Corporate Counsel

### Who We Are

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is a 301-acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums: the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world-class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites, and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on-site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today’s evolved tastes. Each year, over 5 million people visit Williamsburg, and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

### About the Position

The Corporate Counsel will work under the leadership of the CLO to support the mission of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (the “Foundation”). The Corporate Counsel’s primary areas of practice will include support of the Foundation’s contracts, real estate, hospitality, licensing, and development teams.

### Essential Functions

– Conduct legal research and analysis on a wide variety of legal issues to support teams across the Foundation, including the Foundation’s for-profit subsidiaries.
– Assist the CLO with the drafting and review of legal and corporate documents.
– Handle other projects and assume other responsibilities as needed, involving the extremely wide range of legal issues faced by the Foundation.
– Maintain a high standard of professionalism and responsiveness.

### Required and Preferred Education and Experience

**Required:**
– J.D. degree and Virginia bar membership, or eligibility to practice under Virginia’s in-house practice rule.
– Qualified candidates will have 0-2 years of experience practicing law, with strong legal writing skills and a high degree of flexibility.

**Preferred:**
– Understanding of and a passion for early American history and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s educational mission, “That the Future May Learn From the Past.”

### Qualifications

– Strong legal writing skills and a high degree of flexibility.
– Professional and diplomatic demeanor.
– Stewardship and relationship building/management skills to expand the Foundation’s mission.
– Integrity and ability to maintain principles under pressure.
– Ability to perform complex tasks, organize, prioritize, and manage time.
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including superb writing and editing skills.
– Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced atmosphere of constant change.

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