Associate, Legal Counsel

Who you are

• You are passionate about mitigating the climate crisis, reducing deforestation, and improving water security- and know the solutions require a strong legal function.
• You are excited about working in an international and multi-cultural setting as well as across time zones.
• You have 5+ years’ relevant in-house or relevant law firm
• You are barred in at least one state and the ability to obtain in-house registration in New York
• You demonstrate excellent judgement and have absolute integrity
• You have excellent engagement and communication skills, and an ability to condense complex issues into clear and compelling messaging.
• You are a strong legal writer.
• You are a self-starter with an ability to come up to speed quickly and independently
• You are proficient with MS Office 365
• You can be calm and professional under pressure

Your day-to-day

• You will support the General Counsel and Legal Teams in delivering first class, cost-effective legal services to the organization
• You will work across Legal, Compliance, and Stakeholder teams to ensure process compliance with applicable U.S. and international laws and regulations, in close collaboration with cross functional teams
• You will draft, negotiate, and review commercial contracts (e.g. terms & conditions, data licenses, SaaS contracts, NDAs, partnership agreements, MOUs etc.) and grant agreements
• You will provide considered and digestible legal advice on a wide range of in-house legal issues
• You will work with outside counsel on specialist areas as necessary
• You will develop processes to ensure compliance with legal obligations
• You will help to build processes for the efficient provision of advice to colleagues across the organization, including implementing new ways of working, improving existing precedents and developing new ones and providing training to colleagues outside the Legal team
• You will collaborate and galvanize policy teams with key national and subnational policymakers, authorities, and agencies.
• You will help collate and coordinate policy activities across all of our stakeholders – corporations and supply chains, capital markets, and cities, states, and regions – to ensure clarity and consistency in our collective policy messaging and engagement.
• You will regularly track and analyze legal developments
• You will train CDP staff

The perks!

• Generous PTO. Tackling the world’s biggest environmental challenges is no easy feat – we offer a generous 20 days of annual leave to keep our employees energized.
• Paid holidays. We recognize 15 paid holidays, including winter break, and pay homage to our diversity by offering one additional floating holiday of your choice for religious or cultural celebrations, per year.
• Health and wellness. We strive to ensure the health and wellbeing of our staff –employees receive excellent health, dental and vision benefits.
• Learning and career growth. We are committed to the growth and development of each individual team member. We offer continuous learning opportunities and training for personal development.
• Future planning: We know it is important to plan for the future. We provide our employees with both a non-contributory 401K, and an optional additional contributory 401K. We also offer life insurance.
• Commuter benefits: We know commuting can be a pain – we offer commuter benefits and a Citibike membership to employees to make life a little easier.
• Fun. We take our work seriously, but we don’t take ourselves (too) seriously. We regularly take time out for fun and festivities, from all-staff retreats, to happy hours, to summer outings and an end-of-year holiday celebration!

Join us!

Are you interested in joining our mission? Please apply!

• To apply. Email your CV and a cover letter detailing why you’re a strong fit for the role to: [email protected] with “Associate Legal” in the subject line. Please apply by November 20, 2021.
• Before you apply: We’ll only use the information you provide to process your application. For more details on how we use your information, see our applicants privacy notice. By emailing us your resume and cover letter, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.
• Compensation. The salary range for the Associate Legal role is $95,000 – $98,000.
• The fine print. We love and value our global employees. For this role, all interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the U.S.

CDP North America is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility both within our workplace and across our larger organizational impact. Candidates of color and/or from marginalized backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply for this role.