Legal Fellow OR Staff Attorney

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Legal Fellow OR Staff Attorney
The candidate will work under the supervision of the Center’s directors, primarily on WorkLife Law’s projects concerning discrimination against workers and students who are pregnant, breastfeeding, and have family responsibilities. Will be responsible for conducting legal and social science research; writing (both technical/legal and for lay audiences); project management; providing information to working people and students about their legal rights; making public presentations; and building and maintaining relationships with key partners.Asked to supervise interns, assist in writing grant reports, perform various non-profit administration tasks, and work on other WorkLife Law initiatives as needed. Conducting legal and social science research, particularly with regard to federal and state employment laws and Title IX. Writing (depending on opportunities, may include know-your-rights materials, blogs, model legislation and policy toolkit, amicus briefs, articles for the popular press, law review articles, website content, scholarly reports, testimony, agency comments). Updating WorkLife Law databases of case decisions and legislation related to family responsibilities discrimination. Maintaining and strengthening relationships with partner organizations. Making public presentations to educate healthcare providers, university administrators, workers, students, advocates, and key stakeholders about the law. Representing the Center in advocacy meetings with partner organizations and government officials. Assisting Center attorneys to organize and host two national policy summits focusing on the rights of breastfeeding workers. Working with Center’s directors and staff attorney on various administrative tasks, including managing interns and drafting grant applications and reports to funders.

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