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**Opportunity begins January 2010**
Because of the economic crisis, many law firms are asking their incoming first year associates to defer their start dates (only a couple months while others are a full year) and are offering stipends to these deferred associates, especially if they work at public interest organizations during their deferment.
Spend your deferred time working on a mission your wild about at the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the nation’s largest member-supported conservation organization, which is at the forefront of global warming issues, reconnecting our children with nature, and protecting America’s wildlife and habitat.
We have large offices in downtown Washington, DC and Reston, Virginia (suburban Washington, DC). We also do active legal and policy work out of our field offices in Anchorage, Alaska; Boulder, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Missoula, Montana; Austin, Texas; Montpelier, Vermont; and Seattle, Washington.
Project Description: Office of General Counsel (1-2 positions)
We are looking for an additional lawyer, possibly two, for our busy general counsel’s office, to work closely with the two experienced lawyers already on board. The work would expose the pro bono counsel to a wide range of corporate, employment, charity, tax, lobbying, real estate, grants, and contracts work, depending on NWF’s major initiatives during the year. It would likely have a special focus on intellectual property, as in fall 2009, NWF is scheduled to co-produce a 26 part children’s animated series for domestic and international distribution, with Korean and Singaporean co-production partners. The IP work will also involve trademark, production rights, talent and guild contract preparation and negotiation, branded and media promotions, interstitials and PSAs, interactive online and social networking campaigns, contests, sponsorships, and licensing.
This position would be based in NWF’s Reston, Virginia headquarters. |