Attorney (full-time) at Law Firm Exclusively Serving Nonprofit/Tax-Exempt Organizations

Cheshire Law Group is in its 15th year and we're growing! We're expanding our 13-lawyer legal team to add a full-time experienced Attorney. No existing book of business is required.

Cheshire Law Group is an award-winning and industry-leading woman-owned law firm that exclusively represents nonprofit organizations as general counsel.

Attorneys on the Cheshire Law Group's legal team work closely with leadership teams of nonprofit organizations as trusted advisors to provide expert counsel on a wide variety of legal matters. This full-time attorney role is ideal for an exceptional attorney who is passionate about representing nonprofit organizations and who enjoys working independently to manage client matters, but who also appreciates collaboration with colleagues. The ideal candidate is driven by the desire to always meet clients’ needs in a manner that is positive and pragmatic, and thoughtful and thorough, and who enjoys handling a variety and being on call and responding quickly to support the day-to-day and strategic legal needs of nonprofits. Please note that this position offers flexibility and may be remote, hybrid, or in-person.

Responsibilities

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, dissolutions, and other repositioning matters
  • Draft memoranda to document findings
  • Translate complex legal issues into understandable concepts using charts or visual aids

Client Management:

• • Support and/or manage simultaneously multiple 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

Requirements

• • 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., DC, DE, NJ, NY, MD) 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 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; real estate and employment law as areas of experience and focus also a plus
  • Comfortable with diversity and inclusive with regard to race, religion, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity, reflecting the values of Cheshire Law Group, and also considering the demographic composition of the Firm’s clients and of the communities we serve

Ideal Candidate Qualities

• • Responsive and an excellent listener
  • Builds and maintains long-term relationships
  • Delivers efficient and high-quality work product without compromising attention to detail
  • Knowledgeable about substantive matters and possesses technical expertise
  • Hard-working; goes above and beyond; flexible; has a “no job is too small” mentality
  • Drives expedient, pragmatic solutions and positive outcomes
  • Independent, self-sufficient, and resourceful but enjoys collaboration
  • Communicates clearly and thoughtfully; strategically creative; excellent problem-solving skills
  • Highly organized; responsible; manages multiple priorities with ease and grace; timeliness; tenacious follow-through
  • High level of integrity and good judgment
  • Open to constructive criticism, able and eager to apply new knowledge to future projects
  • Thinks systemically and contributes to internal Firm projects; provides and implements suggestions for improvement that enhance our clients’ experiences and/or the Firm environment
• Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not meet every single qualification. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we still encourage you to apply!
• All interviews will be conducted virtually. Applicants progressing through the interview process will take a skills test and sit for multiple interviews with our team.
• Background check and screenings conducted according to relevant state and city laws are required after a candidate is selected.

Cheshire Law Group is a for-profit law firm that exclusively serves nonprofit organizations, meeting the unique legal needs of the nonprofit sector by providing high-quality, affordable legal services. We seek systemic solutions and have long-term relationships with many of our clients. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes benefit from our role as "on call" general counsel, fulfilling all nonprofit corporation legal needs including crisis management and repositioning. The Firm is located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia in the historic Clarkson-Watson House, once headquarters of Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. Attorney General. The Firm was recognized by the Pennsylvania Bar Association as small law firm of the year in 2024, and the Firm’s founder, who is also the Firm’s Managing Attorney and Director of Operations, was named Outstanding Nonprofit Attorney of the Year in 2024 by the American Bar Association.

Cheshire Law Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities to all employees and all applicants for employment. The Firm prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Learn more at www.cheshirenonprofitlaw.com Be sure to check out our educational outreach website as well at www.PAnonprofitlaw.com

Remote/WFH option on a permanent basis

A work culture that fosters connection & supports wellness

Professional development support

Significant PTO (up to 30 days per Firm policy), plus up to 10 paid holidays per Firm policy (3 are floating and employee's choice)

Industry-leading health insurance plan (includes vision) and dental insurance, plus a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) that provides an allowance to help with premiums, prescriptions, and other costs not covered by insurance

Group Life and Disability Insurance

401(k) Plan, with employer contribution

529 Employer-Sponsored Plan

Bonuses (per Firm bonus policy)

Origination fees (per Firm origination policy)

Commuter Benefits for public transportation

and more (per Firm policy)

English, to meet our clients' needs.