Protect Democracy

General Counsel

• Develop and shape integrated advocacy projects to advance the mission of Protect Democracy at the intersection of AI and democracy through the AI for Democracy Action Lab
• Bring creative and high-impact litigation at the intersection of AI and democracy
• Help build Protect Democracy’s expertise and reputation as a thought leader on AI and emerging technology law as it relates to democracy
• Collaborate with the communications team to define and execute on integrated advocacy campaigns that advance the AI for Democracy Action Lab’s goals
• Identify, scope, and manage complex, high-stakes integrated advocacy projects to advance the AI for Democracy Action Lab’s goals (senior role)
• Lead and drive the development of innovative legal arguments and potential litigation approaches at the intersection of AI and democracy (senior role)
• Lead the process of researching, drafting, and editing pleadings, motions, briefs, and other legal filings in impact litigation (senior role)
• Lead communication with opposing counsel and manage and grow relationships with clients, coalition partners, experts, and government stakeholders in high-stakes litigation and non-litigation settings (senior role)
• Manage discovery processes, including informal fact-finding, document review, witness interviews, written discovery, depositions, and expert discovery (senior role)
• Supervise and mentor paralegals, junior legal staff, and law students (senior role)
• Write, publish, and present to key audiences on legal issues that gain significant traction at the intersection of AI and democratic governance (senior role)
• Brief reporters and provide expert commentary on complex legal questions and developments in AI law and regulation, serving as a public face for projects (senior role)
• Engage with policymakers, regulators, civil society partners, and the tech industry as a credible legal voice for pro-democracy AI governance (senior role)

Tech Counsel, AI for Democracy Action Lab

Data Scientist

• Review and analyze changes in public voter registration data and absentee ballot data
• Provide election officials with timely insights and answers to data questions
• Write and present accessible data reports
• Conduct legal/policy research for context in reports
• Partner with colleagues across Protect Democracy for data analyses and custom tools
• Expand and enrich current data with external datasets
• Create and refine standards for reporting and best practices
• Build and maintain relationships with partners in the election community

• Research and devise innovative legal arguments and potential litigation approaches, managing case or project teams as needed
• Recruit and retain clients and plaintiffs engage with outside counsel, co-counsel, and opposition counsel; and represent Protect Democracy in non-litigation external settings (such as coalitions)
• Help build our expertise as thought leaders on legal issues within the scope of our mission
• Participate in and manage discovery processes, including informal fact-finding and evidence gathering, document review, witness interviews, written discovery practice, depositions, and expert discovery
• Develop, influence, and drive complex strategies for litigation, policy reform, and other integrated advocacy projects consistent with our mission
• Research, draft, and edit pleadings, motions, and other briefs filed in impact litigation
• Work with the communications team to deliver comms-based strategies to build support for legal theories of change (i.e. including legal memos, primers, editorials, and op-eds)
• In coordination with policy advocates, contribute to creative policy solutions and campaigns, working with legislators, agencies, experts, and coalitions to advance them
• Contribute to culture-building initiatives across the organization.

Counsel

• Research, draft, and edit pleadings, motions, and briefs for impact litigation
• Participate in discovery activities including document review, witness interviews, and depositions
• Engage with clients, outside counsel, and non-litigation external stakeholders
• Research and devise innovative legal arguments and potential litigation approaches
• Help develop ideas for integrated advocacy projects
• Manage cases including legal filings and maintaining materials
• Collaborate with communications and policy teams

Tech Counsel, AI for Democracy Action Lab

Data Scientist

Counsel

Counsel, Early Career