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The Director, Technology Policy & Projects leads part of the Public Interest Technology team's work in privacy, competition, government surveillance, and cybersecurity, along with the development of our Privacy Badger software. The Director, Technology Policy & Projects and their team help other EFF teams understand the technology at the heart of our activism and legal work; engage and write on... technology policy and digital rights issues; and program
The Director, Technology Policy & Projects leads part of the Public Interest Technology team's work in privacy, competition, government surveillance, and cybersecurity, along with the development of our Privacy Badger software. The Director, Technology Policy & Projects and their team help other EFF teams understand the technology at the heart of our activism and legal work; engage and write on... technology policy and digital rights issues; and program some of EFF's software and tools. The Director, Technology Policy & Projects works in partnership with the Director of Engineering, Certbot and the PIT Director to ensure the entire PIT team is working effectively and efficiently as a team and within EFF as a whole.
Essential Functions:
Programmatic
• Lead from a technical-policy perspective issues such as privacy, competition, telecommunications, government surveillance, cybersecurity, and international matters.
• Ensure that the team does work that supports EFF in an accurate, efficient, and timely fashion
• Works with the Director of Public Interest Technology to prioritize team resources, and match tactics and strategies to goals
• Assign projects, priorities, and work to direct reports and ensure work meets quality and quantity expectation and hits deadlines, working with other team managers as necessary
• Ensures the team helps meet the technology policy needs of other teams across EFF
• Facilitates communication and problem-solving within the team and with the team's collaboration with other teams
• Outreach and interface with external partners, companies, policymakers, and regulators to promote our policies and work, steer them to EFF goals, and improve the state of digital civil liberties
• Help lead or participate in a number of internal EFF Working Groups.
• Help with media interviews/press calls (1-4 per month), write blog posts (1 per month), and do speaking engagements (4x per year).
Management
• Weekly check-ins with direct reports, assisting with time and resource management, and offering candid feedback
• Briefs the PIT Director about the team's work, new developments, challenges, and personnel issues during weekly 1:1 meetings.
• Assist direct reports in time and workload management, helping them complete day-to-day tasks while building skills to take on additional work and monitor workload to ensure that direct reports are not overwhelmed
• Offer candid feedback to direct reports about where they need to grow as well as where they are excelling, including through weekly one-on-ones and annual feedback reviews
• Assign projects, priorities, and work to direct reports and ensure they hit any deadlines, working with other team managers as necessary. Ensure the quality and quantity of the work of direct reports
• Document performance issues and address them promptly up to and including termination, in partnership with Human Resources
• Serve as the hiring manager for any vacancies or departures on your team
Qualities We're Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
• Strong management skills on large and complex technical projects.
• Strong knowledge on EFF issues related to this position.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional and diverse teams.
• Must demonstrate care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts.
• Must work to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges.
• Must have effective skills at oral and written communication.
• Must be able to understand and articulate with accuracy EFF's mission, positions, and work.
• Must be available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive opportunities during agreed upon work hours.
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
Required Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• Significant experience managing technical teams that interact with cross-functional teams in an organization.
• Experience in meeting facilitation
Preferred Education & Experience
• Management training or education.
• Technical and/or policy experience in privacy and/or surveillance issues and technologies.
• Work experience in diverse settings that include not only different backgrounds but countries and cultures.
Classification: Exempt, Full-time (40 hours per week)
Compensation: $140,000 to $150,000
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday
Reports to: Director of Public Interest Technology
Supervisory responsibilities: Approximately five people
Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to lift up to 10 lbs on occasion.
Location: You may work from San Francisco or you may work from another U.S. location. This position will need to keep Pacific time zone hours.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
Essential Functions:
Programmatic
• Lead from a technical-policy perspective issues such as privacy, competition, telecommunications, government surveillance, cybersecurity, and international matters.
• Ensure that the team does work that supports EFF in an accurate, efficient, and timely fashion
• Works with the Director of Public Interest Technology to prioritize team resources, and match tactics and strategies to goals
• Assign projects, priorities, and work to direct reports and ensure work meets quality and quantity expectation and hits deadlines, working with other team managers as necessary
• Ensures the team helps meet the technology policy needs of other teams across EFF
• Facilitates communication and problem-solving within the team and with the team's collaboration with other teams
• Outreach and interface with external partners, companies, policymakers, and regulators to promote our policies and work, steer them to EFF goals, and improve the state of digital civil liberties
• Help lead or participate in a number of internal EFF Working Groups.
• Help with media interviews/press calls (1-4 per month), write blog posts (1 per month), and do speaking engagements (4x per year).
Management
• Weekly check-ins with direct reports, assisting with time and resource management, and offering candid feedback
• Briefs the PIT Director about the team's work, new developments, challenges, and personnel issues during weekly 1:1 meetings.
• Assist direct reports in time and workload management, helping them complete day-to-day tasks while building skills to take on additional work and monitor workload to ensure that direct reports are not overwhelmed
• Offer candid feedback to direct reports about where they need to grow as well as where they are excelling, including through weekly one-on-ones and annual feedback reviews
• Assign projects, priorities, and work to direct reports and ensure they hit any deadlines, working with other team managers as necessary. Ensure the quality and quantity of the work of direct reports
• Document performance issues and address them promptly up to and including termination, in partnership with Human Resources
• Serve as the hiring manager for any vacancies or departures on your team
Qualities We're Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
• Strong management skills on large and complex technical projects.
• Strong knowledge on EFF issues related to this position.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional and diverse teams.
• Must demonstrate care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts.
• Must work to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges.
• Must have effective skills at oral and written communication.
• Must be able to understand and articulate with accuracy EFF's mission, positions, and work.
• Must be available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive opportunities during agreed upon work hours.
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
Required Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• Significant experience managing technical teams that interact with cross-functional teams in an organization.
• Experience in meeting facilitation
Preferred Education & Experience
• Management training or education.
• Technical and/or policy experience in privacy and/or surveillance issues and technologies.
• Work experience in diverse settings that include not only different backgrounds but countries and cultures.
Classification: Exempt, Full-time (40 hours per week)
Compensation: $140,000 to $150,000
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday
Reports to: Director of Public Interest Technology
Supervisory responsibilities: Approximately five people
Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to lift up to 10 lbs on occasion.
Location: You may work from San Francisco or you may work from another U.S. location. This position will need to keep Pacific time zone hours.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
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schedule_type: Full-time
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an established nonprofit organization defending online privacy and free expression, is looking for a full-time writer and advocate to join our Activism team.
As the Security and Privacy Activist, you will be responsible for EFF’s flagship security education resource Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), as well as a range of public-facing communication aimed... at guiding users through digital security and privacy
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an established nonprofit organization defending online privacy and free expression, is looking for a full-time writer and advocate to join our Activism team.
As the Security and Privacy Activist, you will be responsible for EFF’s flagship security education resource Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), as well as a range of public-facing communication aimed... at guiding users through digital security and privacy news and developments. The ideal candidate can speak up against unjust data collection and security invasions while helping others take clear steps to protect themselves. This includes translating legal and technical digital rights issues for a general audience, drawing on issue areas from across EFF’s work, and strategizing to ensure EFF is speaking to—and expanding—its audience effectively. You can respond quickly, usually with written material, to tight deadlines while maintaining a focus on long-term goals and priorities. You’re a great project manager who can see a major project through to completion while also handling routine, day-to-day tasks. You aren’t afraid to propose bold ideas or experiments, and can keep the big picture of EFF’s digital rights mission in mind while mobilizing colleagues around the latest security news or developments.
This position is part of a highly cross-disciplinary Activism team, and will collaborate regularly with our organizing, legal, and technologist colleagues. As threats to digital civil liberties arise, you may need to quickly get up to speed on breaking consumer privacy and security issues, and be prepared to incorporate them into our public-facing materials.
We value candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, professional and otherwise, to our team and to EFF as a whole. If you can add value to EFF’s Activism team, please apply.
What You’ll Do
The Security and Privacy Activist, who reports to the Associate Director of Digital Strategy, is responsible for the following:
• Ensuring Surveillance Self-Defense materials are accurate, accessible, and periodically updated, including by maintaining an update calendar for these projects and facilitating as-needed update sprints;
• Leading the EFF security education group’s response to breaking news, such as new security threats, novel vulnerabilities, and feature changes to popular tools;
• Developing new SSD guides and other written material with relevant activist, legal, and technologist colleagues while considering SSD scope, priorities, and resources;
• Assessing EFF’s security education activities to help the organization continually improve its digital advocacy and reach new audience and communities;
• Publicly representing EFF positions with the media, policy makers, and peer advocacy organizations, and maintaining communication with tech company counterparts.
What We’re Looking For
To be successful in this job, you’ll need:
• Excellent writing and editing skills: You have experience writing and editing collaboratively, including sharing and receiving feedback and navigating the disagreements that may come with it. You can research and write about digital rights issues for diverse audiences, whether diving deep within your own expertise or pinch-hitting on related areas.
• Familiarity with digital civil liberties issues: You are familiar with and interested in digital rights issues in security and privacy, and you look at complex technology and policy developments from a user perspective. This does not need to come from professional experience, and could be demonstrated through volunteering, personal interest, or education and coursework.
• Project management skills: You can steward a major project through to completion while also handling routine, day-to-day tasks. You have a track record of successfully managing complex projects while working with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization.
Any of the following skills and areas of expertise would also be advantageous:
• Familiarity with social media, including summarizing complex topics into short posts, reviewing analytics, and experimenting with growing platforms
• Video development and editing experience
If you were here right now, you would be:
• Investigating new security and privacy features like Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud and Google’s end-to-end encryption for Gmail and creating guides to explain how they work, how to adopt them, and what to consider before doing so.
• Working with our Translations Coordinator on a strategy to reach new audiences with our translated SSD materials.
• Working alongside our Public Interest Technology team to manage EFF’s response to breaking security and privacy news, such as new security threats, novel vulnerabilities, and features changes to popular tools.
• Digging into weekly statistics on blog readership, social media pick-up, and SSD usage to determine where EFF should devote resources to updating, retiring, or developing new SSD guides.
What Else You Should Know
You may work from San Francisco or you may work from another U.S. location. This position will need to keep Pacific time zone hours. The compensation for this position will be between $75,000 to $81,900 depending on experience and location. Click here to see some other frequently asked questions about this position.
EFF is a great place to work! We offer a supportive and empowering environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, paid parental leave, a dog-friendly workplace, and more.
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
How to apply: Please submit all application materials no later than February 17th in order to be considered. We want to hear about you, so cover letters are required and applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
We are very interested to learn more about your writing style. If you have past writing samples, please include them in your cover letter. Demonstrating your writing style and skills is more important than where your writing has appeared, whether it is published in the Washington Post or on your personal blog or simply copy-pasted after the end of your cover letter. All applicants must also respond to a short (no more than three paragraphs) writing prompt in the application itself.
Detailed Job Description:
Position Summary
The Security and Privacy Activist directs EFF’s flagship security education resource Security Self-Defense (SSD) and researches, develops, and manages other communications to guide users through digital security and privacy news and developments.
Essential Functions:
Security Education
• Ensure SSD materials are accurate, readable, available in multiple languages, and periodically updated;
• Organize and execute SSD updates in response to breaking news and new security threats/vulnerabilities;
• Lead the EFF security education group’s response to breaking news, such as new security threats, novel vulnerabilities, and feature changes to popular tools;
• Manage the development of new SSD guides and materials with relevant activists, lawyers, and technologists, while considering SSD scope, timeline, and available resources;
• Coordinate with managers to ensure that assignment of content creation and revision has appropriate programmatic staffing and prioritization;
• Build feedback and assessment infrastructure for SSD, including identifying test users and institutional partnerships, developing feedback instruments, and analyzing website and social media stats;
• Based on issue area expertise, contribute analysis, writing, and breaking news response.
Security and Privacy Advocacy
• Write, edit, publish, and promote high-quality, accurate, compelling blog posts, articles, research papers, and other materials about user security and privacy, following EFF standards for review and topical issues, at a frequency and on topics agreed upon with manager;
• Identify strategic opportunities for EFF to impact public conversations and advance our mission through advocacy, and develop creative advocacy responses to those opportunities;
• Follow and respond to newsworthy developments as an issue area expert;
• Publicly represent EFF positions in the media, to policy makers, to peer advocacy organizations, and through other outlets;
• Communicate with tech company counterparts for advocacy, confirming EFF writing and work is accurate, and relationship maintenance.
Qualities We’re Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Demonstrates care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts;
• Works to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and articulate with accuracy EFF’s mission, positions, and work;
• Available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and opportunities during agreed upon working hours;
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization;
• Works positively and collaboratively to resolve conflicts and overcome challenges;
• Able to comprehend and articulate complex and nuanced technology policy issues, including basic ability to comprehend various technology, legislation, and court cases;
• Compelling oral and written communication.
Required Education & Experience
• Excellent writing skills, including writing and editing collaboratively and writing about public policy issues for a general audience;
• A track record of successfully managing complex projects;
• The ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization.
Classification: Exempt, Union, 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week)
Compensation: $75,000 to $81,900 Depending on experience and location
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday
Reports to: Associate Director of Digital Strategy
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Location: You may work from San Francisco or you may work from another U.S. location. This position will need to keep Pacific time zone hours.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
As the Security and Privacy Activist, you will be responsible for EFF’s flagship security education resource Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), as well as a range of public-facing communication aimed... at guiding users through digital security and privacy news and developments. The ideal candidate can speak up against unjust data collection and security invasions while helping others take clear steps to protect themselves. This includes translating legal and technical digital rights issues for a general audience, drawing on issue areas from across EFF’s work, and strategizing to ensure EFF is speaking to—and expanding—its audience effectively. You can respond quickly, usually with written material, to tight deadlines while maintaining a focus on long-term goals and priorities. You’re a great project manager who can see a major project through to completion while also handling routine, day-to-day tasks. You aren’t afraid to propose bold ideas or experiments, and can keep the big picture of EFF’s digital rights mission in mind while mobilizing colleagues around the latest security news or developments.
This position is part of a highly cross-disciplinary Activism team, and will collaborate regularly with our organizing, legal, and technologist colleagues. As threats to digital civil liberties arise, you may need to quickly get up to speed on breaking consumer privacy and security issues, and be prepared to incorporate them into our public-facing materials.
We value candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, professional and otherwise, to our team and to EFF as a whole. If you can add value to EFF’s Activism team, please apply.
What You’ll Do
The Security and Privacy Activist, who reports to the Associate Director of Digital Strategy, is responsible for the following:
• Ensuring Surveillance Self-Defense materials are accurate, accessible, and periodically updated, including by maintaining an update calendar for these projects and facilitating as-needed update sprints;
• Leading the EFF security education group’s response to breaking news, such as new security threats, novel vulnerabilities, and feature changes to popular tools;
• Developing new SSD guides and other written material with relevant activist, legal, and technologist colleagues while considering SSD scope, priorities, and resources;
• Assessing EFF’s security education activities to help the organization continually improve its digital advocacy and reach new audience and communities;
• Publicly representing EFF positions with the media, policy makers, and peer advocacy organizations, and maintaining communication with tech company counterparts.
What We’re Looking For
To be successful in this job, you’ll need:
• Excellent writing and editing skills: You have experience writing and editing collaboratively, including sharing and receiving feedback and navigating the disagreements that may come with it. You can research and write about digital rights issues for diverse audiences, whether diving deep within your own expertise or pinch-hitting on related areas.
• Familiarity with digital civil liberties issues: You are familiar with and interested in digital rights issues in security and privacy, and you look at complex technology and policy developments from a user perspective. This does not need to come from professional experience, and could be demonstrated through volunteering, personal interest, or education and coursework.
• Project management skills: You can steward a major project through to completion while also handling routine, day-to-day tasks. You have a track record of successfully managing complex projects while working with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization.
Any of the following skills and areas of expertise would also be advantageous:
• Familiarity with social media, including summarizing complex topics into short posts, reviewing analytics, and experimenting with growing platforms
• Video development and editing experience
If you were here right now, you would be:
• Investigating new security and privacy features like Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud and Google’s end-to-end encryption for Gmail and creating guides to explain how they work, how to adopt them, and what to consider before doing so.
• Working with our Translations Coordinator on a strategy to reach new audiences with our translated SSD materials.
• Working alongside our Public Interest Technology team to manage EFF’s response to breaking security and privacy news, such as new security threats, novel vulnerabilities, and features changes to popular tools.
• Digging into weekly statistics on blog readership, social media pick-up, and SSD usage to determine where EFF should devote resources to updating, retiring, or developing new SSD guides.
What Else You Should Know
You may work from San Francisco or you may work from another U.S. location. This position will need to keep Pacific time zone hours. The compensation for this position will be between $75,000 to $81,900 depending on experience and location. Click here to see some other frequently asked questions about this position.
EFF is a great place to work! We offer a supportive and empowering environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, paid parental leave, a dog-friendly workplace, and more.
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
How to apply: Please submit all application materials no later than February 17th in order to be considered. We want to hear about you, so cover letters are required and applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
We are very interested to learn more about your writing style. If you have past writing samples, please include them in your cover letter. Demonstrating your writing style and skills is more important than where your writing has appeared, whether it is published in the Washington Post or on your personal blog or simply copy-pasted after the end of your cover letter. All applicants must also respond to a short (no more than three paragraphs) writing prompt in the application itself.
Detailed Job Description:
Position Summary
The Security and Privacy Activist directs EFF’s flagship security education resource Security Self-Defense (SSD) and researches, develops, and manages other communications to guide users through digital security and privacy news and developments.
Essential Functions:
Security Education
• Ensure SSD materials are accurate, readable, available in multiple languages, and periodically updated;
• Organize and execute SSD updates in response to breaking news and new security threats/vulnerabilities;
• Lead the EFF security education group’s response to breaking news, such as new security threats, novel vulnerabilities, and feature changes to popular tools;
• Manage the development of new SSD guides and materials with relevant activists, lawyers, and technologists, while considering SSD scope, timeline, and available resources;
• Coordinate with managers to ensure that assignment of content creation and revision has appropriate programmatic staffing and prioritization;
• Build feedback and assessment infrastructure for SSD, including identifying test users and institutional partnerships, developing feedback instruments, and analyzing website and social media stats;
• Based on issue area expertise, contribute analysis, writing, and breaking news response.
Security and Privacy Advocacy
• Write, edit, publish, and promote high-quality, accurate, compelling blog posts, articles, research papers, and other materials about user security and privacy, following EFF standards for review and topical issues, at a frequency and on topics agreed upon with manager;
• Identify strategic opportunities for EFF to impact public conversations and advance our mission through advocacy, and develop creative advocacy responses to those opportunities;
• Follow and respond to newsworthy developments as an issue area expert;
• Publicly represent EFF positions in the media, to policy makers, to peer advocacy organizations, and through other outlets;
• Communicate with tech company counterparts for advocacy, confirming EFF writing and work is accurate, and relationship maintenance.
Qualities We’re Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Demonstrates care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts;
• Works to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and articulate with accuracy EFF’s mission, positions, and work;
• Available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and opportunities during agreed upon working hours;
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization;
• Works positively and collaboratively to resolve conflicts and overcome challenges;
• Able to comprehend and articulate complex and nuanced technology policy issues, including basic ability to comprehend various technology, legislation, and court cases;
• Compelling oral and written communication.
Required Education & Experience
• Excellent writing skills, including writing and editing collaboratively and writing about public policy issues for a general audience;
• A track record of successfully managing complex projects;
• The ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization.
Classification: Exempt, Union, 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week)
Compensation: $75,000 to $81,900 Depending on experience and location
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday
Reports to: Associate Director of Digital Strategy
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Location: You may work from San Francisco or you may work from another U.S. location. This position will need to keep Pacific time zone hours.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
via Work For Good
posted_at: 25 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of... the world.
EFF is looking for a full-time energetic
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of... the world.
EFF is looking for a full-time energetic and passionate General Counsel to lead the organization in identifying and analyzing its internal legal risks and needs. We anticipate that this position will focus primarily on General Counsel matters; however, a candidate with the appropriate experience would have the opportunity, if they choose, to contribute to EFF’s policy and litigation work.
Position Summary
The General Counsel identifies and analyzes legal issues impacting EFF as an organization, drafts and reviews key organizational documents, presents clear recommendations to the Executive Director and the rest of the senior management team, and assures legal compliance for the organization.
Essential Functions
General Counsel
• Legal Risk: Advise Senior Management Team, Board of Directors and other staff on legal strategies, risks and mitigation measures for the organization as a whole.
• Litigation risk: Manage response to litigation or litigation threats to EFF as an organization. Serve as contact for any external legal counsel engaged to represent EFF.
• Product Counsel: Advise on legal risks to EFF and assist in strategizing around those risks, including, but not limited to:
• Provide product counseling as needed for EFF’s technology projects.
• Track lobbying and other issues related to EFF’s nonprofit status.
• Organizational Governance. Advise the Executive Team (E-Team) and Board of Directors to ensure that EFF follows best governance practices, as appropriate for EFF’s culture, including but not limited to:
• Handle or direct all organizational legal issues raised by or implicated by the Board of Directors, including drafting resolutions, handling compliance with Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and responding to questions as requested by the Executive Director or individual Board members.
• If elected by the EFF Board, serve as the Clerk/Secretary of the organization.
• Participate in strategic planning and response, both in the broad sense and on day-to-day matters.
• Executive Team: Serve as a member of the EFF E-Team
• Participate in E-Team decision making as provided in the Executive Team Charter.
• Lead or advise E-Team committees or sub-committees as requested by the ED or decided by the E-Team.
• Help the E-Team with the EFF annual budget review process.
• Assist with and consult on the development of EFF organizational policies, as requested.
• EFF contracting. Develop contract policies for staff entering into contracts on behalf of the organization and help educate those staff members.
• Develop processes to ensure review of all novel or changed contracts for all teams before they are signed.
• Draft and negotiate contracts or contractual language as necessary.
• Provide advice, suggestions, and strategies to ensure that EFF’s contractual arrangements fit our values when appropriate.
• Compliance. Provide legal guidance and ensure organizational compliance with federal, state and local laws, including non-profit, corporate, tax, and lobbying in conjunction with HR, Finance and others at EFF.
• Provide legal guidance on HR policies and ensure compliance with labor laws, any collective bargaining agreement, financial regulation and clean financial audits.
• EFF Privacy Policies. Maintain and develop, in collaboration with the Executive Director and others, EFF’s own privacy policies and ensure compliance across the organization with privacy and other laws impacting the organization.
• Intellectual Property Rights. Oversee and ensure ongoing registration and protection of, as well as necessary flexibility toward, organizational intellectual property rights consistent with EFF’s values.
Potential Policy and Litigation Work (Not Required):
• Advance digital rights by means of integrated legal advocacy. Depending on skillset, interest and experience of the candidate, this could include:
• helping develop and advocate EFF policy positions
• filing amicus briefs,
• counseling clients,
• enforcing public records requests,
• lobbying legislators,
• developing and prosecuting substantive lawsuits,
• communicating with the general public, and
• supporting the work of EFF’s activists and technologists.
• Assist in the training of more junior attorneys in a variety of ways, including a mentorship role, providing writing or advocacy advice, or serving as lead counsel in a given matter.
Qualities We’re Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Demonstrates care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts;
• Highest level of integrity, judgment and professionalism.
• Willingness and excitement to learn new issues, analyze risk, and find paths to mitigate those risks as needed.
• Works to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and articulate with accuracy EFF’s mission, positions, and work;
• Available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and opportunities during agreed upon working hours;
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization;
• As appropriate, able to comprehend and articulate legal issues arising for EFF out of complex and nuanced technology policy issues, including basic ability to comprehend various technology, legislation, and court cases;
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• An ability to manage and prioritize work in a complex environment with multiple simultaneous projects
• Work collegially and professionally in a diverse environment
• Familiarity with technology and internet law
Required Education & Experience
• A Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school.
• Admission to and good standing in the State Bar of California or eligible for prompt admission.
• 10+ years of relevant experience
Preferred Education & Experience
• Education and experience in one or more of the following areas
• Nonproft, activist organizations, including electioneering law and lobbying regulations
• Open source licensing of copyright and other intellectual property
• Media law, including pre-publication review.
• Cybersecurity law, including CFAA/Wiretap Act/SCA/ECPA
• GDPR, CCPA and other privacy and data protection regulations
Classification: Exempt, Full-time (40 hours/week)
Salary: $195,000 to $215,000 DOE
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday
Reports to: Executive Director
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Location: This position is based in San Francisco and currently requires (2) days in the EFF offices each week, with flexibility to work from home the other days.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
EFF is looking for a full-time energetic and passionate General Counsel to lead the organization in identifying and analyzing its internal legal risks and needs. We anticipate that this position will focus primarily on General Counsel matters; however, a candidate with the appropriate experience would have the opportunity, if they choose, to contribute to EFF’s policy and litigation work.
Position Summary
The General Counsel identifies and analyzes legal issues impacting EFF as an organization, drafts and reviews key organizational documents, presents clear recommendations to the Executive Director and the rest of the senior management team, and assures legal compliance for the organization.
Essential Functions
General Counsel
• Legal Risk: Advise Senior Management Team, Board of Directors and other staff on legal strategies, risks and mitigation measures for the organization as a whole.
• Litigation risk: Manage response to litigation or litigation threats to EFF as an organization. Serve as contact for any external legal counsel engaged to represent EFF.
• Product Counsel: Advise on legal risks to EFF and assist in strategizing around those risks, including, but not limited to:
• Provide product counseling as needed for EFF’s technology projects.
• Track lobbying and other issues related to EFF’s nonprofit status.
• Organizational Governance. Advise the Executive Team (E-Team) and Board of Directors to ensure that EFF follows best governance practices, as appropriate for EFF’s culture, including but not limited to:
• Handle or direct all organizational legal issues raised by or implicated by the Board of Directors, including drafting resolutions, handling compliance with Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and responding to questions as requested by the Executive Director or individual Board members.
• If elected by the EFF Board, serve as the Clerk/Secretary of the organization.
• Participate in strategic planning and response, both in the broad sense and on day-to-day matters.
• Executive Team: Serve as a member of the EFF E-Team
• Participate in E-Team decision making as provided in the Executive Team Charter.
• Lead or advise E-Team committees or sub-committees as requested by the ED or decided by the E-Team.
• Help the E-Team with the EFF annual budget review process.
• Assist with and consult on the development of EFF organizational policies, as requested.
• EFF contracting. Develop contract policies for staff entering into contracts on behalf of the organization and help educate those staff members.
• Develop processes to ensure review of all novel or changed contracts for all teams before they are signed.
• Draft and negotiate contracts or contractual language as necessary.
• Provide advice, suggestions, and strategies to ensure that EFF’s contractual arrangements fit our values when appropriate.
• Compliance. Provide legal guidance and ensure organizational compliance with federal, state and local laws, including non-profit, corporate, tax, and lobbying in conjunction with HR, Finance and others at EFF.
• Provide legal guidance on HR policies and ensure compliance with labor laws, any collective bargaining agreement, financial regulation and clean financial audits.
• EFF Privacy Policies. Maintain and develop, in collaboration with the Executive Director and others, EFF’s own privacy policies and ensure compliance across the organization with privacy and other laws impacting the organization.
• Intellectual Property Rights. Oversee and ensure ongoing registration and protection of, as well as necessary flexibility toward, organizational intellectual property rights consistent with EFF’s values.
Potential Policy and Litigation Work (Not Required):
• Advance digital rights by means of integrated legal advocacy. Depending on skillset, interest and experience of the candidate, this could include:
• helping develop and advocate EFF policy positions
• filing amicus briefs,
• counseling clients,
• enforcing public records requests,
• lobbying legislators,
• developing and prosecuting substantive lawsuits,
• communicating with the general public, and
• supporting the work of EFF’s activists and technologists.
• Assist in the training of more junior attorneys in a variety of ways, including a mentorship role, providing writing or advocacy advice, or serving as lead counsel in a given matter.
Qualities We’re Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Demonstrates care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts;
• Highest level of integrity, judgment and professionalism.
• Willingness and excitement to learn new issues, analyze risk, and find paths to mitigate those risks as needed.
• Works to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and articulate with accuracy EFF’s mission, positions, and work;
• Available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and opportunities during agreed upon working hours;
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization;
• As appropriate, able to comprehend and articulate legal issues arising for EFF out of complex and nuanced technology policy issues, including basic ability to comprehend various technology, legislation, and court cases;
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• An ability to manage and prioritize work in a complex environment with multiple simultaneous projects
• Work collegially and professionally in a diverse environment
• Familiarity with technology and internet law
Required Education & Experience
• A Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school.
• Admission to and good standing in the State Bar of California or eligible for prompt admission.
• 10+ years of relevant experience
Preferred Education & Experience
• Education and experience in one or more of the following areas
• Nonproft, activist organizations, including electioneering law and lobbying regulations
• Open source licensing of copyright and other intellectual property
• Media law, including pre-publication review.
• Cybersecurity law, including CFAA/Wiretap Act/SCA/ECPA
• GDPR, CCPA and other privacy and data protection regulations
Classification: Exempt, Full-time (40 hours/week)
Salary: $195,000 to $215,000 DOE
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday
Reports to: Executive Director
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Location: This position is based in San Francisco and currently requires (2) days in the EFF offices each week, with flexibility to work from home the other days.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
via ZipRecruiter
posted_at: 12 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Salary: $43.27 - $48.08 per hour DOE
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom... justice, and innovation for all people of the world.
Salary: $43.27 - $48.08 per hour DOE
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom... justice, and innovation for all people of the world. EFF is looking for an experienced professional to join our Legal team as a full-time Legal Secretary.
EFF Legal Secretaries support up to nine attorneys in their litigation, appellate, and policy practices. Representative duties include monitoring dockets, manually calculating and calendaring litigation dates, advanced formatting, researching applicable court rules to ensure filings are compliant, and e-filing. EFF legal secretaries also provides admin support such as maintaining case files, running and entering conflict checks, creating binders, and maintaining the legal policy docket. If another secretary is unavailable due to illness or vacation, may be asked to provide short term support to an additional attorney on an ad hoc basis.
Essential Functions:
• Court filings
• Prepare shell documents with appropriate captions, styles, certificates, etc.; draft forms and simple pleadings such as notice of appearance, certificate of interested parties, notices of motion, motions for pro hac vice, proposed orders, stipulations for extensions of time, dismissal, etc.
• Understanding, and/or be able to research and learn, civil and appellate procedures in courts across the country, including research appropriate rules (CCP, FRCP or FRAP and local rules) to ensure all court submissions are compliant
• Format documents and generate TOC/TOAs using MS Word and styles
• Revise, apply edits, proofread, and finalize documents through multiple drafts
• Prepare and assemble exhibits
• E-file documents in state and federal courts using ECF, truefiling, etc.
• Coordinate with external vendors for manual filings, binding, etc.
• Prepare and send chambers copies and service copies to co-counsel
• Prepare documents for service of process and arrange for service of process
• Calendaring
• Manually calculate and calendar all litigation, appellate, and discovery due dates based on applicable federal, state, and local rules
• Monitor litigation dockets and proactively calendar dates triggered by motion practice, orders, scheduling orders, etc.
• Calendar other dates such as agency comment deadlines, attorney PTO, etc.
• Administrative and Case Support
• Regularly update/maintain legal team policy docket; attend legal team meetings
• Organize and regularly maintain case materials/files according to established protocols
• Regularly update/maintain case costs spreadsheets
• Run conflict checks, maintain conflicts database, prepare draft retainer letters, and maintain retainer file
• Update incoming attorneys’ ECF account contact details
• Regularly update/maintain attorney admissions and ECF spreadsheets
• Generate and finalize routine correspondence; finalize and submit other documents such as agency comments or FOIA requests
• Gather materials (pleadings, statutes, cases) and prepare binders (hearing, moot, working)
• Update case pages
• Submit expense reimbursement requests
• Discovery
• Prepare shells for discovery requests and responses
• Create spreadsheets to track requests and responses
• Other research, projects, and tasks determined in collaboration with lawyers or manager
Competencies:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills in a fast-paced environment; ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, complete tasks on schedule, and respond to changing deadlines
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Problem solver and solution-focused
• Ability to work independently
• Be welcoming, approachable, and empathetic when responding to inquiries
• Comfortable learning and using unfamiliar software
• Willing and eager to help keep EFF’s legislative and legal teams running smoothly, including working proactively to identify and solve problems
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment including:
• Demonstrate care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts;
• Work to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges
• Be available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and opportunities;
• Contribute to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
• Adaptable to different working and communication styles
Required Education & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Significant and recent experience as a litigation or appellate secretary
• Demonstrated knowledge of procedures, terminology, and documents relating to litigation and appellate practice
• Experience filing documents in state, federal, and/or appellate courts
• Experience researching rules/procedures in unfamiliar venues
• Experience manually calculating and calendaring litigation and/or appellate deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of MS Word, styles, and generating TOC/TOAs
Preferred Education & Experience:
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys
• Proficient using Adobe Acrobat
• Prior knowledge of intellectual property, free speech, and/or digital civil liberties issues.
Classification: Non-Exempt, Union, Full-time (40 hrs per week)
Compensation: $43.27 - $48.08 per hour DOE (Approximate yearly equivalent of $90,000 to $100,000)
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00.
Reports to: Legal Support Manager
Supervisory responsibilities: None
Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to lift up to 10 lbs on occasion.
Location: This is a full-time position at EFF’s offices in San Francisco.
How to Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume by February 10, 2023 for full consideration. Please know we value hearing about you, so applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom... justice, and innovation for all people of the world. EFF is looking for an experienced professional to join our Legal team as a full-time Legal Secretary.
EFF Legal Secretaries support up to nine attorneys in their litigation, appellate, and policy practices. Representative duties include monitoring dockets, manually calculating and calendaring litigation dates, advanced formatting, researching applicable court rules to ensure filings are compliant, and e-filing. EFF legal secretaries also provides admin support such as maintaining case files, running and entering conflict checks, creating binders, and maintaining the legal policy docket. If another secretary is unavailable due to illness or vacation, may be asked to provide short term support to an additional attorney on an ad hoc basis.
Essential Functions:
• Court filings
• Prepare shell documents with appropriate captions, styles, certificates, etc.; draft forms and simple pleadings such as notice of appearance, certificate of interested parties, notices of motion, motions for pro hac vice, proposed orders, stipulations for extensions of time, dismissal, etc.
• Understanding, and/or be able to research and learn, civil and appellate procedures in courts across the country, including research appropriate rules (CCP, FRCP or FRAP and local rules) to ensure all court submissions are compliant
• Format documents and generate TOC/TOAs using MS Word and styles
• Revise, apply edits, proofread, and finalize documents through multiple drafts
• Prepare and assemble exhibits
• E-file documents in state and federal courts using ECF, truefiling, etc.
• Coordinate with external vendors for manual filings, binding, etc.
• Prepare and send chambers copies and service copies to co-counsel
• Prepare documents for service of process and arrange for service of process
• Calendaring
• Manually calculate and calendar all litigation, appellate, and discovery due dates based on applicable federal, state, and local rules
• Monitor litigation dockets and proactively calendar dates triggered by motion practice, orders, scheduling orders, etc.
• Calendar other dates such as agency comment deadlines, attorney PTO, etc.
• Administrative and Case Support
• Regularly update/maintain legal team policy docket; attend legal team meetings
• Organize and regularly maintain case materials/files according to established protocols
• Regularly update/maintain case costs spreadsheets
• Run conflict checks, maintain conflicts database, prepare draft retainer letters, and maintain retainer file
• Update incoming attorneys’ ECF account contact details
• Regularly update/maintain attorney admissions and ECF spreadsheets
• Generate and finalize routine correspondence; finalize and submit other documents such as agency comments or FOIA requests
• Gather materials (pleadings, statutes, cases) and prepare binders (hearing, moot, working)
• Update case pages
• Submit expense reimbursement requests
• Discovery
• Prepare shells for discovery requests and responses
• Create spreadsheets to track requests and responses
• Other research, projects, and tasks determined in collaboration with lawyers or manager
Competencies:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills in a fast-paced environment; ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, complete tasks on schedule, and respond to changing deadlines
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Problem solver and solution-focused
• Ability to work independently
• Be welcoming, approachable, and empathetic when responding to inquiries
• Comfortable learning and using unfamiliar software
• Willing and eager to help keep EFF’s legislative and legal teams running smoothly, including working proactively to identify and solve problems
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment including:
• Demonstrate care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts;
• Work to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges
• Be available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond and reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and opportunities;
• Contribute to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
• Adaptable to different working and communication styles
Required Education & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Significant and recent experience as a litigation or appellate secretary
• Demonstrated knowledge of procedures, terminology, and documents relating to litigation and appellate practice
• Experience filing documents in state, federal, and/or appellate courts
• Experience researching rules/procedures in unfamiliar venues
• Experience manually calculating and calendaring litigation and/or appellate deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of MS Word, styles, and generating TOC/TOAs
Preferred Education & Experience:
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys
• Proficient using Adobe Acrobat
• Prior knowledge of intellectual property, free speech, and/or digital civil liberties issues.
Classification: Non-Exempt, Union, Full-time (40 hrs per week)
Compensation: $43.27 - $48.08 per hour DOE (Approximate yearly equivalent of $90,000 to $100,000)
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00.
Reports to: Legal Support Manager
Supervisory responsibilities: None
Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to lift up to 10 lbs on occasion.
Location: This is a full-time position at EFF’s offices in San Francisco.
How to Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume by February 10, 2023 for full consideration. Please know we value hearing about you, so applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
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schedule_type: Full-time
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit civil liberties organization based in San Francisco, is seeking a full-time Technology Generalist. This person will work with the other members of the EFF technology operations team to perform desktop support and server systems administration, manage web content on www.eff.org and other EFF sites, and generally to support EFF's staff in their... mission to defend civil liberties online.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit civil liberties organization based in San Francisco, is seeking a full-time Technology Generalist. This person will work with the other members of the EFF technology operations team to perform desktop support and server systems administration, manage web content on www.eff.org and other EFF sites, and generally to support EFF's staff in their... mission to defend civil liberties online.
Required Skills:
• -- Mac OS X troubleshooting and systems administration
• -- Linux/Unix shell scripting and command line experience
• -- Strong written and verbal communication, devotion to documentation
• -- Enthusiasm for learning new technology skills and teaching them to others
Nice To Have Skills:
• -- Server-side technologies (Bash, Python, Mailman, Apache, configuration management)
• -- Experience with CiviCRM or other open source CRM platforms
• -- Experience with Drupal or other open source content management platforms
• -- Portfolio of open source project contributions
• -- Experience managing a fleet of OS X and GNU/Linux laptops
EFF offers outstanding benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement account with employer contributions, housing expense assistance programs, student loan assistance, 14 paid holidays a year, 20 paid time off days a year, and more. Most importantly, EFF is an amazing place to work. Everyone is dedicated not only to protecting civil liberties online, but also to creating a supportive and fun culture in which to do a tremendous amount of high profile work.
If you think you’d like to be a part of our team, please submit a cover letter and your resume with links to some samples of your work here. Please submit these materials in a non-proprietary format such as plain text, HTML, ODT or PDF.
This is a full-time position based in EFF's office in San Francisco, CA. Inquiries about whether this job can be done remotely or part-time will not be answered. No phone calls please!
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Required Skills:
• -- Mac OS X troubleshooting and systems administration
• -- Linux/Unix shell scripting and command line experience
• -- Strong written and verbal communication, devotion to documentation
• -- Enthusiasm for learning new technology skills and teaching them to others
Nice To Have Skills:
• -- Server-side technologies (Bash, Python, Mailman, Apache, configuration management)
• -- Experience with CiviCRM or other open source CRM platforms
• -- Experience with Drupal or other open source content management platforms
• -- Portfolio of open source project contributions
• -- Experience managing a fleet of OS X and GNU/Linux laptops
EFF offers outstanding benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement account with employer contributions, housing expense assistance programs, student loan assistance, 14 paid holidays a year, 20 paid time off days a year, and more. Most importantly, EFF is an amazing place to work. Everyone is dedicated not only to protecting civil liberties online, but also to creating a supportive and fun culture in which to do a tremendous amount of high profile work.
If you think you’d like to be a part of our team, please submit a cover letter and your resume with links to some samples of your work here. Please submit these materials in a non-proprietary format such as plain text, HTML, ODT or PDF.
This is a full-time position based in EFF's office in San Francisco, CA. Inquiries about whether this job can be done remotely or part-time will not be answered. No phone calls please!
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via ZipRecruiter
posted_at: 23 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Salary: $115,000 to $125,000 DOE
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom... justice, and innovation for all people of the world.
EFF
Salary: $115,000 to $125,000 DOE
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom... justice, and innovation for all people of the world.
EFF is seeking a full-time Senior System Administrator to build and maintain the organization’s digital infrastructure as part of the Technical Operations Department.
Essential Functions:
• Design, Development, and Deployment (70%)
• Designs and delivers production Linux platforms, network infrastructure, services, and network-attached devices (including phone & conference systems).
• Deploys hardware systems, cloud platforms, and hosted services, as appropriate.
• Assists the Public Interest Technology and Engineering & Design teams on site and project deployments.
• Collaborates with and mentors other Tech Ops team members on system design, documentation, code review, and direct training.
• Monitoring and Maintenance (30%)
• Participates in a regular on-call rotation and incident response, including 24x7 response for critical services.
• Responds to support requests within team-defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Reviews and responds to potential security incidents affecting EFF’s digital infrastructure and data.
• Keeps systems updated by applying patches and best practice configurations.
• Configures and administrates system accounts and access privileges.
• Other projects and tasks determined in collaboration with the Techops
Qualities We’re Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Deep respect for user privacy and organizational security.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong team player with experience working in collaborative settings, who is also able to put team needs first while also managing independent projects.
• Demonstrates care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts.
• Able to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges.
• Be available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners, and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and other opportunities during agreed upon work hours.
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
Required Education & Experience:
• Extensive experience with systems administration, operations engineering, or other engineering experience providing deep exposure to Linux environments.
• Experience with shell scripting/programming to automate system administration tasks. The team currently includes Python, bash, Go, and Ruby users, but fans of other languages are more than welcome.
• Experience deploying and maintaining computer network hardware (including switches, routers & firewalls).
Preferred Education & Experience:
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure (such as Digital Ocean, AWS, etc) including the configuration and maintenance of virtual servers & load balancers.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (such as Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of configuration management tools (such as SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
• Experience collaborating with small- to mid-sized teams (e.g. up to 30 people) on engineering projects and processes.
• Knowledge of DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment processes.
• History of open-source contributions (such as bug reports, pull requests, projects/packages).
Classification: Exempt, Union, Full-time (40 hours/week)
Compensation: $115,000 to $125,000 DOE
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday plus on-call monitoring on rotation
Reports to: Technical Operations Director
Supervisory responsibilities: None
Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs on occasion.
Location: Must be able to commute to San Francisco for on-call incidents and occasional planned on-site projects. Otherwise, work may be completed from home or the office as preferred.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records Show more details...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom... justice, and innovation for all people of the world.
EFF is seeking a full-time Senior System Administrator to build and maintain the organization’s digital infrastructure as part of the Technical Operations Department.
Essential Functions:
• Design, Development, and Deployment (70%)
• Designs and delivers production Linux platforms, network infrastructure, services, and network-attached devices (including phone & conference systems).
• Deploys hardware systems, cloud platforms, and hosted services, as appropriate.
• Assists the Public Interest Technology and Engineering & Design teams on site and project deployments.
• Collaborates with and mentors other Tech Ops team members on system design, documentation, code review, and direct training.
• Monitoring and Maintenance (30%)
• Participates in a regular on-call rotation and incident response, including 24x7 response for critical services.
• Responds to support requests within team-defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Reviews and responds to potential security incidents affecting EFF’s digital infrastructure and data.
• Keeps systems updated by applying patches and best practice configurations.
• Configures and administrates system accounts and access privileges.
• Other projects and tasks determined in collaboration with the Techops
Qualities We’re Seeking (i.e. Competencies)
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Deep respect for user privacy and organizational security.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong team player with experience working in collaborative settings, who is also able to put team needs first while also managing independent projects.
• Demonstrates care and respect toward coworkers, outside partners, members of the public, donors, and others with whom this role interacts.
• Able to positively and collaboratively resolve conflicts and overcome challenges.
• Be available and responsive to colleagues, outside partners, and others over email, phone, and online chat, with the ability to respond reliably to time-sensitive requests for assistance and other opportunities during agreed upon work hours.
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences including race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance.
Required Education & Experience:
• Extensive experience with systems administration, operations engineering, or other engineering experience providing deep exposure to Linux environments.
• Experience with shell scripting/programming to automate system administration tasks. The team currently includes Python, bash, Go, and Ruby users, but fans of other languages are more than welcome.
• Experience deploying and maintaining computer network hardware (including switches, routers & firewalls).
Preferred Education & Experience:
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure (such as Digital Ocean, AWS, etc) including the configuration and maintenance of virtual servers & load balancers.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (such as Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of configuration management tools (such as SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
• Experience collaborating with small- to mid-sized teams (e.g. up to 30 people) on engineering projects and processes.
• Knowledge of DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment processes.
• History of open-source contributions (such as bug reports, pull requests, projects/packages).
Classification: Exempt, Union, Full-time (40 hours/week)
Compensation: $115,000 to $125,000 DOE
Expected hours of work: Typically Monday - Friday plus on-call monitoring on rotation
Reports to: Technical Operations Director
Supervisory responsibilities: None
Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs on occasion.
Location: Must be able to commute to San Francisco for on-call incidents and occasional planned on-site projects. Otherwise, work may be completed from home or the office as preferred.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
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via UNC Center For Media Law And Policy
schedule_type: Full-time
Description:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is looking for a litigator with an unshakeable sense of justice to join our legal team, and help us further EFF’s mission of protecting and promoting privacy and free expression. Specifically, we’re looking for smart, committed lawyers with a strong interest and deep curiosity about some combination of the following issues: privacy, free speech... freedom of information, and legal issues relevant
Description:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is looking for a litigator with an unshakeable sense of justice to join our legal team, and help us further EFF’s mission of protecting and promoting privacy and free expression. Specifically, we’re looking for smart, committed lawyers with a strong interest and deep curiosity about some combination of the following issues: privacy, free speech... freedom of information, and legal issues relevant to security research.
Our legal team works on a wide variety of legal issues related to civil liberties and technology. In addition to the subjects noted, interest in creating and defending a balanced intellectual property system that spurs creativity and innovation is also welcome but not required. Tech savviness and a familiarity with issues at the intersection of technology and the public interest is preferred; an eagerness to learn is essential.
If you’re hired, you will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of impact litigation, including case development and management; write amicus briefs; counsel public interest clients (particularly security researchers); speak to the public and the press on our issues; blog and write for other social media; and consult on legislative and regulatory matters related to technology and the public interest.
This a full-time exempt position is based in San Francisco. Because we are highly collaborative and value our in-person time together, applicants seeking to work remotely on a full-time basis will not be considered.
EFF is a great place to work. We offer a supportive and empowering environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, paid parental leave, a dog-friendly workplace, and more.
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of litigation experience, though some qualified candidates may have more, or substantially more. That experience should include: devising and carrying out case strategy, and handling day-to-day projects and deadlines. Candidates must have excellent writing and analytical skills and an eagerness to be part of a team of highly motivated lawyers and activists working collaboratively in a nonprofit environment. We value candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, professional and otherwise, to our team and to EFF as a whole.
Application Info:
Interested applicants should submit the following (as PDFs please):
• A cover letter explaining in detail your specific interest in EFF and this particular job. Please include details about your litigation experience, and indicate in which issues areas you have interest and experience.
• A resume, highlighting your most pertinent experiences
• A brief excerpt from a litigation document on which you were the primary author that shows your persuasive legal writing and reasoning skills (800 words maximum). Please upload your writing sample with your cover letter as one document.
Applications:
Interested applicants can view the posting here Show more details...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is looking for a litigator with an unshakeable sense of justice to join our legal team, and help us further EFF’s mission of protecting and promoting privacy and free expression. Specifically, we’re looking for smart, committed lawyers with a strong interest and deep curiosity about some combination of the following issues: privacy, free speech... freedom of information, and legal issues relevant to security research.
Our legal team works on a wide variety of legal issues related to civil liberties and technology. In addition to the subjects noted, interest in creating and defending a balanced intellectual property system that spurs creativity and innovation is also welcome but not required. Tech savviness and a familiarity with issues at the intersection of technology and the public interest is preferred; an eagerness to learn is essential.
If you’re hired, you will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of impact litigation, including case development and management; write amicus briefs; counsel public interest clients (particularly security researchers); speak to the public and the press on our issues; blog and write for other social media; and consult on legislative and regulatory matters related to technology and the public interest.
This a full-time exempt position is based in San Francisco. Because we are highly collaborative and value our in-person time together, applicants seeking to work remotely on a full-time basis will not be considered.
EFF is a great place to work. We offer a supportive and empowering environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, paid parental leave, a dog-friendly workplace, and more.
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of litigation experience, though some qualified candidates may have more, or substantially more. That experience should include: devising and carrying out case strategy, and handling day-to-day projects and deadlines. Candidates must have excellent writing and analytical skills and an eagerness to be part of a team of highly motivated lawyers and activists working collaboratively in a nonprofit environment. We value candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, professional and otherwise, to our team and to EFF as a whole.
Application Info:
Interested applicants should submit the following (as PDFs please):
• A cover letter explaining in detail your specific interest in EFF and this particular job. Please include details about your litigation experience, and indicate in which issues areas you have interest and experience.
• A resume, highlighting your most pertinent experiences
• A brief excerpt from a litigation document on which you were the primary author that shows your persuasive legal writing and reasoning skills (800 words maximum). Please upload your writing sample with your cover letter as one document.
Applications:
Interested applicants can view the posting here Show more details...
via Adafruit Jobs Board
schedule_type: Full-time
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is seeking a full-time Community Manager to work with our Organizing team. This team supports the Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA), a grassroots network of community and campus organizations across the United States working to educate their neighbors about the importance of digital rights and security.
The Community Manager role is a full-time position... based in EFF's San Francisco office. This is not
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is seeking a full-time Community Manager to work with our Organizing team. This team supports the Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA), a grassroots network of community and campus organizations across the United States working to educate their neighbors about the importance of digital rights and security.
The Community Manager role is a full-time position... based in EFF's San Francisco office. This is not a remote position. We offer excellent benefits package including: housing cost assistance, student loan assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, parental leave, a family- and pet-friendly workplace, and more.
Responsibilities:
• Work with the EFF Organizing team to help foster community and sharing of ideas and resources among EFA groups and organizations.
• Serve as the first point of contact for groups looking to join the EFA.
• Write blog post and other pieces uplifting the work of our EFA partners;
• Promote events being hosted by EFA members;
• Help the organizing team set priorities and meet short and long-term goals;
• Work alongside other members of the Organizing team to aid in thoughtful strategic decisions.
Qualities We’re Seeking
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Experience working in a collaborative setting;
• Joy building rapport with people across all manners of backgrounds, interests, and experiences;
• A talent for creating authentic relationships, and passion for the principles of online privacy, free expression, and innovation;
• Excellent judgment and strategic thinking;
• Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms;
• Social media fluency;
• Comfort and interest in learning unusual technical tools.
• Experience in maintaining correspondence with a substantial number of contacts.
EFF is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world; since 1990, we have been at the forefront of campaigns to keep the awesome parts of the Internet awesome, and fix the parts that are broken.
The Organizing team is a unit of EFF’s larger Activism team. You'll join a team of organizers and activists engaged in high-impact campaigns that protect civil liberties online. We care deeply about EFFs projects and advocacy, and we think our work helps make the Internet a better place. We work closely with EFF’s technologists and attorneys, collaborating on projects in all areas of EFF’s work.
EFF is an amazing place to work. Our Activism team enjoys a collaborative and kind communication style, and the freedom to propose new initiatives and ideas.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For the application, submit online and include each of the following:
• A cover letter.
• A resume in PDF format.
• 2-5 online writing samples (If you don't have anything online, please just publish them somewhere online such as on Medium, then send us links Show more details...
The Community Manager role is a full-time position... based in EFF's San Francisco office. This is not a remote position. We offer excellent benefits package including: housing cost assistance, student loan assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, parental leave, a family- and pet-friendly workplace, and more.
Responsibilities:
• Work with the EFF Organizing team to help foster community and sharing of ideas and resources among EFA groups and organizations.
• Serve as the first point of contact for groups looking to join the EFA.
• Write blog post and other pieces uplifting the work of our EFA partners;
• Promote events being hosted by EFA members;
• Help the organizing team set priorities and meet short and long-term goals;
• Work alongside other members of the Organizing team to aid in thoughtful strategic decisions.
Qualities We’re Seeking
Successful candidates bring these qualities:
• Experience working in a collaborative setting;
• Joy building rapport with people across all manners of backgrounds, interests, and experiences;
• A talent for creating authentic relationships, and passion for the principles of online privacy, free expression, and innovation;
• Excellent judgment and strategic thinking;
• Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms;
• Social media fluency;
• Comfort and interest in learning unusual technical tools.
• Experience in maintaining correspondence with a substantial number of contacts.
EFF is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world; since 1990, we have been at the forefront of campaigns to keep the awesome parts of the Internet awesome, and fix the parts that are broken.
The Organizing team is a unit of EFF’s larger Activism team. You'll join a team of organizers and activists engaged in high-impact campaigns that protect civil liberties online. We care deeply about EFFs projects and advocacy, and we think our work helps make the Internet a better place. We work closely with EFF’s technologists and attorneys, collaborating on projects in all areas of EFF’s work.
EFF is an amazing place to work. Our Activism team enjoys a collaborative and kind communication style, and the freedom to propose new initiatives and ideas.
Commitment to Diversity
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For the application, submit online and include each of the following:
• A cover letter.
• A resume in PDF format.
• 2-5 online writing samples (If you don't have anything online, please just publish them somewhere online such as on Medium, then send us links Show more details...
via UNC Center For Media Law And Policy
schedule_type: Full-time
The Electronic Frontier Foundation seeks to hire an experienced litigator with an unshakeable sense of justice and Fourth Amendment expertise to join our civil liberties team. Responsibilities will include all aspects of impact litigation, including writing amicus briefs, public speaking, blogging and other social media writing, media appearances, and consulting on legislative and regulatory... matters related to technology and the public interest.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation seeks to hire an experienced litigator with an unshakeable sense of justice and Fourth Amendment expertise to join our civil liberties team. Responsibilities will include all aspects of impact litigation, including writing amicus briefs, public speaking, blogging and other social media writing, media appearances, and consulting on legislative and regulatory... matters related to technology and the public interest. The staff attorney will also advise our staff technologists and domestic and international activists on pertinent legal issues. All of this work will be done in furtherance of EFF’s mission of protecting and promoting digital technology users’ rights of privacy and freedom of expression. We do not expect that this attorney will work on intellectual property matters.
The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of litigation experience, including substantial experience conceptualizing and managing cases, devising and carrying out overall case strategy, managing assisting attorneys and staff, and handling day-to-day projects and deadlines. Candidates must have excellent writing and analytical skills and an eagerness to be part of a team of highly motivated lawyers and activists working collaboratively in a hard-working nonprofit environment. We value candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, professional and otherwise, to our team and to EFF as a whole.
Please have experience, expertise, a passion for, and deep curiosity about Fourth Amendment rights as those rights are implicated by various uses of digital technologies. First Amendment, FOIA and social justice expertise is a plus. Tech savviness and a familiarity with issues at the intersection of technology and the public interest is strongly preferred; an eagerness to learn about communications technology is essential.
This is a full-time exempt position based in our San Francisco office. Because we are highly collaborative and value our in-person time together, applicants seeking to work remotely will not be considered.
EFF is a great place to work. We offer a supportive and empowering environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, parental leave, a dog-friendly workplace, and more.
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
EFF will accept and consider applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The position is available to be filled as early as July 1, 2018 but we are flexible on start date.
Interested applicants should submit the following:
• A resume, highlighting their most pertinent experiences
• A cover letter explaining in detail their specific interest in EFF and this particular job.
• A brief excerpt from a litigation document on which you were the primary author that shows your persuasive legal writing and reasoning skills (1200 words maximum)
• A short (250 words or so) written response to the following prompt: Identify an important issue at the intersection of 4th Amendment rights and technology and explain why it is important and how EFF might be able to advance the issue through impact litigation.
Please include item #3 with your cover letter upload Show more details...
The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of litigation experience, including substantial experience conceptualizing and managing cases, devising and carrying out overall case strategy, managing assisting attorneys and staff, and handling day-to-day projects and deadlines. Candidates must have excellent writing and analytical skills and an eagerness to be part of a team of highly motivated lawyers and activists working collaboratively in a hard-working nonprofit environment. We value candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, professional and otherwise, to our team and to EFF as a whole.
Please have experience, expertise, a passion for, and deep curiosity about Fourth Amendment rights as those rights are implicated by various uses of digital technologies. First Amendment, FOIA and social justice expertise is a plus. Tech savviness and a familiarity with issues at the intersection of technology and the public interest is strongly preferred; an eagerness to learn about communications technology is essential.
This is a full-time exempt position based in our San Francisco office. Because we are highly collaborative and value our in-person time together, applicants seeking to work remotely will not be considered.
EFF is a great place to work. We offer a supportive and empowering environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, parental leave, a dog-friendly workplace, and more.
As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply.
EFF will accept and consider applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The position is available to be filled as early as July 1, 2018 but we are flexible on start date.
Interested applicants should submit the following:
• A resume, highlighting their most pertinent experiences
• A cover letter explaining in detail their specific interest in EFF and this particular job.
• A brief excerpt from a litigation document on which you were the primary author that shows your persuasive legal writing and reasoning skills (1200 words maximum)
• A short (250 words or so) written response to the following prompt: Identify an important issue at the intersection of 4th Amendment rights and technology and explain why it is important and how EFF might be able to advance the issue through impact litigation.
Please include item #3 with your cover letter upload Show more details...
via UNC Center For Media Law And Policy
schedule_type: Internship
Application Deadlines:
Spring Semester (typically for an internship from Jan through April or May): September 1 - November 15...
Summer (typically for an internship from May through July or August):December 1 - February 15
Fall Semester (typically for an internship from August or Sept through Dec): April 15 - July 15
Applications will be evaluated as they are received. You are encouraged to apply early, as we will be accepting on a rolling basis.Our
Application Deadlines:
Spring Semester (typically for an internship from Jan through April or May): September 1 - November 15...
Summer (typically for an internship from May through July or August):December 1 - February 15
Fall Semester (typically for an internship from August or Sept through Dec): April 15 - July 15
Applications will be evaluated as they are received. You are encouraged to apply early, as we will be accepting on a rolling basis.Our internship program is based in our San Francisco office; we no longer accept internship applications for our DC office.
Job Description
Legal interns assist in all aspects of litigation, including legal research, factual investigation, and drafting of memoranda and briefs, while also helping with policy research, client counseling, and the development of public education materials. EFF's docket ranges across the technological and legal landscape, from online fair use of copyrighted materials to electronic voting to the PATRIOT Act; take a look at http://www.eff.org/cases/ for details about our work preserving constitutional values in the digital world. Summer legal internships are full-time, 40 hours per week minimum, and last 10-14 weeks (typically mid-May through mid-August). School-year internships are part-time, 16 hours per week minimum, and last 10-12 weeks (Spring Semester typically runs from the beginning of January through mid-May and Fall Semester runs mid-August through December). Law students attending schools with non-semester schedules are encouraged to apply as well. Internships are available at our office in San Francisco for all legal issues. We do not offer remote internships. Internships are generally unpaid; therefore arrangements should be made with the student's law school for work/study stipends.
Qualifications
Law students of all levels are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for civil liberties or technology-related legal issues, along with excellent research and writing skills and the initiative and energy to see projects to completion in a fast-moving environment. (Being a bit of a geek may help, but isn't required!)
Application
Who needs paper? Just send an email to legalinterns@eff.org with the subject line "Legal Intern Applicant for [Semester/Quarter, Year]: [Your Name]." We'd like a single email with your resume and writing sample attached, as .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf or .txt files; no WordPerfect, please. The body of the email should contain your "cover letter," explaining why you want to work with EFF and why we should want to work with you, followed by three references. Note that writing samples on civil liberties and/or intellectual property issues are highly preferred. Please be sure to include both your phone number and your email address in your cover letter. (No phone calls please Show more details...
Spring Semester (typically for an internship from Jan through April or May): September 1 - November 15...
Summer (typically for an internship from May through July or August):December 1 - February 15
Fall Semester (typically for an internship from August or Sept through Dec): April 15 - July 15
Applications will be evaluated as they are received. You are encouraged to apply early, as we will be accepting on a rolling basis.Our internship program is based in our San Francisco office; we no longer accept internship applications for our DC office.
Job Description
Legal interns assist in all aspects of litigation, including legal research, factual investigation, and drafting of memoranda and briefs, while also helping with policy research, client counseling, and the development of public education materials. EFF's docket ranges across the technological and legal landscape, from online fair use of copyrighted materials to electronic voting to the PATRIOT Act; take a look at http://www.eff.org/cases/ for details about our work preserving constitutional values in the digital world. Summer legal internships are full-time, 40 hours per week minimum, and last 10-14 weeks (typically mid-May through mid-August). School-year internships are part-time, 16 hours per week minimum, and last 10-12 weeks (Spring Semester typically runs from the beginning of January through mid-May and Fall Semester runs mid-August through December). Law students attending schools with non-semester schedules are encouraged to apply as well. Internships are available at our office in San Francisco for all legal issues. We do not offer remote internships. Internships are generally unpaid; therefore arrangements should be made with the student's law school for work/study stipends.
Qualifications
Law students of all levels are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for civil liberties or technology-related legal issues, along with excellent research and writing skills and the initiative and energy to see projects to completion in a fast-moving environment. (Being a bit of a geek may help, but isn't required!)
Application
Who needs paper? Just send an email to legalinterns@eff.org with the subject line "Legal Intern Applicant for [Semester/Quarter, Year]: [Your Name]." We'd like a single email with your resume and writing sample attached, as .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf or .txt files; no WordPerfect, please. The body of the email should contain your "cover letter," explaining why you want to work with EFF and why we should want to work with you, followed by three references. Note that writing samples on civil liberties and/or intellectual property issues are highly preferred. Please be sure to include both your phone number and your email address in your cover letter. (No phone calls please Show more details...
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