Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellowship

The Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellowship

DEADLINE: February 12th, 11:59 PM

The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, non-partisan 501(c)3 organization that fights for equality and equity for all women and families to improve their daily lives. We are seeking a Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellow to provide policy and legal analysis to the Health Justice and Congressional Relations teams. This is a terrific opportunity for a recent law school graduate who wants to work in the movement for health equity and abortion justice.

The National Partnership for Women & Families has been on the forefront in the fight for

women’s equality for 50 years, from health care and reproductive rights to fair pay and family

friendly policies. Although we are not a reproductive justice organization, we are dedicated to

the principles of reproductive justice–racial equity and justice, intersectionality, and centering the

needs of those systematically oppressed and incorporating them into our daily work. We believe

that achieving health equity goes beyond improving access to care. Instead, we advocate for

systemic change in accessing quality, equitable, culturally-responsive, and person-centered

care. We also believe that our mission includes supporting the next generation of health equity

leadership to strengthen our movement.

Position Summary

National Partnership for Women & Families, with the support of the Huber Foundation, is proud

to host a Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellow. This is a one-year fellowship offering recent law school graduates a professional development opportunity focused on federal reproductive health policy and law. The Fellow will work with the Health Justice and Congressional Relations teams on various issues around advocacy for reproductive health, rights, and justice. Areas of focus will include abortion access and coverage, contraception and other sexual and reproductive health issues, as well as related intersectional issues.

This Fellowship is for one year, beginning in September 2025. The Fellow will learn the federal

reproductive health policy landscape while also honing skills in administrative advocacy, rapid

response to key reproductive rights court decisions, policy analysis and federal policy tracking,

tracking relevant cases in the courts, and policy and legal research and writing. Note that the

National Partnership is not a litigating organization, and litigation is not a part of this fellowship.

The team’s goal is for the Fellow to have a positive growth experience at the National

Partnership that will serve as a launchpad into future work.

Primary Responsibilities:

This position reports to the Director of Reproductive Health and Rights, and will also work with

the Vice President for Health Justice, Director of Congressional Relations for Reproductive

Health and Rights, and others across the team and the organization.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Policy research and writing

• Conduct legal and policy analysis and provide strategic input on policies affecting reproductive health, rights, and justice to help develop and inform the National Partnership’s Reproductive Health and Rights Program’s federal and state policy priorities and the organization’s position on judicial cases, decisions, etc.
• Produce written materials for internal and external audiences to communicate analysis such as memoranda, reports, public comments, letters, testimony, fact sheets, blogs, and other key policy and advocacy materials for various stakeholders.
• Track federal and state laws and regulations.

Collaboration with coalitions and external stakeholders

• Collaborate with allies and relevant coalitions to contribute to the development of resources and advocacy campaigns, coordinate rapid response on emergent issues, participate in amicus briefs, and other partnered activities.
• Work with the Congressional Relations team in responding to technical assistance requests from policymakers, facilitating ongoing communication among policymakers, and strengthening our reproductive health and rights expertise to better support legislation advancing reproductive health and rights
• Represent the National Partnership in meetings, briefings, conferences, and other public forums.

Qualifications:

• Recent law school graduate - JD required
• Demonstrated commitment to and experience with gender and racial justice issues including in applying intersectional analysis to social justice work
• Knowledge of issues involving reproductive health, rights and justice is strongly preferred.
• Bar membership is not required.

Classification

The National Partnership recognizes a staff bargaining unit, National Partnership United, affiliated with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union/IFPTE Local 70, a union for non- profit workers. This position is included in the NP United bargaining unit.

Salary & Benefits

Salary is $72,000. This is a full-time Fellowship position based in our Washington, D.C. office.

The National Partnership maintains a hybrid work environment and the Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellow will be required to be in the office a minimum of 4 days per month, with additional in-office and in-person days determined by your role and job responsibilities.

The National Partnership provides a generous benefits package that includes generous paid time off including paid federal holidays plus an office closure the last week of December; comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance; 403B and SEP-IRA retirement options; health, transit, parking, and dependent care flexible spending accounts; life insurance and long term disability insurance; paid family and medical leave for eligible employees; and more.

Probationary Period

All new employees shall serve a six (6) month probationary period beginning on their first day of work. During the probationary period, the National Partnership shall have the unlimited right to discipline or discharge the employee for reasons permissible by law, and such discipline or discharge shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.

Office and Team Culture

The National Partnership is a 50+ person staff that fosters a collaborative culture. We have a collegial work environment. The National Partnership is committed to protecting our employees and our communities from COVID-19. Toward that goal, the National Partnership requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and completely up to date via an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccination. Fully Vaccinated is defined by the CDC as being 2 weeks after the final dose in a primary series of COVID-19 vaccines (2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna, 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson). Up to date means a person has received all recommended COVID- 19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. New employees must be fully vaccinated before their start date, and up-to-date as soon as eligible, unless an exemption due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief or practice is granted.

The National Partnership is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to racial equity and social justice. We make a particular effort to recruit people of color to apply for open positions. People of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and people with other historically underrepresented identities are encouraged to apply. Please see EEO is the Law and Equal Employment Opportunity for more information.

If you require reasonable accommodations as part of the hiring process, please email jobs@nationalpartnership.org.

The Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellowship

Application Instructions

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm February 12th.

1. Application Packet: Your application must include:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Writing sample
• Names and contact information of two recommenders, one academic and one professional
• Completed application questions (below)

Submit these documents as attachments in ONE email with your name in the subject line

to: fellowship@nationalpartnership.org.

1. Demographic Form (optional): Through the link below, please provide our HR

department with demographic information that we use solely to assess the effectiveness

of our recruitment practices. Individual responses will not be shared with the selection

committee. Demographic survey

1. Application Questions: Please include answers to the following questions as part of

your application packet:

1. What does reproductive justice look like to you, and how have your experiences influenced the way you look at reproductive health and rights?
2. Why did you decide to take a legal approach and pursue a law degree to advance your vision for reproductive rights? Given that we are not a litigation organization, how do you see your law degree being put to use?
3. How do the intersections of people’s experiences shaped by their gender, race and ethnicity, and other identities or characteristics that have been structurally disadvantaged in the United States relate to their reproductive health, rights, and justice?
4. If you could improve anything within the reproductive health, rights, and justice movement, what would that be?
5. What do you bring to a team? What is your superpower within the movement?