Project Manager, Litigation (Non-technical)

Giffords•,

14d•$71,000 - $77,000•Remote

About The Position

GIFFORDS Law Center is seeking a motivated individual to serve as a legal project manager to support all aspects of the legal team’s litigation, legislative advocacy, and public education work. This role involves balancing a large variety of projects with multiple members of the team. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn and do meaningful work to address America’s epidemic of gun violence and join a growing and high-profile national movement. This is a full-time position, with a flexible hybrid work arrangement if based in Washington, DC, or full remote available if based elsewhere. This position requires the ability and willingness to travel a few times a year, as well as interest and ability in staffing occasional weekend and evening events.

Requirements

At least 1-4 years of experience in legal project management or paralegal experience
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong reading comprehension skills
Strong writing and editing skills
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including demonstrated confidence and initiative to lead and provide direction when needed, especially guiding senior team members and external partners
Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced environment while employing rigorous attention to detail
Willingness to take the initiative on projects
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to be flexible
Sense of humor and interest in working closely with a mission-driven, multidisciplinary team
Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism.

Nice To Haves

Experience with reading and analyzing legal opinions or legislation
Familiarity with the litigation or legislative processes
Familiarity with litigation processes, including docket searching software
Experience with project management
Experience with AirTable and/or other project management software.

Responsibilities

Coordinates multiple litigation projects in various stages, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and communicating deadlines and status to team members.
Documents the lifecycle of litigation projects (pre-litigation, active litigation, amicus briefs) and develops systems for tracking and managing litigation projects.
Identifies tools and/or software programs to support litigation project management.
Implements project management tools and systems, trains litigation team members on those systems, and meets regularly with team members (1:1 and as a group) to track progress and update project status against milestones and deadlines.
Maintains contact database.
Provides administrative support for attorneys in drafting litigation briefs and other filings, legislative advocacy materials, fact sheets, website content, policy reports, and other written materials.
Conducts research as necessary to be used in litigation, policy, advocacy, and communications materials.
Tracks and generates reports on the legal team’s progress and benchmarks, and creates and maintains public-facing materials describing the team’s work.
Works closely with other internal departments (e.g., Communications, Development) to ensure public-facing materials are up to date so that funders and other external partners have access to the latest information regarding legal work.
Creates clear, accessible public-facing resources for the GIFFORDS website and other external publications that translate complex legal work for general audiences, including litigation explainers and case-tracking materials.
Maintains relationships and coordinates meetings and events with external stakeholders, including co-counsels, partner organizations, researchers, educators, and legislators.
Assists Second Amendment Issues Manager in organizing and promoting public-facing events related to Second Amendment scholarship, including the annual GIFFORDS Law Center Second Amendment Symposium and other events as necessary.
Other duties as assigned.