General Counsel

Novogradac & Company LLP   is a national certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 1989, the allied group of Novogradac companies has grown to more than 700 employees and partners with more than 25 offices throughout the country.

Novogradac & Company LLP is one of the nation’s top 50 certified public accounting and consulting firms. As one of the fastest growing accounting firms in the nation, the firm offers significant growth opportunities for employees. A focus on providing excellent service for clients has made Novogradac & Company a recognized leader in real estate and community development. Novogradac provides publicly and privately held national enterprises with a full spectrum of audit, tax, valuation, expert witness and litigation support, property compliance and general consulting services and works extensively in the affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy fields.

General Counsel 

Position Summary

The firm has one available position, which can be located in New York, NY, Toms River, NJ, Dover, OH, Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH, Long Beach, CA, Walnut Creek, CA, or San Francisco, CA.

The General Counsel will work with the firm’s Chief Risk Officer and Executive Committee in supporting the firm’s legal needs. This position focuses on advising and representing the firm in connection with a variety of legal and contractual matters, including providing assistance to partners and employees with respect to the firm’s client engagement letters, master services agreements, responses to requests for proposals, subcontractor agreements, Kovel agreements, and other vendor and client-related agreements. The General Counsel will also assist the firm with subpoena compliance and other court-related matters.  The position also involves reviewing leases for the firm’s premises throughout the country, and assisting with employment-related legal issues.

The ability to anticipate and identify issues and strategically weigh risks is key, as is a thoughtful and practical approach to negotiating and resolving legal issues.

Education:
- Juris Doctorate degree, required

Preferred Bar Admissions: New York, California or Ohio

Experience:
-Professional defense experience preferred
- Five (5) or more years of relevant experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm or as an in-house corporate attorney, required
- Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a variety of contracts, including negotiation of agreements with clients, vendors and other third parties, required
-Experience drafting court filings is desirable

License/Certifications:
- Member in good standing of at least one of the state Bars specified above

Other Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently or as a team member
- Ability to provide substantive/technical legal advice and support to firm personnel, including clear and effective communication of such guidance
- Interested in playing a long-term role to provide continuity as current risk and legal personnel retire
- Detail-oriented, with excellent organizational skills

To be considered for this position, interested candidates MUST apply via our company website:   http://careers.novoco.com/

Novogradac & Company LLP offers a progressive work environment, competitive pay and an excellent benefit package including; medical, dental, vision, paid-time-off, life/disability insurance, commuter flex accounts and a 401(k). 

Novogradac & Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer.