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Everytown Law seeks a creative, thoughtful, and seasoned appellate litigator to serve as Appellate Counsel. Everytown Law is part of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the education, research, and litigation arm of the nation’s leading gun violence prevention organization. We are the largest and most experienced team of impact litigators in the country dedicated to advocating in the courts for gun violence prevention—one of the most pressing issues of our time. We believe every person has the right to live free from gun violence. It’s our mission to make this belief a reality. We are looking for attorneys who want to use their litigation skills and public-spirited ambitions to join us in advocating on behalf of survivors and others directly affected by gun violence, including marginalized communities. Our clients include students, parents, civil rights organizations, domestic violence coalitions, and cities and counties. Everytown Law engages in two primary areas of litigation: Affirmative litigation to (a) seek accountability for and reform of the gun industry’s dangerous business practices, (b) take on dangerous gun lobby-backed laws that conflict with constitutional protections, and (c) enforce gun violence prevention laws. Defense of common-sense, life-saving gun laws against Second Amendment challenges in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen, under the umbrella of the Everytown Center for the Defense of Gun Safety. *This position will work primarily on Affirmative Litigation* Recent successes in our affirmative appellate litigation work, both in-house and with partner law firms, include: defending a favorable remand decision in the Seventh Circuit in a case challenging Smith & Wesson’s unfair and deceptive business practices following the deadly July 4, 2023, mass shooting in Highland Park, IL; convincing the Fourth Circuit to affirm a district court’s ruling granting summary judgment to Anne Arundel County, MD, in a case challenging its ordinance requiring local gun shops to provide life-saving suicide-prevention information in its stores; persuading the Texas Supreme Court to deny cert on a petition seeking to reverse a lower court’s decision to allow a suit challenging the negligent and dangerous sales practices of an online ammunition seller to proceed; and, successfully arguing before the Ohio Supreme Court that it should affirm an intermediate court’s decision that a local school district’s policies regarding training armed teachers violated state law. You can learn more about our work and our team at https://everytownlaw.org/. SCOPE OF WORK AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Appellate Counsel will have a high level of responsibility and self-direction. The primary responsibilities of the Appellate Counsel will be to work with our Affirmative Litigation team as follows: Drafting and arguing appeals of decisions from our affirmative litigation cases. Drafting amicus briefs on issues pertaining to the work of the Affirmative Litigation team, in trial and appellate courts. Working with outside counsel on appellate briefs, including amicus briefs. Researching, drafting and editing memos relating to appellate issues and recurring or thorny legal issues in the trial courts. Assisting in preparing legal arguments and briefs for cases headed for trial. Assisting in preparing significant legal arguments and briefs in trial-level dispositive motions practice. Working directly with clients, including survivors of gun violence and governmental entities. Working with teams across the organization to advance and defend sensible gun regulation. Participating in some interviewing and supervising of fellows and/or legal interns (depending on experience) and some public speaking, including presentations to law school students and at other public interest events. Participating in team and professional development, including retreats, trainings, and other events. QUALIFICATIONS J.D. and membership in a state bar. 3+ years of overall litigation experience. 2+ years of appellate experience. Demonstrated appellate oral argument experience a significant plus. Clerkship experience a significant plus. Excellent legal analysis, research, writing, and editing skills. Outstanding attention to detail and an ability to explain complex legal concepts to both legal and non-legal audiences. Candidates transitioning from the private sector encouraged to apply. Experience working with marginalized communities and survivors of trauma a plus. A commitment to social justice, an interest in gun violence prevention litigation, and a passion for Everytown’s mission of preventing gun violence in America. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team and with other lawyers. Ability to manage multiple projects and staff in a fast-moving environment and to deliver timely and high-quality work. Strong work ethic, sense of humor, flexibility, creativity, and a professional demeanor. Ability to work in a sometimes-hectic, open-plan office. This is a full-time, hybrid remote/in-office position that can be based in either New York City or Washington, D.C. The salary range for this position is $105,000 to $135,000 per year, depending on experience. Everytown offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision, PTO, 401K match, education assistance, and more. OUR CULTURE Our team culture values kindness, positive interpersonal skills, collaboration, communication, feedback, professionalism, social consciousness, a continuous-learning mindset, a strong work ethic, readiness to take action, balance, and self-care. Our team provides a supportive environment for attorneys training to become great litigators. HIRING PROCESS Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume. Candidates will be required to submit a legal writing sample and law school transcript, and may be required to complete a legal writing exercise. Applications will be reviewed and candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis. As part of our standard hiring process, employment with Everytown Law will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check. About Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (the “Everytown Support Fund”) is the education, research and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly ten million supporters. The Everytown Support Fund seeks to improve our understanding of the causes of gun violence and help to reduce it by conducting groundbreaking original research, developing evidence-based policies, communicating this knowledge to the American public, and advancing gun safety and gun violence prevention in communities and the courts. Learn more at www.everytownsupportfund.org. DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND OPEN CULTURE Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply to Everytown. A diverse workforce and open culture are at the heart of our organization and vital to our success. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. You can learn about the framework that guides our work by viewing Everytown’s Organizations Values.
A high-profile New York City law firm reached out to Kinney Recruiting for assistance on a mid-level tax associate search for the New York office. This is a truly unique opportunity for a large firm tax associate to get into the international tax planning and exempt organizations space. The associate will work on a variety of matters including for-profit / non-profit joint ventures, art law transactions, international tax planning for private clients, and corporate transactions. We are interested in speaking with any big law tax associates with two (2) to four (4) years of transactional tax experience who are interested in broadening their practice and working with a tight-knit team of tax attorneys. An LLM in taxation is preferred, but not required. A JD from a highly-ranked US law school and admission to the New York bar is required. For confidential consideration, please submit your resume to jobs@kinneyrecruiting.com.
Our client is a global industrial company operating in over 40 countries with over 10,000 associates serving a wide variety of industries. The company builds machines that build machines, is acquisitive, and they do great work with an outstanding corporate culture. The legal team is growing and is looking for an EU qualified data privacy and employment lawyer to support continued growth in EMEA. As Senior Counsel – Data Protection & Employment, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to serve as counsel for the company's global privacy and data protection program goals and employment law compliance obligations in the EU. You will report to the Global Labor & Employment Counsel based in the US, but you will be located in Germany, Switzerland, or France (travel approximately 2 days per week to a company office may be necessary). This will be the first such person to take on this role with the company for the EMEA region. On the employment side, this role will primarily focus on supporting Germany and France, with support to other jurisdictions as and when required. On the data protection side, you will work directly with key members of the global business and legal teams around the world on a variety of data protection program initiatives and cutting-edge projects, growing and managing internal resources reporting to you as needed in order to provide: privacy assessments, privacy compliance oversight, unified auditing frameworks and HR and IT systems across the company, and advice regarding privacy aspects of corporate acquisitions. This is both a hands-on and strategic role that will have the opportunity to demonstrate innovative thought leadership while solving challenging and interesting issues. You will work with outside counsel as well as internal staff.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Advise on the full range of employment matters, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, terminations, performance management, leaves of absence, compensation and benefits, employee privacy, issues arising from corporate acquisitions, collective bargaining agreements, works council and other labor relations matters, and diversity, equity, and inclusionDevelop, maintain and improve the Global Data Protection Management/Privacy Program, particularly related to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Oversee and conduct investigations in collaboration with the Ethics and Compliance Department, HR, and IT on employee, privacy, and cybersecurity mattersHandle and resolve privacy and/or employment claims, administrative complaints, and litigation, including the management of outside counselCollaborate with cross-functional teams on a variety of legal matters and company initiativesParticipate in creation and delivery of training on employment and privacy topicsAssist with the design and evaluation of complex global projects, particularly for HR, IT and Marketing, the submission of corresponding implementation recommendations, the preparation of sample documents as well as other broad tasks related to global privacy/data protection managementAdvise and participate on cybersecurity incident response teams Supervisory Responsibilities: This position will have supervisory responsibilities over internal resources necessary to drive and implement the day-to-day functions of the data privacy systems you help implement, as well as over outside counsel retained to assist with both the employment law and data privacy functions of the position. Education:Law degree (J.D., Volljurist or equivalent combination of work and education)Skills/Experience: Fully qualified in at least one EU jurisdiction5-7 years of relevant legal experience across a variety of jurisdictionsSignificant prior experience with data protection/privacy law, preferably with demonstrated experience designing and implementing EMEA-wide data protection programs; experience with global privacy laws (including China and the U.S. at a corporation operating globally) would be a plus factorDeep understanding of legal, technical and organizational data protection in practice and can develop clear and pragmatic recommendations for implementation for those responsiblePrior experience supporting cross-border transactionsFamiliarity with German and French employment law, including advising on works council matters, with a willingness to develop knowledge in new jurisdictionsFluent in German and English; French language skills would be a plus Cybersecurity experience would be a plusDemonstrated judgment, personal integrity, discretion regarding confidential matters, and interpersonal skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsStrong client relation skills with experience interacting with all levels of corporate managementExcellent legal and business judgment; ability to think creatively about unique issuesAbility to operate successfully in a fast-paced environment that places a high premium on excellence, execution, and teamworkAbility to work independently with little guidance, but also to use good judgment and call out issues when neededWillingness to travel Travel: Up to 15% travel may be required.Physical Demands To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee with