Senior Compliance Attorney, U.S. Litigation

The Job: The Center seeks a Senior Compliance Attorney to join the Center’s U.S. Litigation team at a critical time for reproductive rights and access across the United States. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion, there have been significant changes to state and federal laws impacting the ability of health care providers to offer abortion care and individuals to access that care. These changes, coupled with new and emerging threats posed by a hostile federal administration, have made the legal and regulatory landscape increasingly complex and difficult to navigate for health care providers.

The Senior Compliance Attorney will support the U.S. Litigation team’s growing need for compliance assistance, providing complex legal analysis of state and federal laws and regulations with a high degree of efficiency and autonomy. The Senior Compliance Attorney will advise Center clients on abortion-specific laws and regulations, general healthcare laws and regulations, and other state and federal policies that impact clients’ provision of high-quality reproductive health care—including abortion care, maternal health care, and assisted reproduction.

The position will be based in the Center’s New York City or Washington D.C. offices. Covid-19 vaccination is required for all US-based employees of the Center.

Primary Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of the Senior Compliance Attorney include:

• Conduct legal research and analysis on state and federal laws and regulations governing the provision of abortion care and other reproductive health care
• Provide timely, accurate compliance advice and support to help clients mitigate risks and comply with the rapidly changing U.S. legal landscape
• Establish client relationships; communicate regularly with Center clients; coordinate with partner organizations and outside counsel
• Implement systems to manage and track compliance inquiries and ongoing compliance matters
• Work collaboratively with the litigation team to integrate compliance support into our provision of legal services, and provide support to other aspects of the U.S. Litigation team’s work, as needed

Requirements

• Member in good standing of the bar of New York or DC based on the office where the attorney is based. If not currently admitted to that bar, the candidate must be a member in good standing to another state's bar and agree to become admitted within eighteen months of their start date to the bar of New York or DC based on the office where the attorney is based. Membership in multiple jurisdictions is a plus.
• At least seven (7) years of post-law-school legal experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in healthcare law; experience providing direct compliance advice to clients and undertaking complex legal analysis of state laws and regulations; experience on abortion-related legal matters and/or experience in the reproductive rights movement is a plus.
• Excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues to non-legal audiences in a clear and succinct manner.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, including ability to handle multiple tasks and meet multiple deadlines simultaneously, and to provide rapid responses to client inquiries in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
• Ability to maintain high level of expertise in relevant substantive law.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate, delegate, and supervise junior attorneys and paralegals on a project basis.
• Strong commitment to the Center’s mission, purpose, and values, along with experience or knowledge?of reproductive rights legal issues, reproductive justice, racial justice,?or other human rights, civil rights, criminal law, or social justice issues.?
• All individuals must demonstrate a commitment to racial equity work and incorporate racial equity principles into legal work.

• Health: The Center pays up to 90%* of the premium for a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage. (* % may differ in various countries).
• Flexibility: The Center currently operates in a hybrid model, requiring staff to work 3 days per week in the office and allowing work 2 days per week from home.
• Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical, and community well-being. The Center provides generous leave, including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend winter holiday time with their loved ones.
• Growth: You will be working with and learning from some of the top legal and operational minds, all passionate about advancing reproductive rights worldwide. You will also be eligible for a stipend to use towards professional growth.
• Global: You will get a front-row seat to the fight for reproductive rights globally. You will have access to Employee Resource Groups to connect to colleagues with similar interests/backgrounds/views.
• Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (*applicable only in US and Kenya).