General Counsel

We are seeking a General Counsel to join our team.

Starting Salary: $150,000

The General Counsel is responsible for providing legal guidance and support across all areas of Cornerstones of Care, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, Kansas, and Missouri laws. This role also serves as a strategic advisor to the executive leadership team and board of directors, offering practical, mission aligned counsel on day-to-day legal matters related to program operations, regulatory requirements, governance, contracts, and risk management. The General Counsel will exercise independent legal judgment in addressing issues as they arise, determine when engagement of external counsel is appropriate, and will work collaboratively with internal and external partners to protect the agency's interests while supporting Cornerstones of Care's three service areas: You and Family Support, Foster Care & Adoption, Education and Training. This role reports to the Chief Administrative Officer.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Support the Chief Administrative Officer with liability insurance and risk management, including working directly with the agency's broker and carriers on complex and litigated claims.
• Liaise with external counsel on litigation, complex, or specific matters.
• Protect Cornerstones of Care's intellectual property as it pertains to program work, logos, trademarks, and proprietary information.
• This position may interface directly with the board of directors and other executive leadership as matters arise that require internal counsel.
• Maintain corporate compliance for the agency such as oversight of annual report filings for states in which business is conducted.
• Manage nexus issues and tax compliance for the agency's out-of-state employees.
• Review all contracts to protect the agency's interests by ensuring agreements are clear, fair, and legally sound. This includes ensuring Business Associate Agreements are in place as applicable.
• Act as Cornerstones of Care's Privacy Officer, working directly with the Chief Administrative Officer and IT Security team to manage and advise on HIPAA, data, and privacy matters as they arise.
• Draft legal and operational documents as required, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with applicable laws, industry and regulatory standards, and agency standards

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Our ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of practice in a relevant role and the following:

REQUIREMENTS

• Juris Degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license in good standing to practice law.
• Missouri & Kansas Bar License.
• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening.
• A valid driver's license in the state you reside in, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

WHO WE ARE:

Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas:

• Youth & Family Support - We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.
• Foster Care & Adoption - We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.
• Education & Community Trainings - We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students' behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
• Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

OUR WIDE STATEMENT:

At Cornerstones of Care, we commit to fostering a community where every individual, regardless of background or identity, feels deeply welcomed, valued, and empowered. We envision a diverse community where inclusion and welcoming are prioritized. A community where all voices are heard, listened to, and respected. A community where everyone's physical, emotional, social, and psychological needs are met. At Cornerstones of Care, we have a vision where equity is not just a goal but is present in all we do; every team member feels empowered to authentically contribute to their fullest potential. We hold a collective commitment to WIDE (welcoming, inclusion, diversity, and equity) that will drive us forward as a stronger organization.

OUR DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

• We partner for safe and healthy communities.
• We cultivate a culture in which children, families, team members, volunteers, donors, and community partners feel welcomed, safe, respected, empowered, and celebrated.
• We value diversity of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, geographical location, pregnancy, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic, and military status.
• We stand for anti-racism, equity, and inclusivity.
• We insist and affirm that discrimination and violence have no place in safe and healthy communities, including in our organization.
• We strive toward a more welcoming, inclusive, diverse, and equitable organization through our policies, partnerships, and practices.

OUR BENEFITS:

Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes:

• 9 Paid Holidays, Unlimited Paid Time Off, and Paid Sick Leave
• Team members who work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for
  
  
  
  • Health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision)
  • Cafeteria plans (Health Savings Account (HSA) and Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts)
  • Ancillary insurance benefits (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term disability insurance, voluntary life)
  • Cornerstones of Care provides long-term disability insurance and basic term life/AD&D insurance at no cost to the team member
  
  
  
  
• Retirement savings plan (401K) with employer match
• Pet Insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• To view more information on our benefits, please visit our Job Openings page at Join Our Team - Cornerstones of Care to download the current benefits guide.

Questions?

Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, People Experience Team

8150 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114

Phone: (816) 508-3500 Fax: (816) 508-1757

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Cornerstones of Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer