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 otherseven when it means taking on the most powerful corporations.

A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization is seeking a State Affairs Counsel for its State Affairs department. The State Affairs Counsel provides legal, legislative, policy research and analysis of state legislation, assists with complex multistate State legislative projects, and supports A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization's state and federal advocacy efforts.

Job Duties include:

Analyze and assess state legislation for state trial lawyers' associations (TLAs) and A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization's members.
Monitor the daily progress of state legislative proposals for the department, including providing a regular summation of state legislative proposals that would impact the civil justice system and tracking relevant bills in all fifty states, the District of Columbia and all U.S. territories.
Draft advocacy material, such as one-pagers, fact sheets, and talking points in response to state legislative activities and to promote A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization's and the state TLAs' policy goals.
Draft model legislation and sample amendments.
Work with allied groups on joint legislative goals, including representing A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization's interests and working with coalitions and building a broader group of allies.
Communicate with members, staff, and leadership, on policy positions, progress of proposals, and A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization/TLA advocacy activity.
Assist Director in advising Communications staff on state messaging and state press regarding state legislative proposals.
Assist Regulatory Counsel as needed on state regulatory advocacy, including, but not limited to, analyzing impact of proposed regulations on A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization membership, drafting regulatory comments and letters, conducting legal research on proposed regulations.
Assist Director in developing strategy for specific initiatives or policy campaigns as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

J.D. degree required and member in good standing with at least one state bar or U.S. territory.
Minimum of 1 year experience in legal research and analysis; legislative drafting, and bill tracking.
Familiarity with state and Congressional legislative and regulatory processes and a commitment to civil justice issues.
Excellent writing, communication, and analysis skills, plus the ability to work independently and in teams.
Ability to work with A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization members, A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization leadership and state associations.
A clear understanding of A Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying Organization issues and the ability to advocate for them to others.