Free Press

General Counsel

• Develop and maintain deep knowledge around issues including broadband access, openness, resiliency and affordability, as well as media ownership and First Amendment concerns, and journalism and public media policy.
• Generally develop broad knowledge of media, telecommunications and technology issues, with special focus on federal policy, statutory analysis, administrative law, constitutional issues, civil rights law and federalism issues.
• Draft precise and persuasive filings, including agency comments, replies, pleadings, briefs, appeals, and other regulatory and appellate court filings, to advance Free Press positions.
• Write articles for publication in a variety of outlets and other media outlets
• Promote Free Press’ mission and policy positions through correspondence and meetings with staff members at federal and state executive agencies and legislatures.
• Prepare and/or deliver testimony for legislative and regulatory proceedings.
• Analyze existing laws, pending legislation and regulatory proposals, preparing memos and reports on how they support or undermine Free Press policy positions.
• Conduct extensive legal, factual and economic research on media, telecommunications and technology policies and proceedings.
• Explain and educate Free Press' issues in multiple ways — from highly technical to very general — to a wide range of audiences, including organization staff and allies, government decision-makers, press, and the general public.
• Participate in press briefings and assist with press releases and other public communications.
• Represent Free Press in networks and coalitions to advance short- and long-term campaign goals.
• Identify, analyze, prioritize and pursue opportunities to develop relationships with academics and leaders of key institutions and organizations
• Clearly and consistently articulate an understanding of racial equity and structural racism and the centrality of this analysis to the policy work Free Press does and how we operate.
• Integrate that knowledge into work projects and interactions by addressing structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies, activities and decisions on race, class, gender and other group identities within the context of job responsibilities and projects.
• Consult with policy and campaign staff to address media and technology policy interventions; contribute to formulation of policy and campaign strategy.
• Encourage cross-team collaboration and strategic alignment through engagement with internal teams.

Policy Counsel