Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GIFFORDS is a leading organization dedicated to gun safety and violence prevention. They are seeking a Project Manager for their Litigation Team to manage litigation projects, maintain a pro bono network, and ensure efficient team operations while contributing to impactful legal work.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates multiple litigation projects in various stages, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and communicating deadlines and status to team members
- Documents the lifecycle of litigation projects (pre-litigation, active litigation, amicus briefs) and develops systems for tracking and managing litigation projects
- Identifies tools and/or software programs to support litigation project management
- Implements project management tools and systems, trains litigation team members on those systems, and meets regularly with team members (1:1 and as a group) to track progress and update project status against milestones and deadlines
- Maintains contact database
- Provides administrative support for attorneys in drafting litigation briefs and other filings, legislative advocacy materials, fact sheets, website content, policy reports, and other written materials
- Conducts research as necessary to be used in litigation, policy, advocacy, and communications materials
- Tracks and generates reports on the legal team’s progress and benchmarks, and creates and maintains public-facing materials describing the team’s work
- Works closely with other internal departments (e.g., Communications, Development) to ensure public-facing materials are up to date so that funders and other external partners have access to the latest information regarding legal work
- Creates clear, accessible public-facing resources for the GIFFORDS website and other external publications that translate complex legal work for general audiences, including litigation explainers and case-tracking materials
- Maintains relationships and coordinates meetings and events with external stakeholders, including co-counsels, partner organizations, researchers, educators, and legislators
- Assists Second Amendment Issues Manager in organizing and promoting public-facing events related to Second Amendment scholarship, including the annual GIFFORDS Law Center Second Amendment Symposium and other events as necessary
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- At least 1-4 years of experience in legal project management or paralegal experience
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong reading comprehension skills
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including demonstrated confidence and initiative to lead and provide direction when needed, especially guiding senior team members and external partners
- Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced environment while employing rigorous attention to detail
- Willingness to take the initiative on projects
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to be flexible
- Sense of humor and interest in working closely with a mission-driven, multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism
- Experience with reading and analyzing legal opinions or legislation
- Familiarity with the litigation or legislative processes
- Familiarity with litigation processes, including docket searching software
- Experience with project management
- Experience with AirTable and/or other project management software
Benefits
- Employer funded health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health, transit, and parking flexible spending accounts
- 401k plan with 4% employer match
- 25 days of PTO annually plus paid week closure for winter break between Christmas and New Years
- Ten annual paid federal holidays
Company Overview
Giffords is fighting to end the gun lobby’s stranglehold on our political system. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://giffords.org/.