FOOD INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN COUNSEL
Washington, DC
Application Deadline: 04/15/2015
Application Deadline: 04/15/2015
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
www.whistleblower.org
Date Posted: 03/04/2015
Job Type: ATTORNEY
Schedule Type: Full Time
Job Type: ATTORNEY
Schedule Type: Full Time
Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Animal Rights, Employment/Labor, Environmental, Farm Worker/Migrant Worker, Food & Drug Law, Litigation
Job Description
The Ideal Candidate is:
A high achiever and exceptional mind in investigation and litigation with outstanding writing and interpersonal skills. A driven individual who is looking to build on the impact of courageous whistleblowers and work in a small but powerful organization.
Top 5 Reasons You Should Come Work with Us:
- You want to hold government and corporations accountable. Reporting crimes should not be a crime.
- You want to support whistleblowers, and improve whistleblower protections to enable more truth-tellers to come forward safely, and help them to speak out through the use of strategic litigation.
- You want to be responsible for taking on cases and building a docket.
- You want to work with an inspiring team of dedicated lawyers and advocates on a wide range of food issues.
- You have an interest in food related issues and a desire to improve the current system.
Qualifications
Responsibilities:
· Identify and investigate issues related to transparency and accountability in the food industry
- Meet with potential clients. This includes national travel.
· Conduct investigations, interview whistleblowers, take statements, and draft affidavits. Provide thorough factual and legal research and analysis in pleadings, memoranda and other written documents.
- Establish and maintain weekly contact with sources who provide information about ongoing food integrity issues
- Research and track federal and state legislation affecting public and environmental health, worker’s rights, and animal welfare
· Understand relevant case law, or are capable of becoming well versed in the relevant area(s) of law.
- Organize discovery documents, interrogatories and other discovery materials
- Prepare and file legal documents.
- Consult regularly with program staff
Employment Requirements
- Minimum 3 years litigation experience. Employment law and jury trial experience are a plus.
- Must be licensed to practice in the District of Columbia or eligible for admission soon after hire.
Other Qualifications
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with a team.
- Facility with drafting and/or editing memoranda, briefs, and other legal documents.
- Familiarity with Freedom of Information Act
- Comfortable working with diverse groups of individuals from a variety of different backgrounds.
Salary
Salary commensurate with experience. GAP offers a generous benefits package.
Application Instructions:
Email your resume and cover letter to amandah@whistleblower.org