This position is based in Washington, DC
Position Title: Legal Coordinator
Job Location: DC National Headquarters
Status: Exempt
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $47 – 55k/year
Travel %: 0 - 5%
Job Shift: Any
Job Categories: Nonprofit - Social Services
Number of Openings: 1
About For Our Future
Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund and For Our Future run the largest, permanent progressive field program across key states. Our vision is to expand the progressive infrastructure and advance economic prosperity for all, strong community schools, climate justice, and racial and social justice. Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around what issues matter most to them. By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, drive local progress, make a community's collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people's lives.
In 2018, we made over 10 million door knocks and held 1.5 million face-to-face conversations with voters in 7 states. Our turnout operation and innovative program helped restore voting rights to 1.4 million Floridians, expand Medicaid coverage to 400,000 in Virginia, and resulted in sizable electoral progress at the state and federal level, including the pickup of 3 Governor mansions, 1 Senate seat, 13 Congressional seats, and 22 state legislative seats.
For Our Future will continue to grow and win through 2020, building power across issue fights and elections. Headquartered in Washington, DC, our current state programs include Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Job Summary
For Our Future and For Our Future Action Fund seeks an ambitious and organized self-starter to serve as our Legal Coordinator. This position is appropriate for an entry-level candidate or someone with a cycle or two of campaign experience, with an interest in and passion for campaign finance law. The ideal candidate would have some experience in political or issue-advocacy campaigns and is considering law school. Special consideration will be given to candidates who have experience working in an administrative or project management role. Candidates should be comfortable with technology and exhibit a friendly and helpful demeanor.
The Legal Coordinator will report to the General Counsel. This is a full-time position through at least November 6, 2020.
Essential Functions
● Monitor and manage incoming requests to the legal department by checking a shared email account, updating tasks in Asana project management software, ensuring all information is complete and up to date, and communicating with various departments and team members on status updates. Requests will include contracts, grant agreements, and approvals of voter contact materials (scripts, campaign literature, SMS campaigns, digital advertising, etc.).
● Set up approved contracts for signature in DocuSign system.
● Maintain a document management system to track and catalogue all signed agreements and approved materials.
● Track, monitor, and maintain state registration and filing requirements for For Our Future Action Fund and affiliated entities.
● Track and monitor registration and reporting deadlines related to various types of For Our Future and For Our Future Action Fund activities.
● Research rules on employment issues, campaign finance, elections, voter registration and early voting, corporate law, and other issues as requested by General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel.
● Assist General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel with drafting and dissemination of internal policies and materials.
● Schedule and coordinate training for staff.
● Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
● None
Skills and Qualifications
To be considered for this position, the applicant must be prepared to share and validate a record of personal achievements in the following competency areas:
● Qualifications: Top candidates will have a background in political or advocacy organizations and an interest in law.
● Interpersonal Effectiveness: An effective communicator who has excelled in building successful relationships and a commitment to collaboration. Has the ability to foster teamwork and consensus, effectively manage conflict, and be creative in problem-solving, and is inclusive of diverse individual and cultural perspectives.
● Communications: Has strong written and verbal communication skills and is a persuasive communicator with strong multidisciplinary project skills.
● Level-headedness: Maintaining enthusiasm and calm demeanor in stressful situations.
● Competency: Comfortable working with technology.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
● Because of COVID-19, state and local government stay at home orders, phased reopening orders, and other factors limit For Our Future's canvassing program. When these limits apply, your work environment will likely be your domicile (teleworking) or a socially-distanced office. When it is possible to safely and appropriately resume in-person organizing activity, this position is expected to interact with canvassers and field staff, community partners volunteers, or voters in person individually or collectively in group settings for various projects. The work environment will vary but work may include either an office environment or working outdoors, potentially in extreme weather conditions, including heat and cold.
Expected Hours of Work
● Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, and nights.
● Employees may be required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle, and generally not allowed to take more than 2-3 days off consecutively unless it's an emergency.
Benefits
For Our Future offers the following benefits to all full-time employees:
▪ Health insurance coverage - 95% employer paid, and 5% employee paid.
▪ Paid parental leave.
▪ Retirement savings plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%.
▪ $100 monthly cell phone bill reimbursement.
▪ 13 days paid time off every calendar year, as well as other paid holidays.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
For Our Future Action Fund is an equal opportunity employer. This application will not be used for limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law, including race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, creed, national origin, disability, ancestry, military service, or veteran status. Should an applicant need reasonable accommodation in the application process, he or she should contact a company representative.
AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT
The relationship between you and the For Our Future Action Fund is referred to as "employment at will." This means that your employment can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, by you or the For Our Future Action Fund/For Our Future. No representative of For Our Future Action Fund has authority to enter into any employment agreement with you that is contrary to the foregoing "employment at will" relationship. By signing below, you hereby affirm your that your employment is "at will", and that you acknowledge that no oral or written statements or representations regarding your employment can alter your "at will" status, except for a written statement signed by you and our Chief Executive Officer or duly authorized representative as determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors of For Our Future Action Fund.
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