NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER

The National Women’s Law Center fights for gender justice—in the courts, in public policy, and in our society—working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls.

We use the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions to the gender inequity that shapes our society and to break down the barriers that harm all of us—especially women of color, LGBTQ people, and low-income women and families.

For 50 years, we have been on the leading edge of every major legal and policy victory for women.

Judicial Nominations & Policy, Program Associate

WASHINGTON, DC
Hybrid or Remote: Hybrid*
Supervisor: Director of Nominations & Cross-Cutting Policy


JOB DESCRIPTION

The National Women’s Law Center’s Strategy and Policy team is seeking a Weil Legal Innovator who can increase the team’s capacity to develop processes for engagement with attorneys to establish a pipeline of candidates for federal judgeships from underrepresented backgrounds and establish and strengthen its relationships with bar associations and other legal professional organizations across the country.

The Innovator’s Job duties will include:

  • Under the supervision of the Director of Nominations and Cross-Cutting Policies, data analysis to include gathering and analyzing data from the attorneys we connect with for the pipeline. This would include surveying the attorneys and collating and synthesizing the responses to report on demographic trends to help assess if we’re reaching the attorneys we are hoping to have in the pipeline.
  • Drafting mass communications to the attorneys in the pipeline. This would include coordinating and planning webinar-based trainings for attorneys on the judicial and executive nominations process, informing attorneys about upcoming trainings, helping attorneys register for those trainings, and running the trainings under the supervision of the Director of Nominations and Cross-Cutting Policies.
  • Managing the contact database and reviewing requests for assistance from attorneys in the pipeline. Under the supervision of the Director of Nominations and Cross-Cutting Policies, the Innovator would review requests for assistance on the judicial and executive nominations process and provide relevant information.
  • Review and recommend processes for improvement. The Innovator will work with the Director of Nominations and Cross-Cutting Policies to ensure that engagement and communications with bar associations and attorneys in the pipeline are properly tracked, reviewed, and stored for record-keeping and easy retrieval.

DESIRED SKILLS

  • Proficiency in MS Word, MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint;
  • Strong office and organization skills, including attention to detail, proofreading, and excellent written and oral communication skills;
  • Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive team setting, remaining flexible, resourceful and proactive;
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with a diverse group of key organizational and external partners;
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze qualitative data;
  • Demonstrated commitment to and or experience working on gender and racial equity and centering communities of color in their approach to work;
  • Experience with contact management systems preferred;
  • A collaborative and collegial approach.
 

*REMOTE WORK DETAILS

Currently, in-person work is wholly voluntary, and organization can accommodate staff who wish to work in the office, staff who wish to work remotely, and those who prefer a hybrid arrangement. NWLC is still determining what their telework and remote work policies will be in 2023-2024.

TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, Program Associate

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Hybrid or Remote: Hybrid or remote*
Supervisor: Program Manager, TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund


JOB DESCRIPTION

The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund is the first of its kind, nationwide effort dedicated to helping workers – especially low-paid workers – who are facing workplace sexual harassment. We help workers facing sexual harassment connect with attorneys in our Legal Network for Gender Equity, fund legal fees and media assistance for selected cases of workplace sexual harassment, and fund outreach grants for organizations that work with low wage workers on the issue of workplace sexual harassment.

The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund is housed at and administered by the National Women’s Law Center Fund, LLC.

The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund is seeking a Weil Legal Innovator to help increase the team’s capacity to support workers facing sex discrimination, strengthen its relationships with the attorneys in its Legal Network for Gender Equity, and improve the timeliness and effectiveness of its responses to workers seeking legal help and attorneys and public relations professionals supported by the Fund.

The Weil Legal Innovator’s responsibilities would include:

  • Under the supervision of the Program Manager and after training, reviewing requests for assistance from workers facing sex discrimination and helping to connect them to attorneys in the Legal Network. The Innovator may also help with responding to e-mails and phone calls from individuals contacting the Legal Network for assistance.
  • Under the supervision of the Program Manager and after training, managing the receipt, organization, and processing of bills from attorneys, public relations professionals, and contractors for payment by the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund.
  • Meaningfully participating in decision-making team meetings about applications for legal funding and for media assistance through the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund.
  • Supporting training for and engagement of volunteer attorneys in the Legal Network for Gender Equity. This might include writing portions of the Legal Network attorney newsletter, helping to develop and coordinate trainings for attorneys (past training topics have included cyber harassment, trauma-informed advocacy, and representing LGBTQI+ individuals), and helping with efforts to recruit more attorneys to the Legal Network.
  • In partnership with the team’s Senior Counsel, participating in special projects to support the missions of the Legal Network and TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund. Past examples have included developing informational videos about the Legal Network and Fund and rights and remedies for addressing workplace sex harassment, expanding connections and collaborations with community-based organizations that serve farmworker survivors of sex harassment and other sexual violence, and identifying and publicizing supportive resources for survivors seeking help from the Legal Network.
  • Participating in regular meetings of NWLC’s workplace justice team, including discussions of policy, litigation, and communications advocacy strategies for addressing workplace sex harassment and sex discrimination.

DESIRED SKILLS

  • The work of TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund routinely requires staff to be exposed to stories about individuals who have been sexually harassed or assaulted. This can be difficult emotionally. The ideal candidate would be someone who has experience providing direct services to individuals in need, and ideally to survivors of sexual harassment, sexual violence, or other trauma. We do provide training for our staff and excellent resources to deal with vicarious trauma.
  • The ideal candidate would have strong office skills, including attention to detail, proofreading, and excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as experience managing spreadsheets and/or financial information.
 

*REMOTE WORK DETAILS:

Currently, in-person work is wholly voluntary, and organization can accommodate staff who wish to work in the office, staff who wish to work remotely, and those who prefer a hybrid arrangement. NWLC is still determining what their telework and remote work policies will be in 2023-2024.

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