Coalitions & Amicus Outreach Manager

Liberty Seeds; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Parental leave

Employer-paid retirement savings

Paid leave

Flextime

Job summary

Pacific Legal Foundation, a nationwide public interest law firm, seeks a proactive professional to oversee amicus outreach and coalition relationships across multiple states. You will engage with academic, legal, think tank, and grassroots partners to support litigation, legislative campaigns, and research development.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in policy/external relations, a strategic mindset, and the ability to build mutually beneficial partnerships across diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of external relations, policy, or legislative work experience.
• Knowledge of law is not required, but interest in legal and policy issues is a plus.
• Demonstrated interest in current cultural and policy conversations.
• Strong strategic mindset for identifying, pitching, and managing partnerships.
• Familiarity with nonprofit, legal, think tank, grassroots, and legislator groups.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the amicus outreach program and manage coalition relationships across practice groups and states.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders in academia, legal, think tanks, and grassroots organizations to support PLF's litigation, campaigns, and research.
• Identify opportunities for PLF to advance focus areas and raise organizational profile.
• Develop partnership strategies with the Nonprofit Partnerships Principal and internal teams.
• Represent PLF at meetings, events, and conferences with partners and allies.

Skills

External relations

Policy experience

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Travel readiness

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Pacific Legal Foundation, a nationwide public interest law firm, seeks a proactive professional to oversee amicus outreach and coalition relationships across multiple states. You will engage with academic, legal, think tank, and grassroots partners to support litigation, legislative campaigns, and research development.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in policy/external relations, a strategic mindset, and the ability to build mutually beneficial partnerships across diverse audiences.