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Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) · 2 weeks ago

Vice President & Assistant General Counsel

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$180K/yr - $200K/yr

7+ years exp

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is a dynamic trade association in Washington, DC, focused on advocating for the retail industry and promoting operational excellence. The Vice President & Assistant General Counsel will support member in-house legal teams, focusing on SEC compliance, corporate finance, risk management, and ESG, while collaborating with various stakeholders to solve complex legal issues.

AssociationComplianceFinanceHuman ResourcesLegalPublic RelationsRetailRetail TechnologySupply Chain ManagementSustainability

Responsibilities

Convene and work directly with in-house counsel at the country’s leading retailers to address newly emerging and intractable issues targeting the retail and other consumer-facing industries regarding the SEC, Corporate Finance & Payments, Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk, and ESG/CSR

Lead the Legal Direct Reports (L2) Committee and engage with deputy GCs and senior legal in-house counsel

Lead the Internal Audit Committee and engage with internal audit teams from retail members

Develop materials and programming for the benefit of in-house retail members including working with RILA colleagues to plan and execute the annual best-in-class Retail Law Conference

Collaborate with RILA’s Federal and State Government Affairs teams to develop and execute persuasive written and oral advocacy on key cross-functional issues (e.g., SEC regulations impacting public company retailers, proposed SEC climate disclosures, CA climate disclosures, regulations addressing retail financing or payments, etc.)

Build strategic partnerships and relationships, including with other trade associations, legal networks, and retail stakeholders to build industry coalitions

Work with internal partners and external experts to provide excellent member service, advice and counsel to RILA members, including effectively managing outside counsel

Perform other tasks and assist with special projects as assigned by RILA’s President & CEO, Sr EVP/General Counsel and RILA executive staff

Support RILA’s Sr EVP/General Counsel in ensuring the legal integrity of the association by providing high quality, practical, reliable legal, business and policy advice and counsel to the RILA staff, Board of Directors and its members

Work with RILA senior leadership and RILA’s Business Development Team to recruit committee sponsors and manage sponsor relationships to provide value to members and sponsors

Co-manage, mentor, assist with professional development, and oversee work quality of assigned support staff

Qualification

SEC complianceCorporate financeInternal auditESG/CSRJ.D. degreeLegal analytical skillsProject managementMicrosoft technologyCollaborationCommunicationTeam leadership

Required

J.D. from accredited law school and membership in at least one state bar

At least 7 years experience practicing law, with substantial time spent in-house with a legal department in a national retail, consumer product/goods, or consumer-facing business

Experienced with facilitating and leading group discussions of sophisticated legal peers toward productive outcomes

Enjoyment from finding connections and building bridges, thinking creatively and finding business-friendly solutions to emerging retail issues

Willingness to learn, lean in, recommend and help implement solutions across the organization, even 'outside your lane.'

Excellent legal analytical, organizational and writing skills, with a special talent for concise messaging

A self-starter with strong project management skills

Self-sufficient on a PC and with Microsoft technology