Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney

Description:

The Public Health Law Center, a dynamic, public interest affiliate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is seeking to hire several full-time staff attorneys or senior staff attorneys who have a passion for public health and who share our commitment to continued learning on issues related to racial and social justice, including the social determinants of health, implicit bias, and systemic oppression. The positions are with our Climate Justice program, focused on providing legal technical assistance on climate-justice issues to advocates, community groups, local and Tribal governments, and our newly formed Public Health Infrastructure team, focused primarily on assisting government public health institutions to share data with each other to drive community health improvement.

The prospective employees must have experience working with federal, Tribal, state, or municipal laws and policies; good legal research and writing skills; strong communications skills, including demonstrated ability to explain complex issues or ideas using language appropriate to audiences of specialists or non-specialists; commitment to advancing health equity; and admission to a state or Tribal bar. Candidates must also be able to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues and external partners of many backgrounds and disciplines.

Prerequisite:
To be eligible for this position, applicants must have a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and an active license to practice law in any state or Tribe within the United States. The applicant's licensure must be in good standing with the applicable licensing authority. The applicant should have a minimum of one year of relevant work experience.

Preference will be given to candidates who have relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: public health law, administrative law, environmental law, civil rights law, Tribal law, federal Indian law, community planning (including land use policies), constitutional law, data sharing and data use agreements (including privacy laws and laws governing data usage and sharing by governmental entities), municipal law, poverty law.

Knowledge/Skill/Ability:

• Demonstrated commitment to advancing health equity.
• Excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues and external partners with diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to explain complex legal issues or ideas using language appropriate for diverse audiences of specialists or non-specialists.
• Excellent public speaking/presentation skills, including the ability to articulate the mission and purpose of our work to funders and other audiences.
• Experience in developing written legal and policy educational materials for a wide range of audiences and educational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work in partnership with diverse populations and social identities, and with those most affected by systemic health problems.

Please note that to be considered for a Senior Staff Attorney position, the candidate must: have at least five years of relevant legal work experience; have a demonstrated ability to work with substantial independence in furtherance of the Center's mission; be able to provide mentorship and support to less experienced colleagues; and successfully initiate project development work. For both the Staff Attorney and Senior Staff Attorney, compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Other Information:
Occasional travel is required.

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