Policy Assistant & Paralegal

Position: Policy Assistant & Paralegal

Department: Legal

Office

Location:

The ideal candidate is located in any of the following states or major metropolitan areas where Lambda Legal has an office:
New York, NY (Headquarters);
Atlanta, GA (Southern); or Washington, D.C.

Work Type Designation: Hybrid or Work from Home. If located in a city where Lambda Legal has an office, the candidate will be designated Hybrid to support office responsibilities, such as opening confidential legal mail, producing packets or other policy materials, and attending coalition meetings.

Reports to: Deputy Legal Director for Policy

Union Status: L1. This is a union position.

Annual Salary Range: $59,053 - $86,723. The salary for this role is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement based on a candidate's years of relevant experience relative to the position and the geographic region. Our salary scale for this role starts at 1 year and goes up to 30+ years of experience.

Travel: This position will require occasional travel to congressional offices and state houses for supporting in-person policy priorities, such as hearings, briefings, rallies, coalition meetings, public education events, conferences, etc. Travel may be urgent or unpredictable based on needs and advanced notice will vary.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt/Full-time

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Lambda Legal is a national advocacy organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. Since 1973, Lambda Legal has used impact litigation and other advocacy tools to decriminalize same-sex relationships; challenge discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV in the workplace, in the home, in schools, in health care, and in the military;

and protect LGBTQ+ families, including by winning and defending marriage equality. Our clients are not charged for legal representation or advocacy and Lambda Legal receives no government funding. Headquartered in New York City, Lambda Legal also has regional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Washington, DC.

We believe that serving the full breadth of the LGBTQ+ and HIV communities requires cultural competency and enthusiasm for diversity of all kinds. To be successful, we must approach our work with an understanding that discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status is not the only obstacle to achieving full formal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV;

rather, we recognize the intersectional nature of discrimination, specifically including biases based on race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, education, and class. Considering this reality, we prioritize a proactive commitment to counteracting these biases and their compounding effects in the work we do, but also in how we work together as an organization.

The Policy Assistant and Paralegal primarily supports Lambda Legal's public policy work across federal and state processes. Core responsibilities include tracking legislation and bills, helping stand up model policy initiatives, preparing and filing advocacy materials such as letters and comments, and managing data and reporting on policy metrics nationwide to advance Lambda Legal’s cutting-edge policy advocacy, impact litigation, and educational work.

While policy work is the core focus, this role may also be called upon to support litigation efforts as needed, including legal research and court filings.

This role supports the work of multiple attorneys on a wide array of issues within Lambda Legal’s mission.

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