Senior Paralegal & Operations Analyst

About Tides

Tides is a nonprofit and philanthropic organization committed to advancing social justice. We work across the social sector to shift power to communities of color and other groups historically denied power.

Centering equity and justice in everything we do, we collaborate in deep partnership with movement leaders, nonprofits, donors, foundations, and corporations to amplify the impact of their work by providing services like fiscal sponsorship, donor advised funds, grant making, and a variety of innovative solutions. Learn more at tides.org.

About this Role

The Senior Paralegal & Operations Analyst handles a variety of matters with varying complexity across the Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) department that support and address Tides’ activities implicating federal, state and local laws applicable to nonprofits. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Legal, this individual receives assignments from all LRC team members, and their responsibilities are carried out to advance departmental objectives.

Ideal candidates will have the ability to exercise independent judgement and make decisions on complex tasks and projects. They will also demonstrate core competencies of Leading Self through self-awareness, JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) practice, continuous learning, and project management.

What you will Do

Non-Profit Regulated Activity Research and Support (40%)

• Independently research and synthesize nonprofit regulatory requirements and assess operational impact, advising LRC teams on compliance implications and recommended implementation approaches. (Ex.: lobbying, gifts to public officials, ballot measures, and charitable purpose requirements at the federal, state and local levels.)

• Evaluate the tracking, analysis and reporting of regulated activities in the topic areas noted, and identify and implement improvements to systems, processes, and policies. Includes advancing mandatory non-profit filings, including in filing of state charitable registrations and corporate annual reports.

LRC Operations (50%)

• Own and continuously improve the LRC intake, prioritization, and service delivery framework, exercising discretion to determine routing escalation thresholds, and resolution standards for complex legal and compliance matters.

• Maintain the LRC calendar, mail, support, and design and execute agendas for LRC department meetings.

• Manage review and payment processing for LRC matters, such as outside counsel bills and vendors, and manage subscriptions.

• Design, manage, and recommend LRC knowledge systems including organizing and maintaining file trees and access restrictions.

• Design and maintain trackers for litigation, subpoenas, and Congressional letters/inquiries and related matters, and support and track document productions, subpoena responses and similar.

• Determine prioritization of legal/compliance matters based on risk exposure and route service of process, such as subpoenas and document requests.

Contract and Vendor Cost Effectiveness (10%)

• Define and execute contract intake criteria and escalation standards for contract reviews, evaluating efficiency and risk tradeoffs with requirements including insurance and other standard terms.

• Develop recommendations and advance contract policies and processes to handle high-volume contract needs more efficiently.

• Evaluate vendor cost effectiveness.

What you will Bring

• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to multi-task and reprioritize when required

• Experience drafting legal or other formal memoranda summarizing laws, requirements and/or policies

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Familiarity with Salesforce and proficiency with Microsoft Office

• Comfortable working independently and a self-starter

• Values and welcomes transparency and accountability, including through regular communications and updates with LRC department members

• Strong team player and willing to assist in new challenges presented to the department and organization as a whole

Ideal Experience

• At least 5 years of paralegal or legal compliance experience or similar and relevant bachelor’s, preferably in a nonprofit or corporate law environment; or 7 years of relevant experience; paralegal certificate a plus

• Basic knowledge of 501(c)(3) legal and regulatory laws and regulations

• Demonstrated experience supporting data and record management in legal settings

• Appreciation for and experience handling confidential, sensitive and attorney-client privileged communications

Application Instructions

Please submit your resume and a cover letter expressing why you are well-qualified for this role and your motivation for joining the team at Tides. For best consideration, apply by Wednesday, July 15th at 11:59pm ET.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We look forward to reviewing applications from all qualified job seekers. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities. No applicant will be discriminated against because of their race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage and will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Where required by state law, we utilize E-Verify as a part of our employment authorization process.

Applicants with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that all who are interested may participate in our interview process. If you are in need of an accommodation, please advise in writing at the time you apply.