Prison Fellowship

Contracts Attorney

Remote in US - Remote - Full Time

Want to make a difference? Join an organization committed to sharing the hope of true transformation with those impacted by incarceration for nearly 50 years.

Prison Fellowship® is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and to advocate for justice and human dignity. Prison Fellowship and its church partners encounter Jesus with those behind bars, breaking cycles of crime and prayerfully anticipating a revival of justice, mercy, and hope in our culture.

Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.

What we are looking for:

A driven and mission-focused Contracts Attorney to play a pivotal role in the creation, negotiation, review, and execution of contracts, ensuring they are legally sound and align with the organization's strategic objectives, while safeguarding the interests and limiting the liabilities of Prison Fellowship. This role requires a meticulous eye for detail, a profound understanding of contract law, and exceptional negotiation skills.

Expectations of this role:
  • Draft and review contracts including independent contractor agreements, purchase agreements, and other legal documents
  • Negotiate contract terms with internal clients, vendors and other parties
  • Provide legal advice on contract interpretation and obligations, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
  • Identify and mitigate potential legal risks within contractual agreements
  • Create contract templates as requested
  • Research, write, and draft legal memorandum at General Counsel request
  • Maintain organized records of contract documents
  • Collaborate with other departments to gather necessary information for contract development
  • Conduct legal research to support contract negotiations and the Legal department
  • Resolve contract-related disputes or issues to include sending and responding to cease and desist letters protecting IP

Qualifications:
  • Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions
  • 3+ years' experience as a Contracts Attorney or in a related legal role preferably in a nonprofit environment
  • Juris Doctorate required
  • Active license to practice law in Virginia or the ability to obtain licensure in Virginia within the first 6 months of hire; active license to practice law in Alabama or the ability to obtain licensure in Alabama preferred
  • Exceptional negotiation and communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple contracts simultaneously
  • Advanced understanding of contract law and commercial terms
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Superb attention to detail and a meticulous approach to reviewing documents
  • Proficiency in legal research and writing
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite of apps and Smartsheet
  • Experience administering Contract Logix or similar contract management software preferred
  • This is a remote/work from home position

What we offer:

At Prison Fellowship, our goal is to support the total well-being of all our employees. Our benefit offerings for full-time employees include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement account funding, flexible spending accounts, paid maternity and parental leave benefits, and more. Our outstanding benefits package includes paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits, on a pro-rated basis. In addition, we offer a team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with cutting-edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and development. Salary at Prison Fellowship is determined by a variety of factors. For this position, the salary range is projected to be between $100,000 and $127,000.

Visit the employment page on our website to learn more about Prison Fellowship, and check out our YouTube channel to see how Prison Fellowship is transforming lives!

OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

The Foundation of What We Believe
As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God’s inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.

We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God’s authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.

How We Are Compelled to Live and to Act
We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.

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