Careers Job Description
General Description
The Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College (CLSJ) addresses racial justice issues by providing quality legal advocacy, conducting community education campaigns, facilitating research and building organizing capacity on behalf of New Yorkers of African descent and the disenfranchised. CLSJ accomplishes this mission by initiating advocacy projects and litigation, conducting research, and providing community education and trainings on behalf of and in collaboration with community organizations and groups.
CLSJ is working in coalition with its advocacy partners to ensure that the New York State Legislature creates voting districts that give Black New Yorkers a fair chance to elect representatives who have intimate knowledge of and commitment to fighting for their interests. To that end, CLSJ seeks a Legal Researcher, who will research all case law relevant to redistricting efforts here in New York.
Other Duties
Specifically, the CLSJ Legal Research will:
- Engage in legal research and analyze laws, bills, legislation, legislative history, legal articles, periodicals and other relevant media and sources to find facts and precedents to support CLSJ’s redistricting campaign;
- Access electronic databases, law libraries and court houses on an as needed basis to facilitate complete and accurate research;
- Communicate with CLSJ and its partners on an as needed basis for additional insight and/or to verify information;
- Summarize research findings and analysis in writing with supporting documentation; and
- Collect, organize, and analyze opinions and data to solve problems, explore issues, and predict trends.
Qualifications
The successful candidate must be a skilled communicator, with in depth knowledge of electoral case law and redistricting procedures. They must also pay attention to detail to correctly report and interpret information; be highly organized to respond to various requests for information; and possess exceptional time management skills to meet deadlines.
To apply please upload cover letter and resume.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
$50.00-$50.00
Mar 14, 2022 (Or Until Filled)