POSITION Staff Attorney
REPORTS TO Legal Director and Chief Counsel
LOCATION San Francisco, CA
HOURS Full-time
GIFFORDS LAW CENTER
For 25 years, the legal experts at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence have been
fighting for a safer America by researching, drafting, and defending the laws, policies, and
programs proven to save lives from gun violence. Founded in the wake of a 1993 mass
shooting in San Francisco, in 2016 the Law Center joined forces with former Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords to form a new force for gun safety that stretches coast to coast, with offices in
San Francisco, Washington DC, and New York. Giffords Law Center is comprised of the
nation's foremost legal experts on gun laws and the Second Amendment, and we work with
advocates, lawmakers, and citizens at the federal, state, and local levels to pass and defend
laws that keep communities safe and close dangerous gaps in existing gun laws. We work with
litigators from the public and private sectors to defend important public safety laws, challenge
laws that threaten communities, and hold accountable those actors that fuel the American gun
violence crisis. And by making complex legal and policy issues understandable by conducting
research, providing training, and generating model regulations, we facilitate public education on
the policies proven to save lives from gun violence.
Giffords Law Center is committed to assembling a diverse staff and is proud to be an equal
opportunity employer. We strongly encourage people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities,
and sexual orientations, as well as veterans and those with disabilities, to apply. Giffords Law
Center believes that diversity and inclusion among our staff is critical to our mission to change
policies, challenge injustice, and save lives.
For more information about Giffords Law Center, visit our website at giffordslawcenter.org.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The staff attorney will work alongside other staff on Giffords Law Center's public advocacy,
research, and litigation initiatives. Job responsibilities may include litigation in trial and appellate
courts; legal and policy analysis and counseling; legislative drafting at federal, state, and local
levels; administrative and legislative advocacy; tracking litigation and legislation; and public
education and scholarship. The staff attorney will split time between litigation and legislative
activities, and specific job responsibilities will vary according to project deadlines and the fast
moving pace of Giffords Law Center's work.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal staff attorney candidate will be a junior attorney who demonstrates excellent legal
research, writing and analytical skills and possesses a commitment to work in the public interest
and reduce gun violence. Relevant past experience and a particular interest in gun violence
prevention will also be valued. Recent judicial clerks are encouraged to apply.
APPLICATION DETAILS
Applications should be submitted to bsalkin@giffords.org and should include a cover letter,
resume, and writing sample (up to 10 pages). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis
until the position is filled.
Salary commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits include health and dental
insurance, 401k plan with employer match, healthcare and transit FSA, paid holidays, and five
weeks PTO.
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