Location: Tallahassee,FL, USA
Department
FSU College of Law Election Law Center
Responsibilities
The Staff Attorney for the Election Law Program will be responsible for assisting with the Center's legal and other research projects; coding cases for databases; gathering, organizing, and summarizing primary sources for online dissemination; and preparing reports, presentations, training materials, and articles to distribute to academic, governmental, and public audiences.
This research will focus on election administration, as well as constitutional and statutory issues relating to the electoral process. For example, the staff attorney will help prepare fifty-state surveys concerning the differences among states' laws governing provisional ballots and canvassing. The staff attorney will also assist with the preparation of caselaw databases concerning the Anderson-Burdick standard for resolving certain constitutional challenges to election-related rules as well as Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The staff attorney may also assist with the Center's work concerning election emergencies, including gathering and reviewing the legislative history of existing laws in the field and preparation of a potential model statute. Finally, the staff attorney will also likely help with the Election Law Program's ongoing project on election contests by locating, summarizing, and organizing relevant primary sources for eventual public access through an interactive website.
Additionally, the Staff Attorney will assist the Executive Director of the Election Law Program in cultivating and sustaining external and internal partnerships to advance short-term and long-term goals.
Qualifications
A JD degree and minimum one year of legal practice experience is required. Applicants must also demonstrate the following skills.
* Strong research and writing skills
* Ability to organize and synthesize large amounts of information
* A collaborative and solutions-focused mentality
* Non-partisan dedication to generating accurate research outcomes
Preferred Qualifications
Applicants with an undergraduate or graduate degree in political science, history, public administration, mathematics, statistics, or economics are preferred, but not required.
Contact Info
Maureen Wagner Vinson
Executive Director of Election Law Center
...@law.fsu.edu
University Information
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research, encourages creativity, and embraces diversity. At FSU, there's the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow's news!
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Anticipated Salary Range
The anticipated salary range is $100,000-negotiable, depending upon experience.
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How To Apply
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Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include education details even if attaching a Vita.
Considerations
This is a Faculty position.
This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.
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