Fellowship Announcement

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence's Legal Action Project seeks a recent law school graduate with a deferral option from a law firm or post-graduate public interest fellowship funding 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:

• 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 violencespeaking 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.

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

Fellowship based in Downtown Washington, D.C.

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover to either:

By mail to:
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
ATTN: Human Resources / LAP Fellowship
1225 Eye Street, NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005

or

By email to Jobs@LegalActionProject.org

Subject Line: Law Fellowship

No phone calls, please. EOE/m/f/d/v

Closing Date: Resumes accepted until position is filled.