Volunteer Attorney /Legal Consultant with a focus on international non-profits
ORGANIZATION: Rare Genomics Institute
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Do good for your community while using your professional expertise. Work with talented peers on a rewarding non-profit cause related program. Rare Genomics Institute is making a difference. Rare Genomics Institute is a non-profit organization that helps families in need of genome research.
Rare Genomics Institute is seeking a volunteer attorney / legal consultant to provide expert advice and guidance on non-profit law in a variety of international jurisdictions.
Preferred Background, Experience, Skills, Knowledge:
Experience in transactional non-profit law, with particular knowledge of the laws of Israel, Korea, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Spain, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Chile, South Africa.
Qualifications:
Ability to provide legal guidance on a wide variety of nonprofit law matters, including but not limited to:
· Charitable non-profit formation and governance
· Diverse international jurisdictions
· International transactions
· Management of international entities / affiliates
· Intellectual property law
· Licensing
· Corporate law
· Choice of law
· Liability / risk management
· Regulatory compliance and filings
· Insurance
· Routinely communicates complex legal and/or business issues succinctly and effectively
Education:
J.D. / Law degree
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About Rare Genomics Institute
Location:
8504 Firestone Blvd., #198, Downey, CA 90241, US
Mission Statement
At RG, we are more than just an organization. We are a community dedicated to helping rare disease patients find hope for a cure. We work alongside patients and their families, providing them with the necessary tools, knowledge, and connections so that they can better understand the cause of their disease. We believe that every patient deserves more out of life.
Description
Rare Genomics Institute (RGI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping rare disease
patients find a diagnosis, treatment, and pathway to a cure. Through personalized research
projects, RGI provides access to world leading medical institutions and scientists to conduct
genomic sequencing, coordinates with clinicians and counselors to interpret findings, and offers an
online crowd-funding platform to deliver financial solutions. RGI also supports rare disease
advocacy by fostering an online community of rare disease patients and supporting rare disease
research through a yearly grant competition.
Since being founded in 2011, RGI has completed over 300 genetic sequencing and analysis
projects, assisted patients fund over $3.5 million worth of genomic sequencing, discovered 8
unique genetic mutations in-house, given over $2 million dollars in grants to researchers on rare
disease, and developed an online community with over 10,000 rare disease members.
Through volunteers, RGI is able to slowly push science and health care forward to meet the needs
of patients affected by rare diseases. To learn more about RGI check out our website, like us on
Facebook, and follow us on Twitter!
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2130 Fulton StreetSan Francisco, CA 94117
DATE POSTED
April 19, 2016
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