Job Description

Everytown Law seeks a seasoned, skilled, and thoughtful attorney for a full-time Deputy Director position to help supervise and drive forward the national docket of gun violence prevention cases being litigated by our attorneys in federal and state courtrooms across the country.

Everytown Law is part of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the education, research, and litigation arm of the nation’s leading gun violence prevention organization. We are the largest and most experienced team of impact litigators in the country dedicated to advocating in the courts for gun violence prevention—one of the most pressing issues of our time.

We believe every person has the right to live free from gun violence. It’s our mission to make this belief a reality. We are looking for attorneys who want to use their litigation skills and commitment to public interest lawyering to join us in advocating on behalf of survivors and others directly affected by gun violence, including marginalized communities. Our practice includes representing individuals, local governments, and states, and our clients include students, parents, civil rights organizations, domestic violence coalitions, and cities and counties.

Everytown Law engages in two primary areas of litigation:

1. Affirmative litigation to (a) seek accountability and reform of the gun industry’s dangerous business practices, (b) take on dangerous gun lobby-backed laws that conflict with constitutional protections, and (c) enforce gun violence prevention laws.
2. Defense of common-sense, life-saving gun laws against Second Amendment challenges in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen, under the umbrella of the Everytown Center for the Defense of Gun Safety.

This position will be part of our affirmative litigation practice. You can learn more about our work and our team at https://everytownlaw.org/.

SCOPE OF WORK AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Deputy Director of affirmative litigation will have a high level of responsibility and self-direction. This position reports to a Director or Senior Director of affirmative litigation, and will play an important role in managing and litigating the team’s affirmative docket. The Deputy Director’s primary responsibilities will be:

• Developing and implementing Everytown Law’s nationwide federal and state court affirmative litigation practice.
• Managing and supervising case teams, supervising team members, driving case strategy, liaising and coordinating with national and local co-counsel, and communicating with opposing counsel.
• Developing new cases and advancing existing cases through legal research, factual development, and strategic analysis.
• This position will involve a significant amount of legal writing, including drafting and editing memos, complaints, pleadings, and appellate and trial court briefs.
• Undertaking all aspects of pre-trial litigation, including fact development, discovery, motion practice, depositions, and expert testimony.
• Preparing cases and teams for trial and trying cases.
• Participating in hiring, case assignments, and new case approval processes.
• Drafting and overseeing amicus briefs, including coordination with other gun violence prevention groups on such submissions.
• Working directly with clients.
• Working closely with teams across the organization to advance sensible gun regulation.
• Speaking on behalf of Everytown Law in public settings, such as giving presentations to government entities, law school students, and serving as a panelist at other public interest events.
• Participating in team and professional development, including retreats, trainings, and other events.

QUALIFICATIONS

• J.D. and membership in a state bar.
• Experience supervising teams of lawyers and legal assistants, with a focus on providing feedback and opportunities for professional development.
• Significant courtroom experience, as well as oral argument and deposition experience, a strong plus.
• Experience with gun violence prevention litigation or the gun violence prevention movement a plus.
• Proven ability to move cases forward and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent legal analysis, research, writing, and editing skills.
• Outstanding attention to detail and an ability to explain complex legal concepts to both legal and non-legal audiences.
• A commitment to social justice, an interest in gun violence prevention litigation, and a passion for Everytown’s mission of preventing gun violence in America.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team and with other lawyers.
• Experience working with marginalized communities and survivors of trauma a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and staff in a fast-moving environment and to deliver timely and high-quality work.
• Strong work ethic, sense of humor, flexibility, creativity, and a professional demeanor.
• Ability to work in a sometimes-hectic, open-plan office.

This is a full-time, hybrid 3 days in-office/2 days remote position that is based in New York City or Washington, D.C. The salary for this position is $145,000+, depending on experience. Everytown offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision, PTO, 401K Match, Education Assistance and more.

OUR CULTURE

Our team culture values kindness, positive interpersonal skills, collaboration, communication, feedback, professionalism, social consciousness, a continuous-learning mindset, a strong work ethic, readiness to take action, balance, and self-care. Our team provides a supportive environment for attorneys training to become great litigators.

HIRING PROCESS

• Candidates will be required to submit a legal writing sample and law school transcript.
• Applications will be reviewed and candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis.
• As part of our standard hiring process, employment with Everytown Law will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

About Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (the “Everytown Support Fund”) is the education, research and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly ten million supporters. The Everytown Support Fund seeks to improve our understanding of the causes of gun violence and help to reduce it by conducting groundbreaking original research, developing evidence-based policies, communicating this knowledge to the American public, and advancing gun safety and gun violence prevention in communities and the courts. Learn more at www.everytownsupportfund.org.

DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND OPEN CULTURE

Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply to Everytown. A diverse workforce and open culture are at the heart of our organization and vital to our success.

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 100,000 and above.

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