Conflicts Counsel
DLA Piper
Policy Counsel
Free Press
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington, D.C. • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $90,000 - $110,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- 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.
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate degree strongly preferred; advanced public policy degree paired with issue expertise and experience may also demonstrate qualifications for this position
- Background in public policy, political science, communications, community development and organizing, or related fields will indicate aptitude for the daily work this job requires
- 5 or more years of directly relevant experience in media, technology and telecommunications policy
- Experience advocating to lawmakers and policymakers
- Superb legal writing and analytical skills and capable of producing concise and persuasive filings and other documents
- Strong writing and sharp editing skills required; ability to present complex and technical topics to a wide audience
- Clear communication skills essential; strong public speaking skills desired.
- Ability to work across teams and the entire organization to help problem solve, triage competing priorities, and generate ideas that will innovate existing projects and programs or create new ones
- Ability to effectively work with highly sensitive financial, operational and political information
- Precise attention to detail
- Flexibility and demonstrated capacity to operate in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
- Annual paid time off is a total of eleven weeks, including vacation, health-care leave, holidays, and two organization-wide week-long closures.
- Group medical, dental and vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Employer contribution to retirement plans (no matching required)
- Flexible health, commuter and dependent care spending accounts
- Paid family leave
- After 7 years of employment with Free Press, staff are eligible to apply for a paid two-month sabbatical
- Stipends for business use of personal phones and for home office locations
- All employees receive computers and equipment necessary for the job
- A flexible, supportive work culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
legal writinganalytical skillsstatutory analysisadministrative lawconstitutional issuescivil rights lawregulatory filingseconomic researchpolicy analysispublic policy
Soft skills
clear communicationpublic speakingwriting skillsediting skillsproblem solvingcollaborationflexibilityattention to detailpersuasionrelationship building
Certifications
Juris Doctorateadvanced public policy degree
