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Associate General Counsel

6 days ago

San Francisco

Job Description JOB SUMMARY The Associate General Counsel reports to the General Counsel and provides legal and strategic support and advice to Burning Man Project (the “Organization”) on the wide range of legal matters that arise in the Organization’s operations. The Associate General Counsel’s principal duties include: providing advice and counsel to all departments within the Organization; project-managing litigation and administrative proceedings involving the Organization; managing Burning Man’s intellectual property portfolio; overseeing the legal review of all the Organization’s contracts; and supervising the work of outside counsel. Success in this role depends on the ability to collaborate and navigate complexity. Strong relationship-building and adaptability are key to thriving in this environment. This is a regular full-time role, located at Burning Man Project’s San Francisco, CA office. The deadline to apply for this role is 5:00pm Pacific on 01/11/26. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS PERCENTAGE OF TIME SPENT Strategic Legal Advice, and Counseling (40%) • In collaboration with the General Counsel, tracks and responds to requests for legal research, advice, or opinions from departments across the Organization, • Performs legal research and drafts research memorandums on a wide variety of legal topics as needed, • Oversees the ongoing work of outside counsel and legal consultants, serving as the liaison and primary point of contact with internal staff, • Oversees litigation and administrative proceedings to which the Organization is a party, including investigating potential or actual claims, drafting and reviewing pleadings, and managing discovery and fact development, • Acts as a key risk manager of the organization by identifying potential legal issues as they arise, and works collaboratively with other departments to suggest creative solutions for managing risk while also allowing the organization to achieve its goals. Regularly consults with the People Operations (HR) team on employment law developments and compliance, employee disputes, and internal investigations, • Manages requests within the Organization for legal support with contracts, including: drafting template agreements for consultants, vendors, service providers, grant recipients, licensees, affiliates, and other collaborators; reviewing and revising external agreements; and overseeing review of contracts by junior attorneys and paralegal, • Manages Burning Man’s intellectual property portfolio, with a focus on preserving and protecting Burning Man’s Decommodification Principle and protecting Burning Man’s intellectual property and images and recordings from the Burning Man event from being used for unauthorized purposes, • Oversees licensing of Burning Man’s intellectual property, including in book, film, and other media projects and by Burning Man Regional Events and other affiliates and partners, • Engages outside counsel as needed to assist with registration, licensing, and enforcement issues, • Stays abreast of developments in intellectual property law; assesses the Organization’s intellectual property policies in light of these developments; proposes revisions as appropriate for consideration by the General Counsel; and implements new and revised policies, • Pursues ongoing learning to stay current on emergent knowledge, skills and processes relevant to job duties, • Performs other duties as assigned LEARNING AND TEACHING • Documentation - Drives the creation, publishing, and maintenance of process documentation related to assigned duties., • Teaching – Takes a leadership role in the acculturation and training of staff. Teaches live or e-learning classes, as requested. Promotes a culture of teaching and learning throughout the community., • Mentoring - Mentors subordinates in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and experience that will allow them to advance in the organization. Aids, encourages and inspires their team., • Training development - Collaborates with the education team to develop training materials in their area of expertise, as requested., • Learning – Pursues ongoing learning in their area of expertise, working to stay current on emergent knowledge, skills, and processes. Participates in conferences, forums, and networking events, where appropriate., • Speaking – Represents Burning Man as a subject matter expert and culture-bearer, as requested. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED • A Bachelor’s Degree and Law Degree, • At least six years of law practice experience in a fast-paced environment, with previous in-house generalist experience, • Experience with intellectual property enforcement and contracts administration, • Experience with employment law, investigations and compliance, • Experience with risk management, • Excellent oral and written communication skills, • Strong computer skills, • Very detail-oriented with impeccable organizational skills and a track record of successfully completing projects, • Demonstrated ability to juggle numerous concurrent tasks, manage a high volume workload, pay extremely close attention to detail, adapt quickly to changing organizational priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, • Ability to take initiative, problem-solve, multi-task, and work independently, • Ability to work collaboratively with C-suite, department heads, and other executives, • Ability to maintain personal integrity and uphold high standards of confidentiality, • Motivated self-starter with the ability to foster a cooperative work environment, • Must have flexibility to work fluctuating hours and time beyond the regular work week as needed, • Experience with nonprofit compliance is desired REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS We are certain that working for Burning Man Project is unlike any other job on the planet! In addition to the unique opportunity to participate and contribute to our global community and culture within a creative, fun, and inspiring work environment, we’re also thrilled to provide the following: COMPENSATION: Individual compensation decisions are dependent on a variety of factors, including prior experience and geographical location. The anticipated salary range for this position is $162,000 to $180,000 annually. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: • Health benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance for employees and dependents., • Long term disability and life insurance., • 401k retirement plan with voluntary employee contribution., • Accrued vacation and sick time: Up to 10 days vacation per 12 months on assignment., • Additional annual paid time off in accordance with policy guidelines; 7 paid holidays annually, in addition to paid office closure during December 24th - January 1st., • Paid parental and bonding leave., • Communications benefits for remote employees; reimbursement of up to $120/month for home office internet and phone expenses., • Commuter benefit program., • Mental health support, life coaching, financial and legal consultation services through our employee assistance program., • Professional development fund along with unique leadership and learning opportunities., • Equipment and tools necessary to succeed in a remote friendly workplace. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT • Off-playa: Work is primarily sedentary in nature. This role may require some work outside of the traditional work day in order to accommodate meetings and events in the evenings and weekends to work around volunteer and resource schedules., • On-playa: Work is primarily sedentary but will also include the need to find and meet with department representatives who may not be in the vicinity therefore, this could include walking or using some form of transportation. Some of the work will be in outside weather conditions and exposed to fumes or airborne particles, as well as possible extremes in temperature. NOTICE FOR ALL APPLICANTS: • Burning Man Project celebrates the importance of creating a diverse environment and enthusiastically encourages Black, Indigenous, Peoples of Color, LGBTQIA+, Immigrant, women, and people with disabilities, of all ages, to apply., • Burning Man Project provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. noMyDfMC5E

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