NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE

Founded in 1910, the National Urban League, Inc. (NUL) is the nation’s oldest and largest community-based organization devoted to empowering African Americans and underserved communities to enter the economic and social mainstream through programs, advocacy and research. NUL is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), non-partisan, corporation headquartered in New York City, with a Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C. and 90 separately incorporated 501(c)(3) affiliates in 36 states and the District of Columbia. NUL serves as a National Intermediary and provides federally funded services in the areas of Health Care, Education, Economic Development, Housing, Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Workforce. NUL’s Washington Bureau initiates advocacy and issues research on these areas, and also addresses civil rights, telecommunications, internet, technology and other issues.

Equitable Justice Legal Fellow

NEW YORK, NY
Hybrid or Remote: Hybrid*
Supervisor: Vice President for Equitable Justice

JOB DESCRIPTION

NUL’s Equitable Justice and Strategic Initiatives (EJSI) Division seeks a Weil Legal Innovator who will be responsible for assisting with substantive legal and policy research, policy analysis and tracking in the following issues areas: civic engagement, census and redistricting, voting rights and ballot access, criminal justice reform, corporate diversity, combating extremism and discrimination, and more.

Essential Functions:

• Providing substantive research policy and legal research, including detailed research memoranda, policy analysis, and more;
• Assisting Federal, State and Local Legislative Affairs staff to track and report legislative action within our portfolio;
• Monitoring key meetings, briefings, hearings, and legislation, attending and tracking task force meetings and other legislative activities as assigned, reporting feedback from those meetings and executing follow-up communications where appropriate;
• Assisting staff by conducting research and developing substantive outlines and talking points for panels and presentations, as necessary;
• Assist our Correspondence and Referrals staff to develop and maintain a tracking system for legal inquiries and drafting EJSI replies;
• Additional substantive work as assigned.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Strong written and oral communication skills, an ability to convey ideas and positions to diverse groups, strong analytical skill, and digital and technological competency;
• Detail-oriented self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit, and a team-player;
• Strong organizational skills, a demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities, and can produce under tight deadlines.

*REMOTE WORK DETAILS

Hybrid work schedule. In office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Remote Monday and Friday.

Office of General Counsel Legal Fellow

NEW YORK, NY
Hybrid or Remote: Hybrid*
Supervisor: General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Office of General Counsel Legal Fellow assists in all areas of the General Counsel’s office, in particular nonprofit grant and contract management, compliance, litigation, and governance. The law fellow would be expected to:

• Research policy areas of interest to the Office of General Counsel including diversity, equity and inclusion and equitable justice and provide practical and impactful suggestions for implementation;
• Assist on discrete projects with staff from the Washington Bureau (primarily legislative work) and/or the Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives department;
• Review contracts with third parties and provide suggested edits;
• Help maintain a contract administration program to ensure compliance with contract terms, federal acquisition regulations, and other technical and statutory obligations of NUL for its agreements with U.S. Federal agencies, corporations, and private foundations;
• Examine issues and review pleadings for ongoing litigations and assist on evaluating NUL’s position on Supreme Court Amicus briefs;
• Provide information in response to letters from incarcerated individuals and aid in the implementation of the newly developed expungement project;
• Support quality assurance and regulatory compliance efforts for programs related to health equity, workforce, housing, diversity & equity, and entrepreneurship, especially in reporting to funders and agencies. Assist program staff in using insights gained from data analysis, both internal and external, in order to improve program operations and effectiveness;
• Aid in the development of materials for Board of Trustee meetings, Board Committee meetings, and Delegate Assembly and other tasks, as necessary, to ensure proper non-profit Board governance;
• Review, interpret, and analyze grants and associated documentation;
• Support senior team with proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, with individuals or corporations and audits with regulatory agencies.  

The above is the general job description as considered by the General Counsel. However, the selected Fellow is encouraged to express interest in any area that the League works and we will work to give them meaningful experience in that field.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Demonstrated interest in one or more of NUL’s focus areas (Health Care, Education, Housing, Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship, Technology, public policy or Workforce);
• Interest in working at mission-oriented organizations;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Inquisitive, self-starter, with ability to problem solve and acquire necessary information;
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;
• Ability to think, plan, and execute resourcefully;
• A good sense of humor, demonstrated ability to collaborate, and willingness to work with a team;
• Prior work experience in a professional / business setting;
• Willing to travel (up to 10%);
• Experience with business technology and software. Experience with commonly used research databases.

*REMOTE WORK DETAILS

Hybrid work schedule. In office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Remote Monday and Friday.

Washington Bureau Fellow

WASHINGTON, DC
Hybrid or Remote: Hybrid*
Supervisor: Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy and Executive Director, Washington Bureau

JOB DESCRIPTION

NUL’s Washington Bureau initiates advocacy and issues research on these areas, and also addresses civil rights, telecommunications, internet, technology and other issues. This is an opportunity that is ideal for someone looking to work at the intersection of law, policy and non-partisan politics. It will involve meetings on Capitol Hill and with members of the Biden-Harris Administration.

The Washington Bureau Fellow works on a discrete portfolio of matters connected with our policy and appropriations work in Washington, D.C. The Weil Legal Innovator would be expected to:

• Draft recommendations on requests from third parties to join federal and state court litigation as a party or friend of the court;
• Assist with planning of policy briefings for members of the new administration, Congress, staff, corporate partners, and other advocacy organizations;
• Track litigation around the country involving NUL program priorities, tracking any relevant executive orders issued by the president, track executive nominations for cabinet and subcabinet positions, and judicial nominations;
• Develop advocacy materials for members of Congress, the administration, and federal agencies on program and legislative priorities for NUL;
• Assist in the research of federal appropriations for various agencies/programs of interest to NUL;
• Assist the drafting of comments in federal rulemaking proceedings before federal agencies on program priorities for NUL.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Demonstrated interest in one or more of NUL’s focus areas (Health Care, Education, Workforce, Economic policy, Housing, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Fair Courts, Voting Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Employment Policy, Public Policy affecting women and underserved communities);
• Interest in working at mission-oriented organizations;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Inquisitive, self-starter, with ability to problem solve and acquire necessary information;
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;
• Ability to think, plan, and execute resourcefully;
• A good sense of humor, demonstrated ability to collaborate, willingness to work with a team, and openness to being coached;
• Willing to travel (up to 10%);
• Experience with business technology and software, Excel, and commonly used research databases.

*REMOTE WORK DETAILS

Hybrid work schedule. In office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Remote Monday and Friday.