Associate Counsel

Whistleblower Aid • Full-time • Washington, District of Columbia, United States • $95k - $110k / year • 15h ago

Full Time

$95,000 – $110,000 Annually, Based on Experience

About Position:

Whistleblower Aid is seeking a motivated associate counsel to support our expanding casework. This role will support a small legal team with core activities including drafting legal disclosures, managing cases and clients, legal research, factual development and case management. The associate role will also support case communications and advocacy work as well as organizational legal needs. Whistleblower Aid’s work is highly sensitive and this position requires absolute discretion and professionalism.

This is a full time, at will, employee position. This role is hybrid, serving our office in Washington, DC with a minimum two days in office per week.

Responsibilities:

Assists in drafting and editing legal documents including: correspondence, disclosures, affidavits and other filings
Research statutes, legislation, regulations, case law, and other legal resources and prepare written analysis
Develops and maintains client relationships, including to prepare evidence, declarations, and other materials with clients
Develop relevant facts, review evidence and case documentation and prepare written analysis, chronologies, summaries, and digests.
Manage client case files, including in e-discovery programs, as needed.
Design and execute advocacy and communications strategy in service of cases and clients
Lead and support other organizational needs, including producing contracts, legal risk assessment, thought leadership, and other projects
Other duties as assigned

Job requirements:

3+ years of legal experience
J.D. and at least one state bar membership
Excellent legal research and writing skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to multitask, take initiative, work independently and meet deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced small team environment
Excellent interpersonal skills, including client relationship building and empathy
Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail
Advanced analytical skills including issue spotting and problem solving
Competency with legal citation and comfort with using artificial intelligence tools
Ability to maintain confidentiality, trust, and exercise discretion
Mission driven, with an interest in justice, resilient democracy, and corporate accountability
Preferred work experience with or opposite federal or state prosecutors, offices of inspector generals, agency general counsel offices, federal agencies with investigative or civil enforcement authority, or congressional investigations teams
Preferred work experience in oversight, accountability or whistleblower-related work areas

Benefits:

Generous benefits package including fully employer-paid health insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan with company match, life insurance, and a generous paid time off policy.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

About Whistleblower Aid:

Whistleblower Aid is a pioneering 501(c)(3) non-profit legal organization that helps government employees and private-sector workers report and expose wrongdoing. Our clients come forward at great personal risk to bring the transparency needed for public accountability and reform. Whether holding the government to account, protecting our democracy, defending the Constitution, safeguarding our national security, or reporting corporate malfeasance harming the public, our clients’ truth-telling is driving much-needed changes across industries and agencies and their impact is felt around the world.

We are a small team of lawyers, strategists and communications professionals who work tirelessly to keep our whistleblowers safe and their disclosures legal and effective