About This Role
Caring for and advocating for the economic development ventures and projects of the Tribe and its tribal businesses is the main purpose of this Corporate Counsel position. The role involves advising on business formations, mergers, acquisitions, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws. This position will require knowledge of cannabis law, tribal lending, gaming, land acquisitions, and business development.
Responsibilities
- Perform legal services as requested by the Tribe as its Corporate Counsel, subject to the interim supervision and direction of the Attorney General before transitioning to the Tribe’s Executive Committee
- Be primarily responsible for the commercial representation of the Tribe’s economic development and tribal business needs
- Attend Board of Directors meetings and others relevant to the position
- Assist with tribal business formations, mergers, and acquisitions
- Advise relevant parties, including the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, of applicable legal, policy, and business matters
- Assert any valid claims through appropriate legal proceedings
- Prepare and review legal documents
- Assist in commercial negotiations
- Prepare and execute any settlement agreements
- Represent before appropriate agencies, tribunals, and legislative bodies
- Facilitate and engage in strategic planning with the Tribe’s Executive Committee and business managers to ensure economic goals and objectives are being met or how to better reach them
- Advise on issues related to the Tribe’s involvement with its businesses and the governance thereof
- Assist in ensuring the Tribe and its tribal businesses are compliant with applicable laws and regulations
- Assist in mitigating the Tribe’s and its business’ overall legal risk
- Conduct due diligence reviews on potential and actual business transactions (and associated parties therewith) and assist with drafting and negotiating the terms of a business transaction
- Manage and assist with lawsuits and other legal disputes involving the Tribe, its tribal businesses, and/or personnel in their official capacity
- Assist in planning, coordinating, and facilitating collaborative engagement with other Tribes and tribal businesses as requested and assigned
- Train, assist, and advise relevant tribal business personnel, including managers, human resources, and compliance staff, to ensure compliance with relevant tribal and federal laws and regulations
- Serve as the main legal point of contact on the Tribe’s economic development and tribal business expansion projects
- Recommend to the FSST Attorney General and Executive Committee any revisions and amendments to the Tribe’s Codes and other codes as needed to advance the business interests of the Tribe
