Securing internships during law school is competitive, but gaining work experience is crucial to building a successful career after graduation. To help build your resume with meaningful legal work experience, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Weil) offers the Legal Innovators Program for incoming law students from partner law schools.
Each year, up to 10 incoming law students defer their first year of school to participate in a paid public interest fellowship with a Weil partner nonprofit organization. Students not only engage in substantial work addressing social and legal challenges, but they also receive $50,000 in compensation for their work and a $10,000 scholarship for their first year of law school.
The Weil Legal Innovators Program is the perfect opportunity for incoming students to give back to their communities and bolster their resumes in preparation for their legal futures.
This week it’s difficult to focus on anything except anxiously monitoring news sources for updates in election results. Not only is this a once-in-a-lifetime presidential election, but the fate of the Senate is also a tight race.
The controlling parties of the House and Senate determine the future of U.S. law and policy. Regardless of which party wins, lobbying and legislative policy work are important to legal reform and the protection of individuals’ rights. So this week, we highlight legislative policy positions with organizations working on various legal issues.
As always, the positions highlighted are only a small portion of what can be found in our jobs database and in the job market. Policy positions can also be found with your federal, state, and local officials.
A Better Balance and Local Solutions Support Center (New York, NY)
A Better Balance (ABB) is a legal advocacy organization working to reshape laws and policies to fit the needs of the national workforce. ABB works on the frontlines at the federal, state, and local levels to promote workers’ rights as well as safe and healthy work environments.
The Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) coordinates and creates efforts to counter the abuse of preemption and to strengthen local democracy. LSSC achieves its goals through nonpartisan strategies and tactics to educate public and policymakers about local policymaking authority and the abuse of state preemption.
ABB and LSSC have joined together to recruit Local Democracy Spring Fellows to help defend local democracy from the misuse of state preemption. Ideal candidates will be law students dedicated to local democracy and labor law. This position will be compensated and located in ABB’s office.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work may be a possibility.
California Labor Federation (Sacramento, CA)
The California Labor Federation is a statewide organization comprised of more than 1,200 unions representing 2.1 million union members in many industries. The Federation’s mission to be the voice for economic justice on behalf of California union workers.
The Federation seeks a Legislative Advocate to advocate of workers’ rights in California’s Capitol. The ideal candidate will have experience in legislative advocacy, particularly working on employment and labor issues.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work may be a possibility.
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia (Legal Aid DC) is D.C.’s oldest and largest civil legal services organization. Legal Aid DC provides direct representation, conducts outreach and education, and works to change laws and regulations to benefit low-income communities in D.C.
Legal Aid DC seeks a Policy Advocate/Attorney to advance racial justice and equity in D.C. The ideal candidate will be very organized and be able to work with a variety of partners including clients, policymakers, and agency staff.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work may be a possibility.
Mercy for Animals (Washington, D.C.)
Mercy for Animals is a farmed animal advocacy organization dedicated to creating a compassionate food system that reduces suffering and ends the exploitation of animals for food.
Mercy for Animals seeks a Senior Federal Policy Advisor to work on strategies to drive federal policy change to achieve the organization’s goals. The ideal candidate will have experience working with federal officials and a deep understanding of the federal policymaking processes.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work may be a possibility.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA)
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is the nation’s leading non-profit Latino civil rights law firm. MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.
MALDEF seeks two Legislative Staff Attorneys to work with congressional representatives and community organizations to address legislation and administrative regulations that impact Latino communities. The ideal candidate will have experience in civil rights policy and law, and will have an awareness of national issues affecting the Latino community.
Follow this link to learn more about the position in Washington, D.C.
Follow this link to learn more about the position in Sacramento, CA.
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