The Children’s Guild Since its founding in 1953, The Children’s Guild has been an innovator in providing services for children and adolescents navigating emotional, behavioral, and mental health complexities. With more than 500+ employees operating nonpublic schools, therapeutic foster care programs, outpatient mental health clinics, charter schools, and community-based services across Maryland and Washington, D.C., we are committed to delivering trauma-informed, high-quality services to some of the most vulnerable populations in our region. We believe every child deserves a champion. If you share that belief and bring the legal and compliance expertise to help support and protect our mission, we want to hear from you. Position Summary The Risk Management Coordinator serves as the organization’s internal legal operations specialist, managing day-to-day legal matters, minimizing outside counsel costs, and ensuring compliance across contracts, investigations, records requests, policies, and regulatory requirements. This role acts as the primary liaison between The Children’s Guild and external legal counsel, coordinating information flow, managing case files, and handling subpoena responses, EEOC matters, and employee-related legal proceedings. Reporting directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer, this position is critical to protecting the organization’s legal interests while supporting its mission-driven work. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Legal Operations & Risk Management Serve as the primary internal resource for managing legal matters, reducing reliance on outside counsel, and minimizing legal fees. Act as the intermediary between external legal counsel and internal stakeholders to collect, organize, and disseminate information efficiently. Conduct legal research, information gathering, and summarization to support organizational decision-making. Collect, organize, and maintain legal records and documentation in support of ongoing and potential legal matters. Educate and brief outside counsel on organizational context, policies, and operations to ensure effective representation. Contracts & Compliance Administer and manage organizational contracts, ensuring compliance with contract law and internal policies. Monitor incoming legal correspondence, filings, and regulatory notices, routing them to appropriate parties. Prepare and deliver monthly compliance and legal activity reports to leadership. Coordinate with external vendors and partners on legal and compliance-related matters, including garnishment processing and collections. Subpoenas, Investigations & Case Management Receive, review, and respond to all subpoenas, including subpoenas for student records and video footage, ensuring proper legal validity before releasing information. Prepare responsive records with appropriate redactions (e.g., removing names of other students) and cover letters in compliance with FERPA and applicable privacy regulations. Manage case files for employee-related legal matters, including EEOC complaints and lawsuits, maintaining organized and confidential documentation. Conduct and support internal investigations as assigned, ensuring thorough documentation and adherence to organizational policy. Knowledge Management - Policy Administration and Tracking Manage the policies required to comply with our regulating bodies and that are key to effective and efficient operations of the organization. Lead and facilitate the on-going review of policies by collaborating with functional leads to make updates, create new policies, and retire expired policies as needed. Update policy library on company intranet. Qualifications Required Qualifications Associate’s degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred. 3–5 years of experience in a legal support, paralegal, compliance, or legal operations role. Demonstrated experience with contract administration and legal document management. Understanding legal research methods, records management, and confidentiality requirements. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize complex legal matters clearly. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with case management or legal tracking systems preferred. Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision. Strong desire to collaborate effectively with functional and program leaders, and contribute to key projects as both project/change leader and team member. Preferred Qualifications Paralegal certificate or formal paralegal training (special consideration given). Experience with EEOC processes, employment law, and workplace investigations. Familiarity with FERPA and student records privacy requirements preferred. Experience in a nonprofit, education, or child-serving organization is helpful. Knowledge of Maryland and/or Washington, D.C. employment and contract law key. Compensation & Benefits The Children’s Guild offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: Medical, dental, and vision insurance Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability 403(b) retirement plan with employer match Generous paid time off, including holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal days Professional development and continuing education support Employee Assistance Program (EAP) #J-18808-Ljbffr