What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies position at The Heritage Foundation?
Title: Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
Reports to: Director, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
Job Summary: The Legal Fellow is responsible for establishing a national reputation in law and judicial studies, conducting original legal research and analysis to advance Heritage’s priorities, and providing counsel to Heritage staff, policymakers, and the legal community. The Legal Fellow engages with the highest degree of professionalism in independent research, publication, education programs, and other work concerning a broad array of issues. The Legal Fellow is also responsible for participating in Heritage’s legal conferences and events and responding to media and other inquiries. The Legal Fellow should have deep knowledge, experience, or scholarship in the following areas of law and legal policy:
Education: J.D. required
Experience: Six of more years' experience in a policy or legal field; a judicial clerkship is preferred
Communication: Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Other Requirements:
The Heritage Foundation offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, best-in-class health care, vision, and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement funding, “take what you need” PTO and sick leave, 14 weeks of paid leave for new moms and 6 weeks of paid leave for new dads, among other programs.
The salary range for this role is $122,000 - $145,000 annually. This range is a good-faith estimate, and the final salary offered to a selected candidate depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, and other qualifications; internal and external market pay for comparable jobs; and level of hire based on aforementioned qualifications.
Reports to: Director, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
Job Summary: The Legal Fellow is responsible for establishing a national reputation in law and judicial studies, conducting original legal research and analysis to advance Heritage’s priorities, and providing counsel to Heritage staff, policymakers, and the legal community. The Legal Fellow engages with the highest degree of professionalism in independent research, publication, education programs, and other work concerning a broad array of issues. The Legal Fellow is also responsible for participating in Heritage’s legal conferences and events and responding to media and other inquiries. The Legal Fellow should have deep knowledge, experience, or scholarship in the following areas of law and legal policy:
- Constitutional law, particularly structural constitutionalism, including separation of powers and federalism principles.
- Administrative law, including a strong background on separation of powers, the non-delegation and major questions doctrines, various deference doctrines, the Administrative Procedure Act, related substantive areas of law, and efforts to reform or curb the administrative state and misuses of emergency powers.
- Research and write original and high-quality papers, opinion pieces, legal memoranda, and law review articles.
- Research state legislation and provide monthly updates on key developments in legislative initiatives and court cases at both the federal and state levels pertaining to election integrity.
- Represent Heritage in many settings within and outside Heritage, including public functions, professional conferences, in the media, and at legislative hearings and meetings.
- Work with others across Heritage, Heritage Action, other organizations, news media, and, as appropriate, Federal, State, local, and foreign officials, to achieve Heritage objectives.
- Draft, prepare, and provide congressional testimony.
- Organize and participate in meetings and events to promote Meese Center research and projects.
- Supervise researchers and interns regarding legal research and other projects as needed and at the direction of the Director.
Education: J.D. required
Experience: Six of more years' experience in a policy or legal field; a judicial clerkship is preferred
Communication: Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Other Requirements:
- Understand and support the Heritage mission and vision for America, and the department’s goals and objectives.
- Promote policies consistent with Heritage’s priorities; speak with one voice.
- Ability to work well with a wide range of individuals and organizations and to provide leadership to junior staff.
- Professionalism: highest possible degree (adaptability, maturity, integrity and accountability).
- Initiative: highest possible, requiring only general guidance with high degree of independent action.
- Innovation: good entrepreneurial skills and ability to generate new ideas and approaches to address entrenched problems
The Heritage Foundation offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, best-in-class health care, vision, and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement funding, “take what you need” PTO and sick leave, 14 weeks of paid leave for new moms and 6 weeks of paid leave for new dads, among other programs.
The salary range for this role is $122,000 - $145,000 annually. This range is a good-faith estimate, and the final salary offered to a selected candidate depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, and other qualifications; internal and external market pay for comparable jobs; and level of hire based on aforementioned qualifications.
Salary : $122,000 - $145,000
