Senior Counsel for Strategy & Policy

Description:

The Position:
A United States Non-Profit Organization's Law Center seeks a Senior Counsel to work with the Director of Nominations and Cross-Cutting Policies to support the Center's work around judicial nominations and democracy policy work. Using a variety of legal and advocacy strategies, the Senior Counsel will focus on advancing judicial integrity, executive and judicial nominations, and democracy from a gender justice perspective.

This is a full-time, exempt position of 37.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in federal advocacy and lobbying before Congress to advance judicial integrity, nominations and democracy efforts, including providing technical assistance on bills;
• Build coalitions and partnerships to identify and advance policy goals;
• Research and analyze policy and legal issues and draft a variety of written materials, such as reports, factsheets, legislative testimony, etc.;
• Help shape program strategies and priorities;
• Represent the Center in public speaking opportunities;
• Support the Center's judicial nominations, Supreme Court, and democracy advocacy and campaigns;
• Engage with coalition partners, state bar associations, and legal networks to advance judicial pathways and nominations work;
• Conduct background research for pre-nomination advocacy of prospective administrative personnel and judicial nominees;
• Support the work of Fair Courts Task Force and table of women's organizations engaged in judicial nominations work by attending coalition meetings and coordinating briefings and other activities; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
The candidate must possess:

• A Juris Doctorate (JD) law degree and a minimum of five years of legal experience;
• Membership in the District of Columbia Bar or ability to waive into the D.C. Bar;
• Experience with judicial integrity, ethics, judicial and executive nominations, and/or democracy, through policy and advocacy work, teaching, and/or litigation;
• Experience in program coordination, staffing coalitions, advocacy campaigns;
• Strong research, analytical, oral, and written communication skills;
• Strong office skills, including attention to detail, proofreading, and excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of key organizational and external partners including community leaders, Hill staff and other stakeholders;
• Ability to prioritize, organize and complete work independently and with discretion;
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated commitment to and experience working on gender and racial equity and centering communities of color in their approach to work; and
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a diverse, and inclusive team setting, remaining flexible, resourceful, and proactive.

Additional preferred skills and knowledge:

• Proven ability to work independently but also collaboratively in a team-based environment;
• Experience in coalition building and engagement.

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