Assistant General Counsel

Unite America seeks a full-time Assistant General Counsel (AGC) to join its Legal & Compliance team.  

This individual will work hand-in-hand with the General Counsel, Strategy & Operations team, and the organization’s outside counsel to ensure Unite America and its core operating entities operate within the law at all times. The AGC will help the General Counsel identify, vet and maximize opportunities for political and charitable engagement and grantmaking by Unite America entities. This role will also have the opportunity to contribute to the mission of our organization as we work to foster a more representative and functional government, including through Unite America’s compliance program–whether drafting policies and procedures, providing staff training, or doing other cross-functional work with Unite America staff. This is an entry- to mid-level position, ideal for someone with a Juris Doctor degree and preferably with experience in politics, non-profit law, and/or compliance.

THE ROLE

As Assistant General Counsel at Unite America, you’ll help architect innovative, legally sound strategies to strengthen American democracy, while gaining hands-on training directly from our General Counsel and leading campaign finance lawyers outside of our organization. Every day is different in our dynamic working environment at the intersection of campaign finance, nonprofit law, and political reform. This is not an e