Name (per the above selection) * Enter "N/A" if not applicable. Major/Concentration (per the above selection) * Enter "N/A" if not applicable Graduation Date/Anticipated Graduation Date (per the above selection i.e. Spring 2025) * Do you have any non-competes that would preclude you from working on any specific projects and/or with certain agencies for a given period of time? * Will you require AIR sponsorship to be authorized under U.S. immigration law to be employed by AIR now or in the future? (e.g. H1B Visa status) * Select... Acknowledgement of GDPR Notice (shown below) * Select... GDPR Notice:
When you apply to a job on this site, the personal data contained in your application will be collected by the Controller, American Institutes for Research (“AIR”), which is located at 1400 Crystal Drive, 10 th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202 USA and can be contacted by emailing
Taliba Boone
, Senior Recruitment Operations Specialist. AIR’s recruitment-related activities include scheduling and conducting interviews for applicants, evaluating and assessing results thereof, and such other tasks as are otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by AIR, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment. Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by AIR to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on AIR’s behalf. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. Your personal data will be retained by AIR as long as AIR determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment and to meet the legal requirements with respect to AIR’s hiring processes. Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data,to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority. Do you hold a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school? * Select... Are you admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction? * Select... Do you have at least 15 years of relevant legal experience? * Select... Do you have a minimum of 12 years of legal experience in private practice, government, or in-house settings? * Select... Do you have experience addressing legal issues associated with government contracts or grants? * Select... Voluntary Self-Identification
For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file. As set forth in American Institutes for Research’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows: A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service. An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense. An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985. Select... Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
Form CC-305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026 Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026 Why are you being asked to complete this form?
We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years. Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp . How do you know if you have a disability?
A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to: Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally) Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS Blind or low vision Cancer (past or present) Cardiovascular or heart disease Celiac disease Cerebral palsy Deaf or serious difficulty hearing Diabetes Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders Epilepsy or other seizure disorder Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome Intellectual or developmental disability Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD Missing limbs or partially missing limbs Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities Partial or complete paralysis (any cause) Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema Short stature (dwarfism) Traumatic brain injury
Disability Status Select... PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
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