Everytown Law seeks a creative, thoughtful, and public-spirited attorney for a full-time, 2-year Fellowship with a
fall 2025 start date and a fall 2027 end date.
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, and it's our mission to make this belief a reality. Everytown Law's clients include students, parents, civil rights organizations, elected officials, domestic violence coalitions, and state and local governments. You can learn about our team and its work at https://everytownlaw.org/.
SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP
In the wake of the Supreme Court's major Second Amendment decisions in
NYSRPA v. Bruen and
United States v. Rahimi, the need to elevate and strengthen gun safety in the courts has never been more urgent. The Fellowship presents an extraordinary opportunity to participate in the development of constitutional doctrine at this pivotal moment. The Fellow will join Everytown Law's Second Amendment practice, which focuses on defending life-saving laws against Second Amendment and related constitutional challenges through both direct representation and amicus briefing. We recognize that gun violence has an outsized impact on historically marginalized groups and communities and believe that stronger gun laws are part of a multi-faceted approach to reducing gun violence. We fight to protect common-sense gun safety laws from gun lobby-backed challenges, like the life-saving laws prohibiting domestic abusers from having access to firearms, regulating dangerous weapons and weapon features, imposing age restrictions and background checks, and prohibiting guns in sensitive places like parks and schools.
We also produce independent and rigorous legal scholarship on the Second Amendment and other gun violence prevention issues. In addition, our Second Amendment attorneys work closely with Everytown Law's affirmative litigation practice and with teams across the organization working to advance common-sense gun legislation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fellow will report to Everytown Law's senior attorneys and will have a high level of responsibility and self-direction. The primary responsibilities of the Constitutional Law Fellow will involve:
- Assisting state and local governments in defending their gun safety laws
- Researching and drafting amicus briefs addressing Second Amendment and other constitutional challenges to gun safety laws
- Conducting legal and historical research and producing scholarship and educational materials on the Second Amendment and other gun safety topics
The Fellow's work will also include:
- Contributing to the development and implementation of long-term Second Amendment strategy
- Collaborating with state attorneys general, city and county attorneys, and national and local law firms
- Coordinating closely on litigation and amicus strategy with other interested parties, including other gun violence prevention groups
- Participating in some interviewing and supervising of legal interns and some public speaking, including presentations to law school students and at other public interest legal events
QUALIFICATIONS
- J.D.
- Clerkship experience is a significant plus
- Outstanding legal analysis, research, writing, and editing skills
- Attention to detail and an ability to explain complex legal and historical concepts to both legal and non-legal audiences
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving environment and deliver timely and high-quality work
- A commitment to social justice, an interest in gun violence prevention law and policy, and a passion for Everytown's mission of preventing gun violence
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team and with other lawyers
- Experience working with marginalized communities and survivors of trauma is a plus
- Strong work ethic, sense of humor, flexibility, creativity, and a professional demeanor
- Second Amendment experience not required
This is a full-time, 2-year position that can be based in either New York City or Washington, D.C. Currently our attorneys work 3 days per week in office. The starting salary for this position is $87,500–$90,000 per year depending on experience. Everytown offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision (covered by Everytown with a nominal contribution from the employee), PTO, 401K Match, Education Assistance and more.
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is a 501c3 organization and is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer, per PSLF program guidelines.
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
- Candidates must submit a resume and cover letter to apply. Upon receiving an interview request, candidates should be prepared to submit a legal writing sample, a law school transcript, and three references. Candidates may also be required to complete a legal writing exercise as part of the interview process.
- 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
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.
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.
You can learn about the framework that guides our work by viewing Everytown's Organizations Values
