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Protect Democracy

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51 - 200 funcionários

Protect Democracy é uma organização sem fins lucrativos e apartidária que trabalha para prevenir o autoritarismo. Siga-nos nas plataformas ➡️ protdem.org/m/stay-connected

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• Research and devise innovative legal arguments and potential litigation approaches, managing case or project teams as needed • Recruit and retain clients and plaintiffs; engage with outside counsel, co-counsel, and opposition counsel; and represent Protect Democracy in non-litigation external settings (such as coalitions) • Help build our expertise as thought leaders on legal issues within the scope of our mission • Participate in and manage discovery processes, including informal fact-finding and evidence gathering, document review, witness interviews, written discovery practice, depositions, and expert discovery • Develop, influence, and drive complex strategies for litigation, policy reform, and other integrated advocacy projects consistent with our mission • Research, draft, and edit pleadings, motions, and other briefs filed in impact litigation • Work with the communications team to deliver comms-based strategies to build support for legal theories of change (i.e. including legal memos, primers, editorials, and op-eds) • In coordination with policy advocates, contribute to creative policy solutions and campaigns, working with legislators, agencies, experts, and coalitions to advance them • Contribute to culture-building initiatives across the organization.

🎯 Requisitos

• Five to ten years of legal experience (including clerkships) • Experience in election law or voting rights law and/or experience in impact litigation or supporting policy advocacy • Exceptional analytical skills and writing and presentation skills directed at both lawyer and nonlawyer audiences • Ability to track, prioritize, and balance a diverse set of responsibilities • Ability to foster collaborative relationships and work in a team environment with people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives • Growth mindset and enthusiasm for giving and receiving feedback up, down and sideways • Nimbleness and an ability to perform well in a dynamic, fast-paced environment • A passionate commitment to the preservation of democratic norms and institutions, and an understanding that our democracy has never fully represented communities of color.

🏖️ Benefícios

• Generous sick leave • Flexible vacation policy encouraging 4-5 weeks off annually • 12 paid holidays • 6 weeks paid family and medical leave • 18 weeks paid parental leave • 401(k) plan with up to 6% employer match that vests immediately • Full coverage for an excellent health care plan including dental and vision insurance • Long-term disability and life insurance • Home office stipend