General Responsibilities: The Assistant Director will work closely with and report to the Center’s Director to develop the Center’s agenda and implement the Center’s legal research projects. The Assistant Director will supervise the Center’s student law clerks and student volunteers.
Legal Oversight & Programmatic Role: The Assistant Director is responsible for the oversight, management and implementation of the substantive legal and policy work of the Center. The Assistant Director has primary responsibility for the following projects:
- Assessing the tobacco policy needs of the New York tobacco control community and developing research projects in response to identified needs;
- Supervising the production of all legal content produced by the Center, including website content, newsletters, model policies, fact sheets, legal memoranda, case law reviews, and technical reports;
- Proactively communicating with New York’s tobacco control community to offer technical assistance (through webcasts, conference calls, e-mails, and other avenues of communication);
- Responding in a timely matter to technical assistance requests; and
- Developing content for the Center’s seminars and other programming.
External Relations: The Assistant Director will become a recognized advocate for tobacco prevention and cessation by presenting seminars to the New York tobacco control community, engaging with the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium and other national tobacco control advocates, and, where appropriate, speaking to other external audiences.
Qualifications:
- J.D. degree. (bar passage from any state acceptable).
- Minimum three years as practicing attorney (five years or more preferred).
- Prior experience with public policy development and/or policy advocacy required.
- Background or experience with tobacco and other public health legal/policy issues required.
- Prior experience in the supervision of students and volunteers preferred.
Salary and Benefits: Competitive salary commensurate with experience, in addition to an excellent benefits package.
Interested applicants should e-mail a cover letter detailing interest in the position, resume, writing sample and references to the attention of Nancy Scicchitani, Director of Human Resources at resume@nesl.edu.
For more information: http://www.nesl.edu/info/hr.cfm
