Solutions Engineer
Multiplier
Staff Attorney
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • District of Columbia, Washington
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💰 $118,600 - $134,700 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Provide direct legal services representing the Reporters Committee, news organizations, and individual journalists in impact and defense litigation involving newsgathering and First Amendment rights
- Represent journalists and news organizations in litigation and other matters involving access to judicial records/proceedings, freedom of information, and other newsgathering and First Amendment matters; including intake/case selection and other strategy decisions; drafting correspondence, administrative appeals, pleadings, briefs, and other filings in trial and appellate courts; negotiating with opposing counsel; and appearing on behalf of clients in state and federal court
- Draft amicus briefs and—depending on the seniority level and experience—supervise more junior RCFP attorneys on amicus briefs
- Educate journalists about First Amendment and newsgathering rights, including by conducting trainings for journalists and news organizations on media law topics
- Counsel journalists, including documentary filmmakers, on legal issues related to newsgathering, access to information, libel, and privacy in connection with the Reporters Committee’s pre-publication partnerships
- Facilitate and conduct trainings for journalists and news organizations
Requirements
- Admitted to practice law in Washington, D.C. or eligible for admission to practice law in Washington, D.C.
- A minimum of four years of experience litigating cases in state and federal court, preferably with meaningful, substantive experience in access to judicial records/proceedings, libel/defamation, and other media law matters
- Outstanding legal research skills, and excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to supervise and guide Reporters Committee legal fellows and legal interns
- Sound judgment and the highest level of professional integrity
- A passion for protecting press freedom and a strong desire to support the work of journalists across the country
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
