Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Michigan LLI Attorney

Detroit, MI, United States · Full-time

No sponsorship$117k-$131kDetected 62 days ago
ResearchLeadershipCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • Reporters Committee serves news organizations, reporters, documentary filmmakers, media lawyers, and many more who use its online resources.
  • The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (Reporters Committee) is hiring a Michigan Local Legal Initiative (LLI) Attorney.
  • This full-time position reports to the Director of the Local Legal Initiative.

Responsibilities

  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to successfully manage-or demonstrated experience successfully managing-litigation matters and the work of less-experienced attorneys;

Requirements

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and operate computer equipment.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

Nice to have

  • Representing Michigan journalists and news organizations in litigation and other matters involving access to judicial records/proceedings, freedom of information, and other newsgathering and First Amendment matters
  • this includes, among other things: intake/case selection and other strategy decisions
  • drafting correspondence, administrative appeals, pleadings, briefs, and other filings in trial and appellate courts
  • and appearing on behalf of the clients in state and federal court;
  • Providing counsel to Michigan journalists on legal issues related to newsgathering, access to information, libel, and privacy;
  • Educating Michigan journalists about First Amendment and newsgathering rights, including by conducting trainings for journalists and news organizations on media law topics;
  • Responding to hotline inquiries from journalists in Michigan and working with RCFP communications staff to provide comment to local journalists and news organizations for publication;
  • Working collaboratively with stakeholders in Michigan and internally at RCFP to promote the LLI and its strategic goals;

Compensation

  • RCFP is committed to offering competitive pay and generous benefits, including group medical insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, retirement benefits, health-reimbursement accounts, and paid family leave.
  • The salary range for this position is $117,300 to $130,500.

Company info

  • At the Reporters Committee, we celebrate the diversity of our employees and our leadership.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
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