The Forefront Project, a charitable project of the Hopewell Fund, provides essential pro bono legal services to nonprofit organizations advancing and defending reproductive rights, health, and justice (RRHJ). From 17 clients in its first year to well over 100 in 2024, Forefront has had the honor of supporting a growing network of advocacy, education, and policy organizations, clinics, abortion funds, and state and regional coalitions. These organizations are at the forefront of the RRHJ movement to ensure access to reproductive healthcare and uphold the rights of individuals to make decisions about their bodies, reproductive health, and family life.
At this critical time, as The Forefront Project is providing essential legal advice and representation to a large and growing number of RRHJ organizations across the country, they are now seeking nominations and applications for a Senior Staff Attorney who brings strong experience advising nonprofit organizations. This Senior Staff Attorney will have the opportunity to increase the capacity of the team’s important work, run point on critical matters with RRHJ organizations, and strengthen the nonprofit law practice The Forefront Project’s team has been building over the past four and a half years.
They will report up to the Executive Director, and they can be based anywhere within the United States.
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
The Forefront Project’s mission is to guide, defend, and strengthen the capacity of reproductive rights, health, and justice organizations to promote laws and policies that empower people to have control over their bodies and make decisions on whether or not to have children; access affordable health care, including birth control, abortion, and maternal health services; and parent children in safe, sustainable communities with quality affordable childcare, free of environmental hazards. Among other things, they help organizations craft effective and compliant advocacy campaigns, communications, and events; track and report lobbying and ballot measure activity under laws that require it; and engage in impactful nonpartisan election-related activity.
As a young organization that has been around for under five years, its small but mighty team has developed a strong culture of collaboration, support, and mutual respect. Their partnerships with RRJH organizations are characterized by empathy, clear communication of sometimes complex issues, adaptability, and a client service orientation to their work.
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE NEW SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY
The new Senior Staff Attorney will engage with the following opportunities and challenges:
While no one candidate will embody all the qualifications enumerated below, the ideal candidate will possess many of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes, and experiences.
Education & Experience:
Key Skills & Attributes:
Additional Skills & Experiences:
The annual salary range for the Senior Staff Attorney is $160,000 – $162,500. This is a fully remote, full-time, exempt role.
Benefits Include: Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.
More information about The Forefront Project may be found at: www.forefrontproject.org.
This search is being led by Emily Wexler, Rachel Burgoyne, and Danielle Higa of NPAG. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We recommend you submit your application by February 7, 2025. Candidates may submit their cover letter, outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume via NPAG’s website.
The Forefront Project is a project of Hopewell Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Hopewell Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Hopewell Fund’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.
Hopewell participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.
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