Counsel, Law​/Legal

Overview

The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people. Trevor offers 24/7 crisis services, connecting highly trained counselors with LGBTQ+ young people whenever they need support. To drive prevention efforts, The Trevor Project also operates robust research, advocacy, education, and peer support programs. We’ve been saving lives every day for over 25 years.

Every day, and in every role, our staff contribute to our critical mission of ending suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people by embodying our values:

• Heart–We care deeply and commit to do what matters
• Integrity–We build trust through our words and actions
• Community–Together, we are an unstoppable force for good
• Belonging–We serve as allies to the mission, and to each other
• Progress–We continually move onward and upward

Applicants and staff must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Trevor Project will not sponsor an employment visa for this position.

Role: Counselor

Location: This role will be remote in the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii (must work within EST-PST time zones)

Eligibility: Authorization to work for any employer in the United States is required. The Trevor Project will not sponsor a work visa for this role

Reports to: Assistant General Counsel

Classification: Exempt Full Time

Union Role? No

Salary Range: $130k-150k

Summary:

The Counsel of The Trevor Project is a generalist, who will take a lead role on many day-to-day matters as well as handle various high-level projects. The Counsel will report to the Assistant General Counsel, who covers legal needs relating to contracts, data privacy, technology, Trevor Space, advocacy, fundraising, marketing, third-party requests for information, general compliance, and organization-wide risk management. The Counsel will lead and/or assist with a number of these areas and potentially others, depending upon experience, skills, interest, and organizational need.

The Counsel will also work directly with the General Counsel and leaders and staff on other teams as needed, all in support of The Trevor Project’s mission of saving young LGBTQ+ lives. The Counsel will take on significant responsibilities and have an impact on risk management and legal processes across the organization.

• Manage day to day contracting for the legal team, including collaborating on developing policies, processes, and training, as well as reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of contracts commensurate with skills and experience, including:
• development agreements, such as corporate partnership agreements, sponsorship agreements, charitable sales agreements, grant agreements, government contracts, and event agreements
• commercial and technology-related agreements, such as software agreements
• various other types of agreements, such as licensing agreements, personal services agreements, and contracts relating to marketing
• Lead or collaborate on legal matters in critical areas depending on skills and experience, including data privacy, technology, Trevor Space, product counseling, fundraising, and general nonprofit compliance and risk management, corporate governance, crisis services, labor and employment, and international law
• The Counsel should be comfortable with frequently shifting priorities and demonstrate willingness to work on various types of matters as needed by the organization
• Research and advise on new and evolving laws relevant to The Trevor Project and the LGBTQ+ community, and liaise with the Advocacy team and other teams with respect to compliance and organizational strategy; manage third-party requests for information and government investigations
• Serve as a thought partner to the Assistant General Counsel and other members of the legal team on various high-level matters, such as material legal considerations relating to compliance and risk management
• Regularly handle novel issues across a wide variety of areas of the law
• Work directly with department heads and other staff on legal requests and assignments
• Demonstrate comfort with…