Nonprofit Organizations/Tax-Exempt Attorney (Part-Time)

Provide legal assistance and support nonprofit organization clients:

• Review, draft, revise, and finalize a wide variety of documents including contracts, grant agreements, policies, leases, registrations, resolutions, tax, and corporate forms
• Research tax and other federal, state, and local laws such as lobbying, charitable solicitation, and governance matters
• Review and carefully analyze documents in preparation for mergers and other repositioning matters
• Draft memoranda to document findings and translate complex legal issues into understandable concepts using charts or visual aids

Client Management:

• Support and/or manage projects and execute required work with little or no supervision
• Communicate directly with clients and manage client project timeline and budget expectations
• Monitor legal and compliance issues and client news/events, keeping up with industry trends
• Collaborate with the Firm's team and with outside counsel as needed

This role helps nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes by providing high-quality, affordable legal services as 'on call' general counsel, fulfilling all nonprofit corporation legal needs including crisis management and repositioning.

• JD degree required; Licensed to practice law in the US and must be in good standing
• Licensed to practice law in PA mandatory (or eligible to waive into the Pennsylvania bar), with additional license preferred and other state licenses (e.g., NJ, NY, MD, VA, District of Columbia) a plus
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant law experience
• Strong demonstrated interest in and experience serving nonprofits a must (pro bono service, board service, volunteerism, and/or working with underserved clients or communities)
• Nonprofit law, tax law, and/or corporate law experience a must, with a focus on corporate transactional law, complex corporate contracts, and agreements; familiarity with federal and/or state/local taxation is a plus

This position offers flexibility and may be remote, hybrid, or in-person. This part-time position also offers the possibility of expanding to full-time status in the future depending upon client needs, demonstrated abilities, and work performance.

Cheshire Law Group is a woman-owned law firm that exclusively represents nonprofit organizations as general counsel, providing high-quality, affordable legal services to meet the unique legal needs of the nonprofit sector.