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Health Law Fellowship 2010-2012
Date Posted: 6/14/2010
Organization: National Women's Law Center
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: Paid
Description of Organization:
For 35 years, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) has led the way in expanding possibilities for women and girls in the United States. NWLC uses the law in all its forms to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives. NWLC takes on the issues that cut to the core of women’s and girls’ lives in education, employment, family economic security, and health, with special priority given to the needs of low-income women and their families.
Position Responsibilities:
The National Women’s Law Center is seeking a recent law school graduate or judicial clerk to work on major health and reproductive rights policy initiatives affecting women as a Health Law Fellow. This is a two-year fellowship funded by the Center, available no later than September 2010.
Health Law Fellow will work on projects related to all aspects of the Center’s health and reproductive rights program area. This includes low-income women’s access to comprehensive and affordable health care, access to contraception, and refusals to deliver reproductive and other health care services.
Responsibilities will include gathering, summarizing and analyzing research and data from a variety of sources; analyzing policy proposals; drafting fact sheets, reports and other written materials, and working with national and state-based coalitions.
Qualifications:
Law degree required. Must have excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills, and organizational skills; attention to detail; and a commitment to women’s issues.
Salary commensurate with other public service legal fellowships. NWLC offers excellent benefits, including pre-tax flexible spending accounts for medical, dependent care, and transportation, and four weeks of annual vacation. Office located on the Red Metro Line in DuPont Circle. Intellectually-stimulating workplace with passionate, dedicated colleagues.
Apply To:
If you are interested in joining the NWLC team, submit a cover letter, resume, transcript, writing sample, and three supervisory references. Electronic submissions are preferred.
Please send materials to humanresources@nwlc.org and include position title in the subject line. Hard copies may be addressed to: Human Resources Department, National Women's Law Center, 11 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, FAX: 202-588-5185.
Applications accepted until position is filled. No calls please. EOE.
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