Legal Counsel

POSITION SUMMARY: The Counsel provides legal, governance, compliance, and contract management support to FPI (Financial Partners Inc.) and its Association customers. The role is responsible for overseeing contract management, advising leadership on certain legal and regulatory matters, supporting corporate governance, and strengthening compliance infrastructure across the organization. This role manages and develops the Paralegal and Compliance Specialist.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee contract management, including workflows, templates, risk-based review standards, and process improvements.

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and transactional documents, and identify legal risks with recommended mitigation strategies.

Implement efficiency initiatives, including master agreements and legal technology solutions.

Develop and support enterprise risk mitigation efforts, including cyber incident response and compliance framework enhancements.

Draft employee agreements and assist with immigration compliance.

Manage and develop the Paralegal and Compliance Specialist.

Oversee policy administration processes.

Ensure backup coverage for regulatory critical functions.

Provide legal guidance across governance, contracting, compliance, and operational initiatives.

Perform other related job duties as assigned.

MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS

Oversee the Legal Departments operations to ensure alignment with organizational policies while facilitating effective communication, collaboration, continual improvement, and knowledge sharing within the Department and across organization.

Provide clear direction, goals, and priorities to direct report(s) while mentoring them to enhance their skills and support their professional development.

Foster a positive and inclusive work environment that supports employee engagement.

Promote and model compliance with workplace standards, and ethical practices in all people management activities.

Manage administrative responsibilities, including reviewing and approving weekly timecards, processing time-off requests, tracking compliance tasks, and supporting team adherence to organizational policies and deadlines.

Conduct semiannual performance reviews of direct report(s) by setting and communicating clear expectations and objectives, monitoring performance against goals, providing continuous feedback, and addressing performance issues promptly and effectively.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Juris doctorate required with 8+ years of experience in corporate counsel capacity.

Must be licensed attorney and a member of the MA Bar Association.

High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills. A high degree of interpersonal skills, time management, project management and organization skills are necessary.

Self-starter, proven leadership ability, history of high level/quality performance and accomplishments.

Ability to work independently with limited direction and interact with all levels of the organization.