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About the Center for Rural Affairs:
The Center for Rural Affairs is a dynamic, energetic non-profit organization working to build a better rural future for all. With over 50 years of experience, we create opportunities for beginning farmers, new business owners, and first-time advocates. Our work is rooted in principles of diversity and inclusion, and we celebrate this diversity while advancing practices that create an equitable and inclusive workplace.
We are seeking a highly skilled General Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will provide strategic legal advice and support to our organization, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Your expertise will be invaluable in helping us achieve our mission of building a better rural future.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of contracts, loans, and agreements, as well as advise on regulatory compliance, clean energy law, and other areas of practice. You will also collaborate closely with our Solar for All team, Chief Lending Officer, and other leadership team members to ensure seamless execution of our projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Requirements:
The Center for Rural Affairs is a dynamic, energetic non-profit organization working to build a better rural future for all. With over 50 years of experience, we create opportunities for beginning farmers, new business owners, and first-time advocates. Our work is rooted in principles of diversity and inclusion, and we celebrate this diversity while advancing practices that create an equitable and inclusive workplace.
We are seeking a highly skilled General Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will provide strategic legal advice and support to our organization, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Your expertise will be invaluable in helping us achieve our mission of building a better rural future.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of contracts, loans, and agreements, as well as advise on regulatory compliance, clean energy law, and other areas of practice. You will also collaborate closely with our Solar for All team, Chief Lending Officer, and other leadership team members to ensure seamless execution of our projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Negotiate contracts and procurement agreements, ensuring compliance with current legal and federal requirements.
- Advise the Solar for All team on energy law compliance, renewable energy tax credit compliance, and negotiations.
- Draft, review, and negotiate loan-related documents and advise on legal matters related to loan agreements.
- Provide guidance on a wide range of agreements, staffing arrangements, vendor/contractor agreements, and insurance provisions.
Requirements:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Active membership in good standing with the Nebraska State Bar (or ability to become).
- Ability to register as an in-house counsel in the state of Nebraska.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following practice areas: corporate defense, legal research and writing, regulatory compliance, clean energy law, secured transactions and lending, real property law and conveyancing, nonprofit law, insurance, and administrative law.
