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Other Attorney in Birmingham, AL

Jobs to Move America Aug 26,2019 Jul 02,2019 Location USA Birmingham AL
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Public Interest

Attorney

Other

Min 7 yrs required

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National Legal Director The candidate will be supervised by company’s Executive Director and will delve deeply into state and federal law to help company’s campaign teams in Alabama, Mississippi, California, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey win powerful policies to create high-road American jobs, support worker and community organizing, remedy historical hiring inequities, and strengthen American manufacturing. Duties: Developing and leading company’s expertise on the legal and political considerations around labor, public records act, and public procurement policies and laws; Coordinating with cities, states and other public agencies that collaborate with company to help expand the practice of policies that leverage community benefits from public purchasing & economic development spending Move campaign messages effectively across media, especially when legal issues are involved. Develop and produce educational materials for company allies and agency partners. Support the policy work of company’s teams in CA, IL, AL, NY and New Jersey. Conducting outreach to legal experts to build a company Legal Advisory Committee.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate should have 7 years of experience in legal advocacy and/or policy work, preferably in labor, civic engagement, environmental and/or gender and racial justice. Must have experience working with/for government agencies and/or elected officials. Should have experience working in the labor movement. Must have ability to communicate effectively with a wide array of constituencies including elected officials, agency staff, and members of the public. should have ability to effectively manage a workload with competing priorities, collaborate as part of a team, and work in a deadline driven environment . Legal training (bar membership in any state is acceptable); applicants with a law school education and the required experience in labor and/or community organizing and research will be considered. Must have strong writing skills (selected applicants will be asked to take part in a writing exercise).
This job is available starting September 1, 2019.

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