Hybrid Legal Assistant, Researcher

at Everytown for Gun Safety

• Job title: Legal Assistant, Researcher
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $60,000 - $70,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Legal Assistants/Researchers supporting the litigation efforts of Everytown for Gun Safety. Assisting with case management, research, and administrative tasks in New York City or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• Assisting Everytown Law attorneys and case teams in all areas of litigation, including case management, proofreading briefs, preparing documents, filing, preparing binders, drafting form documents, and tracking dockets and cases
• Providing administrative assistance, including scheduling, printing, note-taking, expense reporting/tracking, arranging travel, electronic document management and organization, mailing, client intake tracking and contact, assisting with the hiring and onboarding of interns and attorneys, and assisting with event planning (such as retreats, CLE programs, conferences, and webinars)
• Updating our website
• Coordinating with other Everytown departments, as well as external partners and clients
• Conducting factual, social science, and legal research and investigations to develop evidentiary narratives for civil lawsuits involving gun violence
• Use databases, government material, legal documents, court decisions, social media sites, forums, open sources, journals, and other mediums to investigate
• Draft and file records requests to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and courts, in the form of FOIAs and local equivalents

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Prior relevant work experience a plus
• A commitment to Everytown’s mission to end gun violence
• Excellent research, writing, and editing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with team members
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving environment and deliver timely and high-quality work
• A commitment to social justice
• Experience working with marginalized communities and survivors of trauma a plus
• Must feel comfortable calling government offices, including courts and police departments
• Outstanding organization, attention to detail, persistence, and ability to follow up
• Strong work ethic, sense of humor, flexibility, creativity, and a professional demeanor
• Ability to work on a hybrid schedule in both an open office as well as from home/remotely

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision (covered by Everytown with a nominal contribution from the employee)
• PTO
• 401(k) match
• education assistance
• generous benefits package