Offer summary

Qualifications:

J.D. and bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction., At least 5 years of post-college work and/or law school experience for Director, and 10 years for Senior Director., Familiarity with legal case tracking tools and technology legal issues, particularly Section 230 and the First Amendment., Outstanding writing abilities and strong organizational skills..

Key responsabilities:

Drive the organization’s legal advocacy strategy, including amicus briefs and litigation.

Monitor legal developments impacting online content moderation and provide rapid response commentary.

Identify and develop legal arguments for amicus briefs and other filings, supervising outside counsel as needed.

Engage in legal advocacy outside of court and represent the organization at industry events and public hearings.

Job description

Chamber of Progress is looking for a Legal Advocacy Counsel or Senior Counsel to direct Chamber of Progress’ participation in litigation to advance the organization’s mission. The lawyer in this role is responsible for monitoring legal developments and identifying opportunities to shape such developments, including creating strategies, legal arguments, and court filings. This lawyer will also contribute to the organization’s public policy advocacy at the federal and state level.

Responsibilities

Drive the organization’s legal advocacy strategy, including amicus briefs, litigation against state and federal laws, and legal analysis of policy proposals

Follow legal developments – including case law and federal and state legislation – that impact the ability of platforms to promote healthy online communities through content moderation

Provide rapid response commentary on legal developments through social media, blog posts, and media interviews.

Identify cases for participation as amici where Chamber of Progress can influence the court’s interpretation of a legal question of importance to our mission.

Develop Chamber of Progress’ legal and policy arguments for amicus briefs and other filings; drafting briefs or supervising outside counsel as needed.

Review and advise on Chamber of Progress participation in, or support of, other organizations’ legal filings.

Drive opportunities to engage in legal advocacy outside of court, including through outreach to government agencies, research papers and writing projects, and other mechanisms.

Represent our legal advocacy work before corporate partners, policymakers, press, and other stakeholders at industry events, public hearings, conferences, coalition meetings, and on social media

Lead legal advocacy strategies for Generate & Create, our campaign in defense of fair use in generative artificial intelligence

Establish Chamber of Progress as a trusted source of legal analysis in the tech policy space.

Qualifications

J.D. and bar admission, in good standing, in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

Senior Director: At least 10 years of post-college work and/or law school experience

Director: At least 5 years of post-college work and/or law school experience

Familiarity with legal case tracking tools

Experience with technology legal and policy issues, in particular Section 230 and the First Amendment, intermediary liability, privacy, and copyright. Experience with antitrust or labor issues is a plus.

Experience analyzing the potential impacts proposed legislation and regulation.

Proven ability to convey complex information in a concise, clear, and conversational manner

Outstanding writing abilities–must be a creative, succinct, and fast writer

Comfort with using social media for advocacy

Strong organizational skills

Compensation and Benefits

Full-time exempt position, with starting salary and level dependent upon experience level

Senior Director: starting salary between $140,000 - $180,000 annually

Director: starting salary between $110,000 - $140,000 annually

Position can be located anywhere within the continental United States. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available.

Chamber of Progress provides an excellent benefits package to all of its full-time employees including:

A 401(k) retirement program with 4% employer matching;