Legal Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +2 more locations.

📋 Description

• Perform supervised legal and regulatory research and analysis in countries where RTSL promotes public health initiatives, including the examination of laws, regulations, policies, legal authorities, and pertinent international standards and instruments.

• Observe and evaluate legal, regulatory, and policy changes relevant to RTSL priorities, including health security, nutrition, hypertension management, health taxes, and environmental health.

• Summarize legal research into clear findings, options, and practical implications for RTSL teams, governments, and partners.

• Assist in comparative legal and policy analyses across various countries and jurisdictions to identify relevant strategies, gaps, and lessons learned.

• Maintain organized and dependable legal research and reference documents.

• Provide legal and policy technical assistance to governments, grantees, and other stakeholders.

• Draft, review, and edit documents related to legal, policy, advocacy, training, and presentations.

• Contribute to the development of legal tools, templates, guidance, and other knowledge products at the country, regional, and global levels.

• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and technical consultations with government and country partners.

• Simplify complex legal and regulatory topics into clear, accessible information for public health practitioners and non-legal audiences.

• Collaborate with country partners, grantees, RTSL technical teams, and regional and global stakeholders.

• Monitor key legal workstreams, country engagements, partner requests, deliverables, and deadlines.

• Prepare background materials, presentations, meeting documents, and concise summaries.

• Participate in meetings and consultations with government and partner stakeholders, documenting decisions, actions, and follow-up items.

• Execute various legal, policy, research, and coordination tasks as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor, LLM, or a comparable degree.

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in legal or policy fields, including legal research and analysis, regulatory or policy analysis, public interest law, global health, or related areas of legal work.

• Proven experience in conducting legal and regulatory research, delivering clear written analysis.

• Previous experience coordinating projects, deliverables, or partner engagements across multiple workstreams.

• Experience working with or providing support to government ministries, regulatory agencies, or other public sector entities.

• Proficient legal research, analysis, and writing skills, with a keen eye for legal authority, accuracy, and detail.

• Ability to analyze laws, regulations, policies, and international legal instruments while identifying their practical implications for public health policy and implementation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, capable of translating complex legal and policy topics into concise, practical, and accessible guidance for both legal and non-legal audiences.

• Strong analytical judgment, capable of distinguishing legal requirements from policy options, implementation considerations, and advocacy goals.

• Solid organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while recognizing when issues need additional legal guidance or escalation.

• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively with government officials, technical experts, partners, and colleagues from diverse professional backgrounds.

• A collaborative and service-oriented mindset when working with multidisciplinary public health teams.

• Familiarity with international public health law and relevant WHO instruments, including the International Health Regulations, or a demonstrated ability to quickly develop this expertise.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant research and collaboration tools.

• Ability to work efficiently in a remote, internationally distributed organization.

• Candidates must reside in the US or the UK.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents.

• Contributions toward retirement plans.

• Paid annual leave and sick leave, in addition to public holidays.

• Two paid, week-long organization-wide breaks during mid-year and end-of-year.

• Opportunities for professional development and benefits for home office setup.

• Access to up-to-date computer equipment.