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State Policy & Advocacy 2023 Summer Legal Associate
Job Description Job Title: State Policy & Advocacy 2023 Summer Legal Associate
Department: U.S. Programs, State Policy & Advocacy
Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the global leader in using the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights. Headquartered in New York City, the non-profit, non-partisan organization has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Nairobi, and Washington, DC, and a staff of approximately 200 diverse professionals. The Center's compelling human rights mission and reputation for excellence and cutting-edge legal work has powered its exceptional growth trajectory to an operating budget of over $40 million and won the respect of the world's leading law firms, as reflected in the additional $29 million annually in donated legal services, representing the work last year of 820 lawyers in 46 countries.
The overarching goal of the Center's new Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: *By 2030, half of the world's population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they do today.* The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since its founding in 1992, the Center's game-changing litigation and advocacy, combined with its unparalleled expertise in constitutional, comparative, and international human rights law, have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, contraception, abortion, and assisted reproduction. It has won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies, led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights, and has built the legal capacity of women's rights advocates in more than 60 countries and counting.
To learn more about the Center for Reproductive Rights, go to www.reproductiverights.org. To learn more about our DEI Organizational Commitments, go here.
The Role: The State Policy and Advocacy Team is looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful, and highly organized Summer Legal Associate with a commitment to reproductive rights to engage in a variety of projects related to state legislative policy and advocacy. This role will provide the successful candidate with experience in the day-to-day operations of a public interest law organization with a dynamic in-house state policy and advocacy team. The Associate will have opportunities to participate in legislative tracking, research, legal and legislative analysis, and coalition advocacy.
The position is full-time (35 hours a week) from June 2023 through August 2023. The position will be remote, although there will be an opportunity to work in the New York office if the Associate wishes.
Primary Responsibilities:
The scope of the Summer Legal Associate role will include, but is not limited to:
• Monitoring, tracking and analyzing state legislation and other state policy developments related to abortion rights and other reproductive rights issues;
• Assisting State Legislative Fellows and other State Policy and Advocacy staff with creating policy and advocacy materials, including bill summaries and analyses for use in technical assistance, outreach, and other activities;
• Conducting legal research, citation checks for public-facing materials, and prepare memos on newly enacted laws;
• Assisting with outreach and planning for the State Legislative Summit;
• Working with the State Legislative Counsels and other State Policy and Advocacy staff on additional legislative, advocacy, and research projects
Qualifications:
• Completed at least one year of law school by June 2023;
• Strong legal research and writing skills; and
• Demonstrated interest in public interest, human rights, gender justice, reproductive rights, and/or reproductive justice.
Critical Competencies:
• Strategic thinking: Applies big-picture thinking while also focusing on the details of implementation.
• Decisiveness: Consistently makes sound decisions in a timely manner supportive of the Center's mission, core values, and strategic objectives. Blends vision and judgment.
• Collaboration: Brings a track record of working effectively with various and diverse individuals and groups, and a willingness to actively listen and invite different views and opinions across all levels of the institution to build alignment in support of a common goal.
• Receives and Provides Direct Feedback: Actively gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports (if applicable) about work products, behaviors, values, style and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals and teams.
• Transparency: Consistently applies openness and honesty in communicating decisions and plans to team members.
• Commitment to learn: Applies a growth mentality to their own and their team's (if applicable) development. Promotes a culture of learning by modeling inquisitiveness and an openness to viewing mistakes as an opportunity to learn and improve.
• Passion for Coaching, and Mentoring Staff: Empowers and motivates employees and creates opportunities for learning, development, and leadership, with a focus on harnessing skills for the future development of team members. (if applicable)
• Accountability: Follows through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way. Holds team members accountable.
• Integrity: Possesses impeccable integrity and personal and professional values that are consistent with the Center's high standards and mission.
• Empathy: Serves as an empathetic, approachable leader who engenders trust and confidence. (if applicable)
• Adaptability/Flexibility: Demonstrates comfort with ambiguity and calculated risk.
Compensation: Summer Legal Associates are encouraged to seek outside funding. The Center is able to provide a stipend of up to $7,000 for Summer Legal Associates that are not able to secure external funding. Should an Associate secure funding less than this amount, the Center will make up the difference.
How to Apply: Please complete the application below to apply. A cover letter, resume, writing sample, and list of two references must be included in your application. Please include these application materials as attachments.
Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Center policy on visa sponsorship for US based positions: *Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by The Center for Reproductive Rights.*
• To learn more about our DEI Organizational Commitments, go here. The Center for Reproductive Rights is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring, and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.*
Please note that all genuine Center openings must be applied through the Center website. The Center does not charge a fee at any stage in the recruitment process (application, interviews, or selection). Nor does it request any medical examinations or bank account inform as part of this process. If someone contacts you on behalf of the Center requesting payment for your application please notify [email protected] before taking any further action.
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