Senior Counsel, Counter Censorship Task Force

(EDO) Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc.; Lansdowne (VA); On-site; USD 211,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Dependent care reimbursement

Disability insurance

Long-term care insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Alliance Defending Freedom in Lansdowne, VA, seeks a Senior Counsel for the Counter Censorship Task Force to lead federal and state policy initiatives and provide strategic legal guidance. The role emphasizes high-impact research, drafting submissions, and coordinating with policy teams to advance the Task Force’s objectives.

Requires a J.D. and admission to a US state bar, plus 10+ years of legal experience. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• J.D. with active license in at least one US state bar
• 10+ years of legal experience

Responsibilities

• Lead development of federal and state policy and regulatory initiatives.
• Conduct complex legal research to support policy initiatives.
• Draft amicus briefs, comment letters, and other formal submissions.
• Provide legal advice to CEOs, GCs, and business leaders on the Task Force’s work.
• Draft model legislation and provide expert testimony.
• Produce memos, articles, and white papers on topics of interest.
• Build coalitions with legal, policy, and business leaders to advance goals.
• Represent the Task Force in media interviews and public speaking engagements.

Job description

Senior Counsel, Counter Censorship Task Force

Lansdowne, VA

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Location: Lansdowne, VA

Team Overview

This position promotes the strategic objectives of ADF’s counter censorship team by contesting efforts to suppress speech that threaten ADF’s core mission to advance the God-given right of individuals to live and speak the truth. Senior Counsel will work under the direct supervision of the Sr. Counsel, SVP of Counter Censorship Task Force, and will lead the development of policy initiatives at the federal and state level to achieve the team’s goals, while helping drive execution of that strategy across the ADF team. Senior Counsel will also help lead the team’s legislative work in collaboration with ADF’s Policy team. The applicant must have strong communication, writing, and speaking skills, be creative and innovative, and enjoy a fast work pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of federal and state policy and regulatory initiatives that achieve the goals of the Counter Censorship Task Force.
• Conduct complex and novel legal research and analysis to support these initiatives, translating them into legal, legislative, and regulatory solutions that advance the Task Force’s aims.
• In collaboration with ADF’s Public Policy team, help drive execution of this policy strategy across the ADF team, ensuring alignment and coordination on initiatives that advance the Counter Censorship Task Force’s objectives.
• Draft and file amicus briefs, comment letters, and other formal submissions that intersect with the goals of ADF’s Counter Censorship Task Force.
• Provide legal advice to CEOs, GCs, and other business leaders on issues related to the Counter Censorship Task Force’s work.
• Assist in drafting model legislation, preparing expert testimony, and testifying on legislation within the Counter Censorship Task Force’s area of responsibility.
• Produce memos, articles, and white papers on topics of interest to ADF’s Counter Censorship Task Force.
• Network, develop relationships, and build strategic coalitions with key legal, policy, and business leaders to advance the Counter Censorship Task Force’s goals.
• Handle media interviews and public speaking engagements. Represent the Counter Censorship Task Force at meetings, events, and conferences.

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D., active license in at least one US state bar, and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction within one year
• 10+ years of legal experience

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to support your well-being and growth. While we do not disclose specific salary ranges, our compensation is competitive with top non-profit law firms. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

Want to Know More About ADF?

This salary range is reflective of a position based in Lansdowne, VA. This range is a good-faith estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and office location.

Virginia Salary Range

$210,600 - $257,700 USD

Statement of Faith

Based on our adherence to the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess with the Christian Church throughout time and around the world the faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed:

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

Doctrinal Distinctives

Also, based on this confession, we are committed to honoring God by obeying the two Greatest Commandments, loving God and loving neighbor, and based on that commitment and derived from the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess the following as necessary for living the gospel:

• We believe in the spiritual unity and equality of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• We believe that the Lordship of Christ requires us as disciples to seek to conform our actions, thoughts, and desires in obedience to Him.
• We believe God creates each person with an immutable biological sex — male or female — that reflects the image and likeness of God.
• We believe that God designed marriage as a unique conjugal relationship joining one man and one woman in a single, exclusive, life-long union, and God intends sexual intimacy only to occur within that relationship.
• We believe God endows all human life with inherent dignity, and it must be respected and protected from conception to natural death.
• We believe that God has endowed all humans with the natural, and inalienable right of religious freedom to believe, pursue truth, and live within ordered liberty such that no civil government may justly infringe upon it.
• We believe that God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, calls all of us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him, knowing that He promises us abundant and eternal life.