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Legislative Counsels

purpose Dec 16,2018 Location USA New York City NY
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ABOUT PURPOSE

Purpose builds and supports movements to advance the fight for an open, just, and habitable world. We use public mobilization and storytelling to help leading organizations, activists, businesses, and philanthropies engaged in this fight, and we create campaigning labs and new initiatives that can shift policies and change public narratives when it matters most.

To do this, Purpose brings together world-class talent from the world of creatives, content development, storytelling, campaigning, grassroots organizing, and political strategy to build new creative campaigning models.

Guided by smart political strategy and powered by new technologies for participation, our work reframes issues, engages new audience, shifts public discourse, and ultimately drives targeted action that shifts decision-makers and creates lasting impact.

Join the team that helped make possible this, this and this.

ABOUT THE ROLE
A dynamic, new voting rights initiative is seeking 3 legislative counsels for a 6 month (or longer) engagement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Conduct in-depth legal and policy research on voting rights and election administration legislation 
  • Monitor and manage online tracking service, designing and conducting digital searches to capture legislative activity
  • Analyze policy trends and landscape

* Hours per week: 40 hrs

QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Applicant must hold Juris Doctor (JD) or significant policy expertise in voting rights/election administration space
  • Strong legal research, analytical and writing skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Strong project and time management skills
  • Excellent relationship-building skills and ability to inspire collaboration

Preferred Experience

  • Expert in voting rights and election administration law
  • Legislative drafting and analysis 

If these are the things that get you up in the morning, we want to hear from you! Please submit your resume and a cover letter that gives us insight into your passion and qualifications for the role.

Purpose takes on some of the biggest challenges in the world, which affect people of different identities and backgrounds in different ways. We believe we are stronger and most effective with a diverse team leading the charge. People of color, women, LGBTQ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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ABOUT PURPOSE Purpose builds and supports movements to advance the fight for an open, just, and habitable world. We use public mobilization and storytelling to help leading organizations, activists, businesses, and philanthropies engaged in this fight, and we create campaigning labs and new initiatives that can shift policies and change public narratives when it matters most. To do this, Purpose brings together world-class talent from the world of creatives, content development, storytelling, campaigning, grassroots organizing, and political strategy to build new creative campaigning models. Guided by smart political strategy and powered by new technologies for participation, our work reframes issues, engages new audience, shifts public discourse, and ultimately drives targeted action that shifts decision-makers and creates lasting impact. Join the team that helped make possible this, this and this.