Deputy General Counsel, New York, NY (1007-SLS)

Our client, one of the nation’s leading and highest-performing public charter school networks, is seeking a Deputy General Counsel to help lead its legal function during a period of significant growth and expansion. This is a highly visible leadership position reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer. This attorney will also lead a team of high performing attorneys.

The Deputy General Counsel will oversee the organization’s corporate legal function, including commercial transactions, corporate governance, finance, intellectual property, real estate, procurement, and other enterprise-level legal matters. The successful candidate will also play an important role in managing and developing the legal team and modernizing the department’s operations through technology, automation, and artificial intelligence.

The organization is founder-led, entrepreneurial, and intensely mission-driven, with a culture characterized by high expectations, intellectual rigor, direct feedback, accountability, and a strong bias toward action. The ideal candidate will be a sophisticated corporate generalist and proven legal leader who thrives in a fast-moving environment and brings the judgment, adaptability, and operational mindset to help build a highly effective legal function.

Prior experience in education, charter schools, or the nonprofit sector is not required. Our client is particularly interested in accomplished corporate attorneys from sophisticated business environments who bring strong legal training, broad commercial experience, and a demonstrated ability to lead people and improve legal operations.

This position is based in New York City, at the organization’s offices in the Wall Street area of Lower Manhattan. The role requires in-office attendance three days per week.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $300,000–$340,000 plus an annual bonus, depending on experience and qualifications. The organization offers a competitive employee benefits package.

This is an opportunity to join a highly successful, mission-driven organization at a pivotal stage in its development. With an established presence in New York City and ambitious plans for geographic expansion, the organization is investing in the leadership, infrastructure, and capabilities necessary to support its continued growth.

For an accomplished corporate attorney who values excellence, embraces an entrepreneurial culture, and is motivated by the opportunity to make a lasting impact, this is a distinctive leadership opportunity.

Solutus Legal Search has been exclusively retained for this search. Resumes submitted directly to our client will be forwarded to Solutus for review and evaluation.

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