Casey Family Programs, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. Founded in 1966, we work in 50 states, the District of Columbia and two territories and tribal nations to influence long-lasting improvements to the safety and success of children, families and the communities where they live. Casey Family Programs values diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and respect for individuals in the workplace. We encourage candidates with diverse lived experience and perspectives to apply.

Job Summary:

Assists the Managing Director, Senior Program Counsel in providing legal guidance and advice to Casey Family Programs (CFP) leaders, management and staff on a variety of legal, business, and operational issues to support programmatic and operational goals. While this position works with other program counsel and provides coverage on all legal areas of work as needed, the focus of this position is providing counsel for compliance and risk mitigation regarding employment laws and issues, disputes and responding to claims and litigation, including subpoenas and overseeing organizational records management. This position is located at Casey Family Programs’ Headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

Essential Responsibilities:

• With oversight from the Managing Director, provide general legal advice and support for all program and operational departments, including advising CFP leaders, management and staff on a variety of matters including contracts, information privacy, corporate and private foundation issues, employment matters, accreditation and licensing, programmatic (e.g., direct service, consulting, research, advocacy and education) issues, insurance matters, litigation, subpoenas and records management issues, and intellectual property. Coordinate with peers in developing resolutions to issues.
• Primary responsibilities will be to assist the Managing Director to lead the employment law function of the Legal Services team and provide prudent and practical advice and counsel to Human Resources and other organizational leaders/managers on a broad spectrum of employment matters including wage and hour, payroll, benefits, hiring, performance management, internal investigations, discipline and terminations as well as conflicts of interest, employee classification issues, independent contractors/contingent workers, loaned employees.
• Provide legal advice on employment-related documents such as employment handbook, policies, and agreements (e.g., severance agreements, release agreements, etc.).
• Prepares written opinions and guidance for organizational management and key leaders.
• Maintains current knowledge of changing federal and local laws impacting the organization as an employer and provide legal advice on a wide variety of employment laws (federal and state) impacting the organization’s staff. Identify how changes in the law impact organizational policies and practices and partner with stakeholders to plan and implement practical solutions.
• Assist Managing Director to review, evaluate and respond to legal claims and pre-litigation disputes and coordinate and liaison with outside counsel representing CFP on such claims. Assist with resolution/litigation strategies. Oversees the tracking of all claims.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in legal on all insurance claims / matters including relevant policy renewals, claims, claim reporting and claim management, communications with insurance brokers and adjusters as well as counsel appointed by insurers.
• Manage outside counsel retained to assist on these matters.
• Manage any external governmental/agency audits or investigations.
• Responsible to assist with records management; responsible for organizational records including, management, retention, practices and guidelines; evaluate records requests, including subpoenas and other third-party requests; and provide counsel to legal services records staff/paralegal to oversee request responses and document production.
• Assist in ensuring organizational compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, as well as internal policies and procedures, including but not limited to application federal and local employment laws where Casey does business.
• Perform risk, and legal analyses, resolve issues and review, revise, and develop policies and guidelines related to CFP programs as requested by the Senior Program Counsel.
• Develop and provide training and educational programs on legal requirements to CFP leaders, management and staff.
• Mentor and supervise legal department staff. Provides leadership opportunities for employees that enable growth and encourage leadership development with the position. Ensures that employees receive the appropriate training, feedback, performance evaluations, planning documents and compensation as provided under the Human Resource Systems
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• J.D. from A.B.A. accredited law school and 10 years of experience in employment and litigation. Experience in a major law firm or in-house setting in a large, complex organization. Experience in the areas of non-profit law a plus. A history of progressively increasing responsibility in supervision/management.
• Admitted to practice law in the State of Washington.
• Strong knowledge of Federal and state employment laws and excellent research skills.
• Demonstrated efficient, persistent and meticulous attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work independently with excellent judgment, diplomacy, and professionalism and able to prioritize requests and manage multiple requests simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely to non-lawyer colleagues.
• Ability to interface, collaborate, and be a resource for all levels of management and staff, and with outside counsel, vendors and entities. Ability to collaborate with other Legal Services team members to deliver quality advice and work product.
• Ability to interface with and manage outside counsel, vendors and entities.
• Comfortable balancing multiple, competing priorities and changes in scope/direction.
• Ability to evaluate and weigh legal and business issues effectively and practically.
• Demonstrated skills as a regular user, of software, technology, and online resources including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook including calendaring, task, etc.
• Ability to perform effectively in high pressure and stressful work environment. Ability to manage stress and self-care

This position is based at our Seattle, Washington Headquarters office. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary range between the minimum and the midpoint salary range, $162,605 to $191,300. Placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process. The full salary range for this role is $162,605 to $219,995 annually.

Casey Family Programs offers benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, health and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts, eligibility for 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans, disability, basic life, employee assistance plan and business travel insurance. Additionally, employees are eligible to accrue paid time off, starting at 8 hours per month of annual leave and 8 hours of sick time per month in the first year of employment. Casey Family Programs also observes 10 paid holidays per year and each employee receives one personal holiday to use each calendar year. Employees that meet certain tenure qualifiers are eligible for up to eight weeks of parental leave for the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care. After the completion of 10 years of continuous, full-time employment, employees in good standing are eligible for a three-month sabbatical with pay. Casey Family Programs also offers many opportunities for continued learning, training, and development.