Company name
The National Women's Law Center
Experience
5 yrs required
Location
, DC, United States
Employment Type
Full-Time
Industry
Legal
Posted on
Feb 05, 2025
Valid Through
May 21, 2025
Profile
The Position
The National Women’s Law Center seeks a Senior Counsel to join the Reproductive Rights and Health team who will focus on working to expand access to birth control at the state level. The Senior Counsel will help lead the Law Center’s contraceptive access work at the state level, including identifying and developing policies to improve contraceptive access and supporting our network of state contraceptive advocates. This role is for a term limit of 2 years with the possibility extension.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
The candidate must possess:
Additional preferred skills and knowledge:
Key Relationships
The Senior Counsel will report directly to the Director of Birth Control Access and will work closely with other staff focused on contraceptive access, as well as other members of the Reproductive Rights and Health Team. May have supervisory responsibilities for legal interns or fellows.
Compensation & Benefits
A minimum salary of $88,100 who will be provided to the successful candidate who has at least 5 years of experience directly relevant to this role, consistent with the National Women’s Law Center’s compensation framework .
The Center offers a comprehensive benefits package, and four weeks of annual vacation.
NWLC is a non-profit organization whose headquarters and staff are based in Washington, D.C., with our office located in historic Dupont Circle. However, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, all NWLC staff are temporarily working remotely. We continue to monitor public health guidance and keep safety, science, and flexibility top of mind as we evaluate what reopening looks like for our team.
Classification
NWLC recognizes a staff bargaining unit, NWLC United, affiliated with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union/IFPTE Local 70, a union for non-profit workers. This position is included in NWLC’s bargaining unit. Specific employment terms are subject to collective bargaining.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit a resume and a cover letter to SeniorCounselRRH2021@nwlc.org. Resumes should include exact start and end dates (month and year) of employment. In your cover letter, please describe how your professional background is a good fit for this position. Applications accepted until position is filled.
The National Women’s Law Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek applications from people with disabilities; people of all gender identities and sexual orientations; people of color; and veterans.
Reasonable Accommodations
If you require reasonable accommodations during any part of the hiring process, please email ldiala@nwlc.org.
About the Organization
The National Women’s Law Center fights for gender justice—in the courts, in public policy, and in our society—working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls.
We use the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions to the gender inequity that shapes our society and to break down the barriers that harm all of us—especially women of color, LGBTQ people, and low-income women and families.
For almost 50 years, we have been on the leading edge of every major legal and policy victory for women. Find out more at NWLC.org.
Company info
The National Women's Law Center