Closing Date: 14th April, 2025
Description:
The Institute for Policy Integrity (www.policyintegrity.org) is seeking applicants for an attorney or a senior attorney position with a primary focus on appellate litigation and emerging administrative law issues, including the major questions doctrine and other doctrines related to federal agency decisionmaking.Responsibilities:
In general, attorneys and senior attorneys may be assigned projects across a range of substantive areas or may be tasked to specialize in a key area depending on the attorney's experience and Policy Integrity's priorities. This attorney or senior attorney position will focus primarily on appellate litigation and emerging administrative law issues but may also work on other state or federal regulatory issues.
The attorney or senior attorney will work with Policy Integrity's directors, economists, and fellows to:
- Draft amicus briefs to the Supreme Court, D.C. Circuit, and other federal courts in cases challenging significant agency rulemakings and policies
- Track and analyze emerging issues in administrative law at the federal level
- Author reports and academic papers on emerging issues in administrative law
- Represent Policy Integrity in partnerships with other academic institutions, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations
- Draft regulatory comments and other formal submissions to federal and state agencies
- Draft op-eds, respond to media inquiries, and discuss Policy Integrity's work at conferences, on social media, and elsewhere
- Supervise legal and economics fellows, summer law clerks, research assistants, and students in the NYU School of Law's Regulatory Policy Clinic
Senior Attorneys, in addition to the list above, will:
- Provide programmatic leadership addressing emerging developments in administrative law, help shape Policy Integrity's positions on key issues, and direct research and manage projects in their areas of expertise
- Work with other Policy Integrity staff to devise and implement strategies for Policy Integrity's broader energy, environmental, and climate efforts, and help oversee organizational operations
- Policy Integrity is committed to a culture in which all people are welcomed, respected, supported, and valued to fully participate. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse applicants, and we consider multiple aspects of diversity.
Qualifications:
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Commitment to advancing Policy Integrity's mission
- J.D., with superior academic achievement
- Admission to the New York Bar or willingness to seek New York Bar admission within one year of employment
- 3+ years of relevant legal experience for attorney candidates, 6+ years of relevant legal experience for senior attorney candidates
- Specialized knowledge in administrative law is desired but not required, especially if the candidate has a strong background in appellate litigation or other substantive areas related to Policy Integrity's mission, such as economics or environmental law
- Litigation experience and/or a federal clerkship are desired but not required, especially if the candidate has a strong background in administrative law or other substantive areas related to Policy Integrity's mission, such as economics or environmental law
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Ability to navigate high-stakes and complex situations under time pressure, and excellent judgment about how to approach uncertain policy considerations
