Sr. Counsel, Director of Strategy & Integration

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Location: Lansdowne VA

Team Overview

This position serves the Global Censorship Group and advances ADFs strategic objectives to combat corporate and state-sponsored censorship domestically and globally.

This role combines high-level legal strategy thought leadership and public engagement with a mission-integration function ensuring that ADFs legal legislative coalition research and communications efforts related to censorship are strategically aligned sequenced and effective.

This position is ideal for a senior attorney who is both a deep strategic thinker and a trusted integrator capable of helping translate shared strategy into coordinated action across teams while preserving the integrity and expertise of each function.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy Development & Mission Integration

  • Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the SVP on organizational censorship priorities decisions and challenges.
  • Assist in developing and implementing integrated legislative regulatory litigation coalition research and communications strategies addressing corporate and state-sponsored censorship.
  • Assist in developing executing and evaluating annual and multi-year strategic plans including goals metrics and reporting.
  • Work in close partnership with senior leadership to help translate agreed-upon strategy into coordinated execution including aligning timing sequencing and priorities across relevant teams.
  • Ensure accountability for censorship initiatives across departments and proactively identify risks and opportunities.
  • Introduce innovative and proactive approaches that solve problems and strengthen and advance the ministrys mission.

  Legal Strategy Analysis & Advocacy

  • Conduct complex legal research and analysis that leads to legislative regulatory and policy solutions addressing corporate and state-sponsored censorship.
  • Conduct complex legal research and analysis that informs litigation strategies designed to combat or expose corporate and state-sponsored censorship.
  • Provide strategic counsel on litigation and other quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government and coordinate with litigation teams on in- and out-of-court anti-censorship efforts.
  • Conduct legal and topical research and produce memos articles and white papers on corporate and state-sponsored censorship.
  • Provide legal strategy and support to shareholders using the proxy process to hold companies accountable for engaging in censorship as part of a broader corporate accountability strategy.
  • Provide legal advice to CEOs General Counsels and other business leaders on issues related to censorship free expression and corporate responsibility.
  • Assist in building equipping and advising networks of ideologically aligned business leaders and allies to resist and counter censorship pressures in the corporate and financial sectors.
  • Assist in drafting model legislation preparing expert testimony and testifying on legislation and regulations concerning corporate and state-sponsored censorship.

  Public Engagement & External Leadership

  • Handle media interviews and public speaking engagements related to corporate and state-sponsored censorship.
  • Work collaboratively within ADF and with external allies coalition partners and subject-matter experts to advance shared objectives.
  • Contribute to public-facing strategy discussions campaigns and initiatives related to censorship in coordination with communications and coalition partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• JD. licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction
• 10 years of relevant legal experience

Pay & Benefits

At Alliance Defending Freedom we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to support your well-being and growth. While we do not disclose specific salary ranges our compensation is competitive with top non-profit law firms. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance medical and dependent care reimbursement paid disability long-term care life insurance and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

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