About Legal Insurrection Foundation

Legal Insurrection Foundation (LIF) is a dynamic and rapidly expanding non-profit launched in March 2019, comprised of three projects that interact with and complement each other:

  1. The Legal Insurrection Blog, founded in 2008, our flagship public facing media entity with deep reach and an earned reputation as ‘disrupters’ of conventional narratives, known for conducting high profile long-term investigations and news coverage, and fighting for free speech on campuses and against cancel culture and the intersectional left;
  2. CriticalRace.org, launched in February 2021, a research group focused on CRT and its variants, such as DEI, with unparalleled and authoritative interactive databases documenting the racialization of education, covering over 700 institutions, and cited over 185 times by other media
  3. The Equal Protection Project (EPP) (EqualProtect.org), launched in February 2023, created to litigate against the DEI discrimination, having challenged over 550 programs and scholarships at over 120 institutions, earning massive media coverage. The combination of our platforms and earned media reaches tens of millions of people.

About the Role

The Legal Insurrection Foundation is launching a long-term tracking and evaluation project encompassing all aspects of our work, particularly litigation related, and also covering similar issues throughout the conservative legal movement. This project is one of our highest priorities. We seek an experienced, motivated, and dynamic person who not only has investigative research experience, including federal and state-equivalent FOIA, but also experience managing similar projects. This position will interact with and have the ability to make use of LIF’s other researchers and capabilities. This is a leadership position.

This is a position with great opportunity for growth as LIF continues to expand. We are seeking someone to help us grow and to grow with us. This position will report to LIF’s President and Managing Director and work closely with LIF’s Senior Researcher.

Legal Insurrection Foundation is an entirely virtual office. This position will work virtually, with occasional travel, approximately 5%, for conferences, events, and team meetings.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a research agenda, identify and plan research projects
  • Develop methodologies and tracking mechanisms, including the use of project software as needed
  • Supervise and coordinate with outside contractors as needed
  • Conduct Investigations, including using FOIA and state equivalents as needed and in conjunction with EPP attorneys and researchers
  • Outreach to and interact with other institutions to understand and track relevant efforts.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of relevant experience; experience filing and following up on state-level FOIA requests is a plus
  • Understanding of DEI and CRT political landscape and opposition legal movement
  • Excellent communication, writing, and editing skills
  • Ability to consistently meet deadlines
  • Strong commitment to LIF mission
  • Ability to work productively in a “remote” environment
  • Must be a self-starter and self-motivated, with the ability to innovate
  • Law degree and litigation management experience not required, but a plus
  • Prior knowledge and use of project management software is a plus

To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

  • Cover letter including:
    • An introductory paragraph describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to the Legal Insurrection Foundation’s mission
    • Salary requirements
  • Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/

Questions can be directed to Bailey Drouant, Project Manager at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law and limited regulation.