Chief Counsel Salary in the United States
How much does a Chief Counsel make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Chief Counsel in the United States is $77 as of September 26, 2019, but the salary range typically falls between $65 and $98. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. View the Cost of Living in Major Cities
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Includes base and short-term incentives
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Chief Counsel in the United States. The average hourly rate for Chief Counsel ranges from $65 to $98 with the average hourly pay of $77. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $75 to $125 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $94.
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Chief Counsel
Demonstrated skill in interpreting law in the areas of civil and criminal enforcement, regulations, and operational law issues and policies as applied to national or homeland security contexts, as well as demonstrated skill in interpreting employment law, civil rights, ethics, and related laws, regulations, and policies in general.
August 26, 2019
Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction and reviews financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budgets.
August 26, 2019
Assisting the General Counsel as requested on other legal matters and projects, including responsibilities beyond compliance.
August 26, 2019
Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive privacy program in accordance with applicable laws to enable consistent, effective data privacy practices, to minimize privacy risk and to ensure the confidentiality of personal data.
August 26, 2019
Act as Company point of contact for Government agency representatives regarding requests for information, subpoenas, disclosures, commodity jurisdiction/classification requests, requests for advisory opinions and other similar matters, working with appropriate business counsel.
August 26, 2019
Build strong relationships with board members, executives, senior management, operations and other staff in all global locations to further the purpose of the role.
August 26, 2019
Reviews and provides legal support when necessary for member related legal documents to include but not limited to legal mortgage and real estate documents, court orders, operating agreements, subpoenas, trusts, powers of attorney and levies to include analysis and advice to appropriate business unit.
August 26, 2019
Provide legal advice and counsel to the managers and staff in all areas affecting the operation of RL/ORP, including safeguards and security, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, federal personnel, administrative review process, strategic partnership projects, finance and budget, state and local taxes, environmental laws, contractor operations, health and safety, personnel actions, equal opportunity, labor laws, conflict of interest and real estate.
August 30, 2019
Prepare or review a wide variety of complex contractual instruments, including operating contracts, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost plus incentive fee and cost-plus-award-fee contracts, architect-engineer contracts, construction contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, fixed price contracts, automatic data processing contracts, contract modifications, and other types of instruments to assist Headquarters and to support programs, projects, and functions assigned to RL/ORP.
August 30, 2019
Representation and legal advice and counsel are provided in all areas of law practice, with a strong emphasis on environmental law and contract management.
August 30, 2019