Staff Attorney (Remote)

Description:

To advance this crucial work, A Non Profit Organization is hiring a Staff Attorney. The successful candidate will have two to 10 years of legal experience to work in-house on all aspects of the organization's mission.

Position Description & Responsibilities:
The staff attorney works under the direction of A Non Profit Organization's Legal Director and General Counsel. This job does not involve litigation, but the scope of the work includes a wide variety of legal work, including:

• Program support: A Non Profit Organization is dedicated to advocating for state and local initiatives. This role will provide program support by analyzing applicable procurement laws, laws and regulations governing labor standards, environmental and energy law, and laws governing restrictions on local legislative initiatives. The attorney hired for this position will help identify law reform possibilities and legal obstacles that need to be overcome, including difficulties posed by federal and state preemption.
• Institutional support: A Non Profit Organization operates in a highly regulated area. A number of federal, state and local laws will affect its work or impose burdens that it must meet. Analysis of these regulations and navigating the regulatory shoals they create is an important part of the legal work.

Qualifications:
A Non Profit Organization is seeking candidates who are passionate about our mission, are highly motivated and proactive, and have a problem-solving, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to work and accomplish tasks on time with minimal supervision. While no one candidate will embody all of the qualifications below, our ideal candidate will bring:

• A Juris Doctor degree and membership in good standing in at least one state bar.
• A demonstrated commitment to progressive economic, social, environmental, gender, and racial justice, a familiarity with the issues that are central to A Non Profit Organization's work and vision, and a commitment to community and labor organizing.
• 2-10 years of relevant legal practice and experience.
• A demonstrated interest in supporting strategic campaigns, policy and research for unions and other advocacy organizations.
• Strong legal research and writing skills including writing about complex legal frameworks for non-legal audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and inclusively in politically sensitive and high-pressure environments and with diverse teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.
• Willingness to work remotely.

To thrive in this role, we are looking for candidates who can communicate information and ideas clearly, professionally, and timely via written and spoken modes of communicating. Someone who has excellent interpersonal and relational skills, who is 

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