General Counsel

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

- At the direction of the Chief Strategy Officer, in consultation with the President and CEO and other senior leadership, manage in-house counsel and represent PPWI’s interests in matters related to government agencies and officials, opposing counsel, health care compliance, employee matters and agency-wide corporate compliance.

- Work to enhance the safety and security of PPWI patients and staff through legal strategies related to federal, state, and local laws and ordinances

- Develop, direct and implement a legal strategy that builds PPWI’s statewide power and strengthens and protects a patient’s legal and constitutional rights to access the full range of reproductive healthcare, including contraception, gender affirming care, and abortion services. Participate in formulation of administrative agency and legislative strategies that promote these goals.

- This position will work with the Chief Strategy Officer to develop and grow PPWI’s Office of General Counsel.

- Development of departmental budget.

- Conduct legal research on issues impacting PPWI and assess whether internal or external counsel is appropriate.

- Serve as strategic lead on PPWI’s litigation strategy. Coordinate litigation strategy with Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) litigation and law team and/or outside legal counsel, and/or other advocacy organizations on potential or active PPWI lawsuits.

- Assist PPFA litigation and law attorneys and/or outside counsel in the preparation of motions, briefs, discovery requests, witness preparation and other trial or appellate related documents.

- Provide legal updates to internal staff, board, or other stakeholders on any litigation efforts that impact reproductive rights and protect the organization’s ability to provide necessary services.

- Act as media spokesperson on legal, operations and policy issues as assigned.

- Act as legal counsel for PPWI as applicable.

- Review changes to agency policy and protocol to ensure that they are in compliance with relevant laws.

- Oversee qualified staff to prepare regular state lobbying filings to state ethics board in accordance with state and federal law.

- Serve as the C3/C4 separation compliance officer. Create and implement training and compliance processes as needed.

- Research, monitor and review new, existing and proposed federal and state laws and regulations that affect health care systems; collaborate with Chief Strategy Officer to recommend policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

- Prepare legislative and regulatory analysis, memos and materials on relevant public policy matters.

- Analyze and draft legislative amendments and legislation, or direct appropriate staff to draft.

- Work with government relations staff to inform and advance government relations strategies related to protecting and expanding access to the full range of reproductive health care, including abortion.

- As assigned, attend and participate in related hearings, committee meetings, legislative sessions, and other public forums by providing testimony and working with public affairs staff to secure coalition, organizational and individual support/opposition as well as favorable media coverage of issues.

- As assigned, serve as lobbyist registered with the state of Wisconsin.

- Perform other duties as assigned.