{"id":24365,"date":"2022-05-18T15:27:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T20:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=24365"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T20:31:20","slug":"fellowship-in-nashville-dc-or-nyc-for-rising-3ls-or-recent-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/fellowship-in-nashville-dc-or-nyc-for-rising-3ls-or-recent-grads\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship in Nashville, DC, or NYC for Rising 3Ls or Recent Grads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2023 ABB Externally-Funded Fellowship <\/span>Posting<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The A Better Balance National, Southern, and D.C. offices are recruiting rising third-year law students, judicial clerks, and recent law school graduates interested in applying for an externally funded 1-2 year public interest fellowship starting in September 2023. <\/strong>A National fellow would be based in <\/span>New York City<\/strong>;<\/span> a Southern fellow would be based in <\/span>Nashville, TN<\/strong>; a DC fellow would be based in <\/span>Washington, DC.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A Better Balance (ABB) is a national legal advocacy organization that uses the power of the law to advance justice for workers<\/strong>, so they can care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their economic security. Our expert legal team combats discrimination against pregnant workers and caregivers and advances supportive policies like paid sick time, paid family and medical leave, fair scheduling, and accessible, quality childcare and eldercare. When we value the work of providing care, which has long been marginalized due to sexism and racism, our communities and nation are healthier and stronger. We remain steadfast in working to dismantle the intersectional forms of injustice that contribute to the structural inequality working families in this country face, including but not limited to, gender injustice, racial injustice, economic injustice, health injustice, and injustice against immigrants, LGTBQIA communities, and people with disabilities, and are seeking candidates who are committed to this work.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Since our founding, A Better Balance has been working to value the labor of caregiving and to shift the debate over work-family issues from those that center the concerns of white, professional workers to be inclusive of a focus on the needs of low-wage workers and workers of color. We approach our work around the country with these values at the forefront. Ensuring families of color have access to strong work-family policies\u2014especially BIPOC workers who are currently the least likely to have access to these policies due to centuries of institutionalized racism, systemic barriers to economic mobility, and pervasive discrimination\u2014is a core principle of ABB\u2019s work.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The organization has fought for and won new paid leave policies, important pregnancy and caregiver protections, breastfeeding accommodations, inclusive protections for all families, including LGBTQ families, and victories on other economic justice issues throughout the country. Our advocacy work and legal efforts have gained national recognition in dozens of outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. We are dedicated to lifting up the voices of our clients, who are predominantly low-wage working women of color, and those most directly affected by<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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our policy work. Our free and confidential helpline provides legal assistance and information to low-wage workers.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ABB is based in New York City and maintains an office in Washington, D.C., a Southern regional office in Nashville, TN and an office in Denver, CO.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In New York, where we are headquartered, we have been leaders in many successful campaigns both in the city\/state and across the country, including on paid family and medical leave laws, the fight to guarantee earned sick time to millions of workers across the country, pregnant workers fairness laws, which ensure that pregnant workers are not pushed out of their jobs when they need a modest accommodation to stay healthy, caregiver and lactation anti-discrimination laws, and fair workweek laws. Following legislative campaigns, we are working on effective implementation of these laws, creating materials, doing outreach to low-income communities, and prioritizing representation of low-income workers of color who are being denied rights we helped secure.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our Southern Office focuses on the issues affecting working families in the Southeast United States, where poverty rates for women and families, particularly women and families of color, are among the highest in the country and where legal protections are often scarce. Pregnant workers across the South, especially in low-wage and physically demanding jobs, are forced out of their positions when they need a modest accommodation to keep working. Workers of color are the least likely to have access to paid leave and other critical workplace rights to help them to care for their families without risking their economic security. Our Southern work thus focuses on remedying these legal gaps by enforcement and education as well as working to pass pregnant workers fairness laws, paid family and medical leave, and paid sick days laws across the Southeast and pushing back against policies that harm working families in the region including attacks on progressive local policies.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our DC Office focuses on translating our legal expertise and uplifting worker voices to promote federal policies that advance justice for working families across the country who are caring for themselves and loved ones and want to maintain their economic security. Our key federal priorities include passage of a comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave program; protections for pregnant workers; a national paid sick time law; access to break time and space for breastfeeding workers; addressing the Black maternal health crisis; guaranteeing fair and predictable work schedules as well as<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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enhancing rights of part-time workers; strengthening federal anti-discrimination protections; and more.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Potential projects in the NYC office<\/strong> could focus on education and enforcement of laws both in NY and elsewhere across the country, particularly as they impact low-wage workers and communities of color:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Pregnancy accommodation laws;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Lactation laws;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Paid sick time laws;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf NYC Fair Workweek Law;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Caregiver discrimination laws; and\/or<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Paid and unpaid family and medical leave laws.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The NYC fellow could also focus on expanding laws and policies in the following areas:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Paid family and medical leave or paid sick time campaigns around the country;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Pregnancy accommodation campaigns around the country<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf LGBTQ work-family issues;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Quality, affordable, accessible child care;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Defending local, progressive laws from state and federal interference (preemption); and\/or<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Other issues related to expanding work\/family laws and policies in New York State and\/or nationally.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Potential projects in the Southern Office<\/strong> could focus on:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Increasing the power and influence of Black women in the South using advocacy tools, Know Your Rights campaigns, legislative reform, and partnering with grassroots organizations;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Enforcing new pregnant workers fairness laws in the South including in Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Virginia; educating and empowering low-wage workers and communities of color about those laws;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Providing direct services to low-wage workers, especially workers of color, in particular industries or populations with uniquely Southern issues affecting working families;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Developing a mobile clinic to serve a particular population, such as an immigrant\/refugee population;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Public education and enforcement of existing federal legal protections, such as pregnancy discrimination, family and medical leave, and breastfeeding protections for working families in the South; and\/or<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Addressing the needs of working parents who lack quality, affordable, and accessible child care.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Potential projects in the DC Office<\/strong> could focus on federal legislative advocacy in conjunction with direct services work to empower our clients with our NY office on topics including:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Pregnancy accommodations<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Paid family and medical leave<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Lactation accommodations;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Paid sick time;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Caregiver discrimination laws; and\/or<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Fair and predictable scheduling.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Qualifications:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Law degree required by May 2023, bar admission in NY or TN by Fall 2023 preferred.*<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Demonstrated commitment to social justice, work\/family law and policy, gender and women\u2019s rights, civil rights, and\/or advocacy for low-income populations and ending racial, gender, health, and economic injustice.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Commitment to diversity within the office using an approach that values all individuals and respects differences in regards to race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and socio-economic circumstance.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Superior written and oral communication, advocacy, legal research, and analytic skills. Experience writing for legal and non-legal audiences a plus.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Self-motivated with demonstrated problem solving, prioritizing, time management, team-building, and organizational skills.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Comfort and familiarity with small non-profit environments, ability to use limited resources efficiently and effectively, ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Experience working with diverse communities, particularly communities of color and individuals with disabilities.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Experience with the community you propose to serve a plus.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali, Haitian Creole, French, Somali, and\/or Korean fluency are a plus.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* Selected fellowship candidates will be required to take the NY or TN bar if not already admitted.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Funding and Benefits<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Fellows will be paid a salary of $68,000-72,000, and if the amount of external funding is less than this amount, A Better Balance will make up the difference.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This position requires external funding, meaning it is not paid for by ABB and comes from another source. Some potential sources of external funding include the Skadden Foundation, Equal Justice Works, and Justice Catalyst. Many law schools also offer funding to law graduates in the form of fellowships. If you are selected by ABB as a fellowship candidate, we will then work together to put together a project proposal.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ABB offers a flexible and supportive work environment, with generous vacation, sick, and family leave policies. A Better Balance has an excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance; 19.5 days of paid vacation time, sick time, and personal time; access to pre-tax retirement contributions, transit benefits, and more. We are committed to \u201cwalking our talk\u201d and encourage a healthy work\/life balance for all employees.<\/span><\/div>\n
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How to Apply<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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To apply, please e-mail the following documents with the subject line \u201c2023 Fellowship \u2013 [First Name Last Name]\u201d to: careers@abetterbalance.org:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf a resume including relevant experience \u2013 note, this need not only be paid work or work you did during law school;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf tailored letter of interest, including your connection to ABB\u2019s work;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf a short legal writing sample showing legal analysis, including applying facts to the law; and<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u25cf at least two references, including one professor\/instructor from law school and one supervisor of legal work – these should be the individuals you plan to ask to write recommendations in support of your fellowship candidacy if selected by ABB.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A Better Balance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and we value diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, family status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, arrest or conviction, or any other factor protected by law.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A Better Balance is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities or other medical needs. If you are an individual with a disability or other medical need and need assistance applying online, please e-mail careers@abetterbalance.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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