Job Title : Legal Researcher

Compensation:

Hourly rate: $45-50/hour, commensurate with experience

Hours per week: Varies. Around 20-40 hours during the first few weeks but fewer hours are expected afterwards. Hours can be discussed.

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Project Overview:**

VoteAmerica is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Legal Researcher to join our team on a contract basis. This is a seasonal 1099 position with an expected end date of Nov 5, 2024.

This role focuses on researching and analyzing election deadlines / policies and voter communication requirements across various jurisdictions. The person in this role will steer the process of making sure the information on our website is up-to-date and incorporate improvements to our database..

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Key Responsibilities:**

• Conduct thorough legal research on election deadlines, voter registration deadlines, absentee ballot deadlines, and other relevant election-related timelines.
• Provide guidance on overall legal research efforts and voter communications
• Stay up-to-date with changes in election laws and regulations that may impact deadlines and voter communication strategies.
• Collaborate with team members and other organizations to verify and validate research data.

Requirements:

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong interest in public policy and helping voters

Nice-to-haves:

• Strong research skills with experience in legal research, particularly in election law or related fields.
• A bachelor's degree in law, political science, public policy, or a related field is preferred but not required.
• Willingness to guide responses to commonly asked questions from voters and/or respond to questions from voters

About VoteAmerica

VoteAmerica is a nonprofit organization that runs large scale voter registration and mobilization campaigns. Organizationally, we are tactic-agnostic and goal-oriented: we adopt and abandon tactics based on effectiveness. For our voter contact (mobilization) programs, we run multi-channel informational messages, focusing on when to vote, where to go, and what to bring. In the past, we have utilized a variety of marketing channels, including cold SMS; warm SMS; direct mail; out-of-home advertising, such as billboards and transit ads; and campus-specific media, which is a mix of digital and physical ad inventory.

VoteAmerica also works with academics to evaluate our impact, and we share our research publicly. You can read our publications at research.voteamerica.org.

How to apply and more details about the process:

• Submit your resume as well as the answers to a couple of short questions.
• We don't require a cover letter (because you don't want to write one and we don't want to read it).
• Applications are processed on a rolling basis, we will accept them until the role is filled. We are, however, looking to fill this role ASAP, so you should apply as soon as you can.
• Candidates with lived experience of or connections to marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

VoteAmerica is an equal opportunity employer. This means that we don't discriminate against people because of their race, ethnicity, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, personal appearance, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, genetic information, or political affiliation.