Description:

A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization works to preserve the constitutional right to trial by jury and to make sure people have a fair chance to seek justice when they are injured by the negligence or misconduct of others - even when it means taking on the most powerful corporations.

A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization is seeking a Federal Relations Counsel for its Public Affairs department. The Federal Relations Counsel assists with complex legislative and regulatory projects and directly advocates civil justice issues, with an emphasis on banking and consumer financial protection issues. This position focuses heavily on research and writing.

Job Duties include:

Focus on the issues affecting individuals' access to justice which includes:

Maintain regular communication with the policy makers.
Work with allied groups on shared policy goals.
Advise and assist Communications staff on press issues.
Draft advocacy material, such as one-pagers and fact sheets, and testimony to promote policy goals.
Draft regulatory comments and letters in response to rulemakings.

Heavy focus on research, policy writing and drafting all the following: legislative materials, advocacy materials, regulatory comments, policy/issue white papers and background memos.
Brief members of Congress and staff and prepare and provide information to Hill, particularly focusing on the needs of Committees of jurisdiction.
Analyze and assess legislation to evaluate civil justice implications for our members, including conducting legal research on legislative proposals.
Monitor the daily progress of legislation affecting access to the courts.
Assist as needed on regulatory advocacy, including analyzing impact of proposed regulations on A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization membership, drafting regulatory comments and letters, conducting legal research on proposed regulations.

Qualifications:

J.D. degree required and member in good standing with at least one state bar or U.S. territory.
Minimum of 1-3 years' experience in legal research, analysis, and writing.
Familiarity with Congress, legislative process, and regulatory process and commitment to civil justice.
Excellent writing and communication skills, plus the ability to work independently and in teams.
A clear understanding of A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization issues and the ability to advocate for them to others.