BCLC has an immediate opening to a General Counsel and Director, Information Management to strengthen its team. The General Counsel, who reports to the Vice President, Legal, Compliance, Security, will lead BCLC`s strategic and operational legal initiatives. The role will provide effective advice on a wide range of legal issues, including but not limited to commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, governance, employment, money laundering and litigation. The General Counsel will structure and lead BCLC`s legal department, lead new approaches and processes to improve legal and business practices, involve and oversee the work of external consultants, and provide legal and business recommendations to achieve the company`s objectives while mitigating and/or eliminating legal risks. Additional experience in handling disputes, employment or freedom of information would also be considered an advantage. The role can be located at BCLC`s offices in Vancouver or Kamloops. Blanchard Community Law Clinic provides legal services to low-income individuals throughout the state of North Carolina and has served more than 1,200 clients since it opened in 2016. According to Leonard, 136 law students have been trained at the clinic in the past five years. In May, the Raleigh City Council voted to give the law school $100,000 a year from the American Rescue Plan Act for three years. With this funding, the clinic established the City of Raleigh`s Housing Justice Project, which provides advice and guidance, as well as legal representation, to eligible Raleigh residents facing eviction. As a successful candidate, you have more than eight years of entrepreneurial professional experience, including at least five years in a management position. You must have a pragmatic and business-oriented approach to solving legal problems, a good reputation as a human resources leader, and a proven ability to effectively communicate legal advice to a wide range of stakeholders.
Success in this position requires the ability to work independently in a dynamic and changing environment while having a clear mind and focus when it comes to team building. ABOUT CAMPBELL LAW Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law has trained lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who see the law as a vocation to serve others. In 2021, Campbell Law celebrated 45 years of completion as a lawyer and 12 years in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina`s capital. Since then, the clinic has hired attorney Laura Clark as a part-time associate professor to select candidates, provide brief legal advice if needed, and help clinical professor Tolu Adewale mentor students who will provide some clients with extensive representation in their landlord/tenant affairs, explained the clinic`s interim director, Emily Mistr. With a competitive flexible benefits package and work-life balance, this is a great opportunity for a talented lawyer to join a dynamic and proactive company. An official ribbon cutting will be held on Tuesday, September 6 at 11 a.m. at the clinic in recognition of the Faculty of Law`s partnership with the City on this project. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has been providing gaming entertainment to British Columbians since 1985. They are passionate about providing exceptional experiences and healthy gaming offerings while generating revenue to give back to the province. BCLC has been named one of British Columbia`s Top 50 Employers for 14 consecutive years. Visit our job site to see all our current opportunities.
The clinic began accepting requests from potential clients on August 15. Those interested in seeking help can call the clinic between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at (919) 865-4471. Monday to Friday. ** This opportunity has been filled and is now closed. Please visit our job site to see our current opportunities.** “This is the kind of partnership that can only happen because the law school is in downtown Raleigh,” Leonard said. “This is a remarkable opportunity to provide much-needed services to Raleigh residents while providing our students with valuable advocacy skills in an important area of content.” For more information or to apply for this position, please contact: “We want to clarify that this is NOT a service that can help individuals pay their rent late or help them pay their overdue rent or help them. Eligible residents must live in Raleigh and be 200% or less of the federal poverty line. The clinic also accepts direct referrals from local community organizations.
Service providers are encouraged to contact Professor Adewale at (919) 865-4467 with any questions or recommendations. The Dean of the Faculty of Law, J. Rich Leonard, who proposed the partnership at the City Council meeting on the 3rd. Mai presented, said the funding will extend the clinic`s work to housing issues, particularly defending eviction.