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Washington - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

The Abrams Legal Fellowship is a new two-year fellowship that focuses on providing legal assistance to documentary filmmakers.  As part of their work providing pre-broadcast and pre-publication legal review and other newsgathering support to journalists the legal fellow will provide fair use vetting for documentary filmmakers.

The Abrams Legal Fellowship is an exciting opportunity for an early-career lawyer to play a hands-on role in serving the documentary film community.  FRONTLINE the award-winning PBS documentary series produced by GBH in Boston will be the legal fellows primary client.  If time permits the fellow may also assist with the general legal work of the Reporters Committee including support for investigative and local reporting around the country.  The Abrams Legal Fellow will report directly to our Vice President of Legal Programs and work with other legal fellows and Reporters Committee staff attorneys.


Qualifications :

Candidates for this challenging and rewarding two-year fellowship should have 2-4 post-grad years of experience and a demonstrated interest in the First Amendment media law and intellectual property law.  Post-law school judicial clerkship fellowship and/or media practice experience with a law firm or public interest organization is strongly preferred as is background in fair use and copyright law.  However recent law school graduates with strong credentials and relevant experience may be considered.  Applicants should be admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction or awaiting bar exam results/admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction at the start of the fellowship term.  Applicants who are not members of the D.C. Bar will be required to seek admission.  A strong preference will be given to candidates who reside in or are willing to relocate to Washington D.C.


Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this position is $98000 per year.  Our generous benefit package also should be considered. RCFP offers:

  • 2 weeks paid time off 4 annual floating days and all federal holidays;
  • A retirement savings plan including a 5% employer contribution after 3 months of service;
  • Comprehensive employer paid insurance coverage including medical dental and vision life and accidental death and disability;
  • Ability to use pre-tax dollars for dependent care and commuting expenses. 

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter resume and contact information for three references through SmartRecruiters. Please submit materials in one PDF or Word file. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until July 30 2025. Please note: the Reporters Committee does not sponsor work visas or cover relocation costs. All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

RCFP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RCFP are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race ethnicity age religion or belief family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. RCFP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.


Remote Work :

Yes


Employment Type :

Full-time

Employment Type

Remote

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