Legal Affairs Specialist
The Society of Critical Care Medicine is dedicated to advancing the care of critically ill patients, and they are seeking a Legal Affairs Specialist to support their legal, compliance, and governance functions. This role involves contract management, regulatory compliance, and providing legal support to various organizational processes.
Responsibilities
- Supports contract lifecycle management, including intake, review, redlining, tracking, and archiving. Maintains and improves the contract lifecycle process, including templates, version control, approval workflows, and contract repository management
- Reviews standard agreements and brings potential issues forward for general counsel review
- Serves as secondary legal point of contact to maintain continuity of contracts, compliance, and regulatory deadlines
- Maintains updated legal process documentation and contract lifecycle procedures to ensure seamless coverage
- Supports copyright, permissions, licensing issues, and intellectual property inquiries related to publications, research, and educational content
- Supports trademark applications, renewals, and usage guidelines
- Supports the Society’s disclosure processes
- Reviews disclosures for completeness, identifies legal or ethical concerns, and escalates issues as appropriate
- Assists with board materials, agendas, minutes, resolutions, and policy updates
- Maintains bylaws and Council policies
- Supports the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee, ensuring regulatory compliance and the development of a diverse volunteer workforce
- Maintains legal records, filings, and contract archives in accordance with the organizational document retention policy
- Ensures proper archiving of legal documents, board materials, and corporate filings
- Other Duties as Assigned to Carry out the Mission and Vision of SCCM
Skills
- Paralegal certificate or paralegal experiences
- Exceptional organizational, writing, and analytical skills
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and document management systems
- Strong attention to detail, excellent judgment, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree in legal studies, business, public administration, or related field preferred
- Experience in a legal, compliance, contract management, or governance-related role, preferably within a nonprofit or mission-driven organization
Benefits
- Flexible Work Options: With our generous remote work policy, much of your work will be from home. We value work-life balance, but you’ll need to be able to come into the office when required by your supervisor.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Take advantage of paid vacation and 13 paid holidays each year, plus a summer hours program for that perfect work-life balance.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy medical, dental, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance coverage to keep you and your family protected.
- Paid Parental Leave: Take the time you need to bond with your new addition to the family.
- Matching 401(K): We invest in your future with a 401(K) matching program to help you save for retirement.
- Educational Assistance: Continue learning and growing with educational assistance—we’re invested in your personal and professional development.
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