Senior Counsel, Reproductive Health Law Advising
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Role Overview
The Access & Innovation Program (“A&I”) provides free legal advice and technical assistance to individuals and organizations working to advance reproductive health, rights, and justice.
A&I houses two initiatives, the General Counsel program and Reproductive Health Law Advising (“RHLA”).
RHLA provides direct legal assistance to reproductive healthcare providers and supporters.
We help clients navigate the post-Roe legal landscape; provide compliance advice to clients developing and implementing innovative models of providing care; and advise clients in multiple areas, including laws governing abortion, contraception, abortion-related speech, and cross-state care.
We are seeking an attorney with significant experience working in the fields of reproductive rights, healthcare policy, and/or civil rights with excellent client-communications skills, significant experience providing compliance advice, and who is committed to advancing access to reproductive healthcare.
The Senior Counsel is responsible for providing comprehensive advice to clients on matters concerning reproductive health law and related issues.
The Senior Counsel also participates in external working groups and represents the Lawyering Project at conferences, convenings, and speaking engagements.
The Senior Counsel may be asked to supervise other attorneys in the Lawyering Project’s A&I program.
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Requirements
- The Senior Counsel must have:
- A J.D. or equivalent degree;
- An active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction;
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience practicing law;
- Significant experience managing client relationships; providing compliance advice on complex and varied legal issues; assessing client needs to make referrals, where appropriate;
- Ability to analyze and synthesize complex legal authorities to deliver comprehensive compliance advice; and
- A commitment to advancing reproductive health, rights, and justice.
- The following qualifications are strongly preferred:
- At least two years of experience supervising attorneys or law students
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Knowledge of laws and regulations affecting access to healthcare; reproductive rights jurisprudence; and the reproductive health, rights, and justice movement;
- Skill in legal research, analysis, and writing, as well as client counseling;
- Ability to perform all job duties and responsibilities identified above; identify complex legal issues, analyze and write about them succinctly; articulate risk mitigation strategies; advise clients on a broad array of legal matters; meet deadlines; work well under pressure; collaborate well with others; and act in accordance with the Lawyering Project’s values.
- Organizational Relationships
- The Senior Counsel, RHLA, reports to the Director, Reproductive Health Law Advising and may supervise other members of the A&I Program
- Physical Demands
- The Senior Counsel must be able to travel domestically on an airplane 3-5 times per year.
- Application Requirements
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Your application must include the following materials to be considered:
- Resume
- Cover Letter : In a section of your cover letter containing no more than 200 words, please describe the perspectives and experiences that you would bring to the Lawyering Project that are important to you and/or relevant to our work.
- Professional References: Please upload a separate document listing (3) of your professional references. Include each reference's name, title, contact information, and a brief note on your professional relationship to them.
- Legal Writing Sample: Please upload a legal writing sample or excerpt of no more than 10 pages that demonstrates your legal analysis and advocacy skills.
Benefits
- The Lawyering Project has fixed salary scales based on job responsibilities, education, and experience. For example, the current salary for a Senior Counsel with 10-11 years of relevant work experience is $164,279. A copy of these scales is available to view here.
- The Lawyering Project offers a robust benefits package that includes:
- 100% employer sponsored health insurance plans (medical, dental and vision)
- Disability and AD&D Life Insurance
- Health Spending Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health, dependent care and transportation
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 4% employer match
- Paid vacation, holiday and sick days
- Paid parental, family and medical leave
- $2500 annual professional development stipend and reimbursement for state bar membership fees
- Schedule and Remote Work Environment
- Senior Counsel, RHLA, is a full-time, exempt position. Exempt employees are expected to work the time necessary to complete key assignments and related tasks on schedule. This position is fully remote and sometimes requires work during evenings and weekends.
- EEO Note
- The Lawyering Project is an “at-will” and equal opportunity employer. At the Lawyering Project, we believe that a team with varied perspectives and experiences will best enable our organization to thrive and achieve its mission. We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive work environment that values individual differences. We welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences, identities, and backgrounds to apply.
- We will not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other classification protected by any federal, state, or local law.
- We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to pregnant people and individuals with disabilities, including in the hiring process. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please send an email with the subject line “Reasonable Accommodation Request” to jobs@lawyeringproject.org .
About The Lawyering Project
A nonprofit legal advocacy organization using litigation and movement lawyering to protect abortion access and reproductive rights.
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