Date Posted:
May 5, 2026
Position Title:
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Office/Company:
Urban Resource Institute (URI)
Party:
N/A
Office Code:
Job Number:
HC-06073
Reports To:
Location:
New York, NY
Contact:
Salary:
$195,000 to $235,000
Primary Role
Secondary Role:
Job Type:
Full Time
Description:
Reporting to the President and CEO and serving as an integral member of the Executive Team, the General Counsel is the organization’s chief legal advisor, responsible for overseeing its legal affairs, including its in‑house corporate affairs, policy initiatives, and real estate projects.- Advise on matters of corporate governance, finance, contracts, real estate transactions and projects, and employment. - Design, implement, and manage agency‑wide risk management systems to support URI’s legal, financial, programmatic, strategic, and operational integrity. - Counsel senior management and other staff on legal issues relating to programs, including legislative and regulatory issues affecting the organization’s delivery of services.- Law degree from an accredited law school. - Admission to the New York State Bar. - Knowledge of New York City real estate development. - A minimum of seven years’ legal experience as a licensed attorney. - Five to ten years’ experience in a general counsel or comparable role, preferably in government or a nonprofit.
Responsibilities:
• Advise on matters of corporate governance, finance, contracts, real estate transactions and projects, and employment.
• Design, implement, and manage agency‑wide risk management systems to support URI’s legal, financial, programmatic, strategic, and operational integrity.
• Counsel senior management and other staff on legal issues relating to programs, including legislative and regulatory issues affecting the organization’s delivery of services.
• Share responsibility for developing real estate acquisition and management strategy.
• Develop new and revise existing policies and procedures.
• Monitor and manage litigation, including responding to subpoenas, overseeing violations, and working with outside counsel.
Qualifications:
• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Admission to the New York State Bar.
• Knowledge of New York City real estate development.
• A minimum of seven years’ legal experience as a licensed attorney.
• Five to ten years’ experience in a general counsel or comparable role, preferably in government or a nonprofit.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to or experience with domestic violence, homelessness, poverty, trauma, particularly in communities of color and among LGBTQ and other disenfranchised populations.
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