The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence’s Legal Action Project seeks a recent law school graduate to fill a fellowship position with the organization. The Brady Center is the nation’s leading public interest organization dedicated to preventing gun violence, and its Legal Action Project is the nation’s only public interest law firm dedicated to seeking justice for gun violence victims, defending gun laws, and using the courts to reduce gun violence.

The Fellow will serve as a member of the Brady Center’s Legal Action Project staff. We are flexible about when the position would start, and how long it would last. The Fellow can expect a variety of direct, hands-on experiences and challenging, exciting opportunities to affect public policy in the courts, legislatures, and media, while sharpening and using legal skills.

Responsibilities Include:

• assisting litigation in suits representing gun violence victims and defending gun laws, including discovery, depositions, motions practice, trials, and appeals in courts throughout the country;
• drafting amicus briefs in Second Amendment and other gun-related cases;
• writing policy reports on gun laws, the gun industry, and other gun violence issues;
• analyzing federal, state, and local gun legislation;
• preparing position papers and internet content for Brady;
• working with coalitions of law enforcement, public health, and other groups seeking to prevent gun violence;
• speaking with media, the public, victims, and lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in state and local governments;
• perform other legal and factual research and writing as assigned.

Qualifications:

A law degree from an accredited law school. (Law students who have not yet graduated will be considered for internship positions.) The ideal candidate will have a creative and able legal mind, persuasive and clear writing skills, and an interest in preventing deaths and injuries caused by guns. Fellows should work well with others, be self-motivated, focused, and bring a pleasant attitude to the office.

Salary:

Unpaid, but will work to satisfy requirements for law firm funding or public interest fellowship funding.

Application Instructions:

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@legalactionproject.org with “Law Fellow Candidate” in the subject line. No phone calls please. EOE/m/f/d/v

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is the leading national organization committed to stopping gun violence in our communities. The Brady Center’s Legal Action Project provides free legal representation to gun violence victims in lawsuits against reckless gun manufacturers, dealers, and owners. We have pioneered the use of suits by gun violence victims to challenge industry practices that lead to gun crime. Project lawyers won the first appellate decision in history holding that a gun manufacturer can be liable for negligent conduct increasing the risk of gun crime, and we have recovered over $4.4 million in damages against irresponsible gun sellers.

The Legal Action Project also files amicus briefs nationwide in support of gun violence prevention laws, including a U.S. Supreme Court brief in the Second Amendment case District of Columbia v. Heller. Also, through our Gun Industry Watch program, we research and publish investigative reports exposing corrupt and dangerous gun industry practices.

Responsibilities Include:

1. Conducting legal research and writing in support of lawsuits which promote the goal of reducing gun violence
2. Helping governmental entities defend gun laws against legal attacks
3. Researching for our Gun Industry Watch investigative reports
4. Assisting with policy and legislative research

Qualifications:

A law student or recent grad from an accredited law school. The ideal candidate will have a creative and able legal mind, persuasive and clear writing skills, and an interest in preventing deaths and injuries caused by guns.

Application Instructions:

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@legalactionproject.org with “Legal Intern Candidate” in the subject line.� No phone calls please.� EOE/m/f/d/v�

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence’s Legal Action Project seeks a recent college graduate to fill a fellowship position with the organization.  The Brady Center is the nation’s leading public interest organization dedicated to preventing gun violence, and its Legal Action Project is the nation’s only public interest law firm dedicated to seeking justice for gun violence victims, defending gun laws, and using the courts to reduce gun violence. 

The Fellow will serve as a member of the Brady Center’s Legal Action Project staff.  The fellowship is for 3-6 months with an option for extension.  The Fellow can expect a variety of direct, hands-on experiences and challenging, exciting opportunities while honing legal, communications, and fundraising skills. 

 Responsibilities Include:

·        Legal & Policy:
assisting litigation of suits representing gun violence victims and defending gun laws; performing other legal and factual research and writing as assigned.

·        Fundraising:
researching and writing grant requests and proposals.

·        Communications:
assisting in the writing of policy reports;
preparing internet content and performing website maintenance;
writing press releases and other documents for dissemination to media.

Qualifications:

A degree from an accredited university.  The ideal candidate will have persuasive and clear writing skills, and an interest in preventing deaths and injuries caused by guns.  Fellows should work well with others, be self-motivated, focused, and bring a pleasant attitude to the office.

Salary:

Unpaid.

Application Instructions:

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and transcript to jobs@legalactionproject.org with “Undergraduate Fellow Candidate” in the subject line.  No phone calls please.  EOE/m/f/d/v 

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.