Rethink PrioritiesHiring

General Counsel (Fractional)

  • USD 220,000 to 300,000 per year
  • Remote, worldwide
  • Contract
  • Senior
  • Posted 4 days ago
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Fractional in-house legal role at a research nonprofit, around 20 to 24 hours a week, fully remote with room to grow.

About the role

Legal work spans nonprofit law, contracts, employment and immigration, grants and fiscal sponsorship, and compliance. The person also supports projects as they form their own entities and spin off.

At a glance

Pay
USD 220,000 to 300,000 per year
Remote scope
Remote, worldwide
Seniority
Senior
Employment
Contract
Working hours
UTC-5 to UTC+2 preferred
Skills
Nonprofit law, Employment law, Immigration compliance, GDPR, FARA
Posted
31 Oct 2026
Last checked
31 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Advise the charity on the limits of charitable activity, including fiscal sponsorship of independent projects.
  • Draft and review contractor and service agreements.
  • Keep employment practice compliant across jurisdictions and support visa and immigration compliance.
  • Negotiate grant and fiscal sponsorship agreements, including IP transfer and spin-off terms.
  • Assess regulatory exposure such as FARA, GDPR and emerging AI rules, and handle one-off structural questions, escalating to outside counsel

What they look for

  • At least five years of legal practice experience.
  • Authorisation to practise law where you work from, with most roles needing a US barred attorney.
  • Legal judgement and comfort with ambiguity.
  • Genuine interest in organisations whose risk tolerance and pace differ from a typical client.
  • Ability to turn work around quickly.

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Is this job fully remote, and from where?

The posting lists it as remote with no single country named, so candidates from different countries can apply. On hours, the posting says: UTC-5 to UTC+2 preferred.

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The posting states USD 220,000 to 300,000 per year.

What experience is needed?

It is a senior role. The posting asks for: at least five years of legal practice experience; authorisation to practise law where you work from, with most roles needing a US barred attorney; legal judgement and comfort with ambiguity. Skills it names include Nonprofit law, Employment law, Immigration compliance, GDPR.

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