Legal Counsel

At Verra, we've created a culture of flexibility + autonomy. You'll be able to work with remote teams from diverse countries and industries. Wherever possible, we aim to find mutually agreeable solutions for international hiring.

The Legal, Risk and Governance Department is a globally distributed team of legal and non-legal professionals located across North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Our team brings together a rich diversity of professional experiences, including private practice, in-house counsel roles, government service, regulatory affairs, compliance, governance, and policy development. Despite our geographic reach and varied backgrounds, we operate as a highly collaborative and collegial team that values mutual respect, teamwork, knowledge-sharing, and the professional growth of our colleagues. We are united by a shared commitment to providing practical, business-oriented legal and governance support to Verra’s internal stakeholders, serving as trusted advisors who help advance organizational objectives while protecting Verra’s mission, reputation, and long-term sustainability.

Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods, and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors.

• Five or more years of relevant work experience in a law firm or in-house legal department reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts and providing advice on corporate governance. 

• Relevant educational and professional qualifications, such as  qualification to practice law in at least one jurisdiction with a valid practising equivalent authorization.

• Technical competence in at least three of the key areas of responsibility listed above. It is recognized that not all candidates will necessarily have experience in all areas.

• The ability to provide clear, robust and pragmatic legal advice on complex areas of law.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with an eye for detail. 

• The generalist mindset, with interest inworking across multiple functional areas, learning new areas of law, taking on higher levels of responsibility, and supporting senior leadership.  

• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.

• A track record of building and maintaining effective working relationships with people across, diverse departments, functions, and geographies.

• A professional and emotionally intelligent manner with the ability to display sound judgment, while working on complex, confidential and nuanced matters across a large group of jurisdictions.

• Familiarity with environmental, energy and social markets, such as carbon markets, carbon crediting, and offsetting, is an asset. 

• As a global organization based in the US, we’ve adopted English as a standard business language for written and verbal communication.