Attorney of law and policy
Job descriptions, including tasks:
- Contribute to the development of BDS policy agenda and positions by identifying and elevating system reform issues.
- Collaborate with Policy & Advocacy team to develop, coordinate, and implement policy, media, and communication strategies for advancing BDS policy and campaign priorities.
- Monitor legislative developments at the local and state levels.
- Conduct legal research on statutes and regulations relevant to specific policy issues.
- Prepare draft legal memoranda, briefs and other documents to support BDS policy positions and submit all work to supervisor for review.
- Develop and support proactive and defensive advocacy campaigns and build effective coalitions.
- Participate in stakeholder and campaign partnership meetings.
- Draft written and oral testimonies and testify at local and state legislative hearings.
- Represent BDS in meetings with elected officials and their staff.
- As a registered lobbyist, conduct lobbying activities, including communicating with elected officials and their staff about policy matters, attending city and state agency meetings, and tracking such activities for BDS reporting requirements.
- Support broader policy projects across the organization as needed, bringing expertise from criminal court work to bear on new initiatives.
- Maintain a reduced caseload of clients under supervision.
Position based in Forest Hills, NY with occasional travel to Brooklyn, NY location to meet with Colleagues, and up to 5% travel to Albany, NY to participate in advocacy and lobbying activity on behalf of Brooklyn Defender Services. Salary range offered: $156,832 to $160,000 per year. Must have a Juris Doctor or LLM, admission to New York Bar, at least one year of criminal law litigation and one year of policy and law reform experience. Please email resumes to [email protected].
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