San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$170k–$185k/yr
Save the Redwoods League (SRL) seeks an Associate General Counsel who is inspired by the opportunity to use law as a tool for conservation. This role partners with the General Counsel and Legal Department to steward the …
Skills: Corporate Governance, Nonprofit Law, Conservation Transactions, Risk Management, Policy Development
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The Associate General Counsel supports the General Counsel in managing legal, governance, and risk frameworks to protect California's redwood forests. Key duties include advising on conservation transactions, overseeing board governance, and ensuring organizational compliance with nonprofit laws.
Requires a Juris Doctor degree and active membership in the California State Bar with 7-12 years of relevant legal experience. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in corporate governance, nonprofit law, or environmental transactions.
Save the Redwoods League (SRL) seeks an Associate General Counsel who is inspired by the opportunity to use law as a tool for conservation. This role partners with the General Counsel and Legal Department to steward the organization’s legal, governance, and risk frameworks in service of protecting and restoring California’s redwood forests for generations to come. Responsibilities span corporate and board governance, conservation transactions, policy development, and other legal matters that enable SRL’s mission.
Designed for a California-licensed attorney with 7–12 years of experience, this role provides hands-on involvement in a wide variety of legal matters, offering a unique opportunity to support and advance the mission of a values-driven nonprofit organization. The successful candidate will bring sound judgment, high integrity, and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach to advising staff, executive leadership, and the Board of Directors of an accredited California land trust with a complex and evolving business model.
The Associate General Counsel will serve as a trusted thought partner, engaging across functions and disciplines to navigate legal and strategic questions that shape the organization’s work. This role supports all departments and the Board, helping ensure strong governance, thoughtful risk management, and legally sound decision-making that advances conservation outcomes.
If you are a California attorney motivated by purpose-driven work and thrive at the intersection of law, governance, conservation, and mission-driven leadership, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
1. Cross-functional Legal Work and General Counsel Support
2. Corporate Compliance and Risk Management
3. Board Governance and Executive Support
Qualifications and Experience
Required
Preferred / Strongly Valued
Personal Attributes
Working Conditions and Location
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Save the Redwoods League is fully committed to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Goals. The League welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skillsets. We are open to the possibility that a great candidate for this job may not precisely meet all the above criteria; if you believe you are the right person for this job and can persuasively make that case, we encourage you to apply.
Why join us?
At Save the Redwoods League, you’ll work with a dedicated, diverse, and passionate team that believes in the power of nature to heal and inspire. You’ll contribute meaningfully to the protection of one of the world’s most extraordinary ecosystems and help shape a more connected, climate-resilient future.
We provide excellent benefits including paid vacation, sick time, medical, dental, public transit subsidy, life insurance and a generous 401K match! Relocation Assistance available for those who qualify.
Stand for the Future
One of the nation’s longest-running conservation organizations, Save the Redwoods League has been protecting and restoring redwood forests since 1918. The League has connected generations of visitors with the beauty and serenity of the redwood forest. Our supporters have enabled the League to protect more than 220,000 acres of irreplaceable forests in 66 state, national and local parks and reserves. For information, visit SaveTheRedwoods.org.
Offices: 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104, US
Stand for the Future
One of the nation’s longest-running conservation organizations, Save the Redwoods League has been protecting and restoring redwood forests since 1918. The League has connected generations of visitors with the beauty and serenity of the redwood forest. Our supporters have enabled the League to protect more than 220,000 acres of irreplaceable forests in 66 state, national and local parks and reserves. For information, visit SaveTheRedwoods.org.
Offices: 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104, US
