Legislative Director, Courts, Justice, & Administrative Law

Court Integrity, Justice System, and Administrative Law Policy Director

This position provides legislative and administrative strategy development and implementation as well as oversight of a team of the Policy and Legislation staff working on Earthjustice's court integrity, justice system, and administrative law issues, including limited PAL advocacy in the states if applicable.

This is a hybrid position from our Washington, D.C. office (minimum 2 days a week).

Responsibilities

Lobby Strategy Development and Implementation (30%)

• Oversees the development and implementation of legislative and administrative advocacy strategies by supervisees as well as develops and implements same on issues covered directly.
• Directly lobby Congress and the Administration.
• Educate the Administration and Congress on key legal challenges and rulings.
• Serve as spokesperson for Earthjustice on court integrity, justice system, and administrative law issues.
• Responsibly takes positions on policy and legislative matters relating to court integrity, justice system, and administrative law issues in consultation with the V.P. of PAL, relevant supervisees, and, as warranted, relevant Legislative Director peers, Litigation V.P.s, litigators and other internal policy experts.
• Works with V.P. of Policy and Litigation and, as appropriate, relevant PAL, Litigation and Leadership staff in recommending positions on Presidential nominees.
• Develop, maintain and expand trusting relationships with senior staff of key congressional and administration decision-makers, including relevant congressional committees.
• Tracks legislation and policy initiatives relating to court integrity, justice system, and administrative law issues.
• Develops or oversees the development of lobby and education materials by staff, including but not limited to fact sheets, letters, action alerts and blogs.
• Works with the relevant issue-based and PAL National Communications Strategists to develop media strategies and conducts media outreach and the creation of social media, blogs, op-eds and other strategic communications tools on court integrity, justice system, and administrative law issues.
• Perform policy, legislative and legal analysis.
• Plan and implement initiatives, as well as oversee the planning and implementation of initiatives by supervisees, to educate the public and foster broader public advocacy for court integrity, justice system, and administrative law issues.
• Plan and execute events, such as fly-ins, briefings and lobby days and oversee same by supervisees.
• Proactively seek out opportunities to advance policies in the federal, and when applicable state, legislative and regulatory arenas.

Coalition and Partnerships (20%)

Internal Coordination / Administration (20%)

Supervision (30%)

Management (Essential Functions)

Qualifications

Management (Essential Skills)