RACIAL JUSTICE SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY:
Job Summary:
The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) advocates for legal, regulatory, and policy reforms to improve the health of underserved populations. Our work on behalf of low-income people focuses on improving access to high quality health care, reducing health disparities, and promoting more equitable and effective health care and public health systems. The racial justice senior staff attorney (“staff attorney”) will identify and advance issues of racial justice and equity across the broad spectrum of CHLPI’s advocacy portfolio, including federal and state health policy reform, administrative and legislative advocacy and impact litigation. The staff attorney will also be afforded some discretion to identify new matters within CHLPI’s areas of expertise, with an eye toward adding an explicit and focused racial justice component to our law practice. To meet these goals, the staff attorney will work with diverse stakeholders, including consumers, advocates, community-based organizations, health and social services professionals, government officials and others, as well as with CHLPI’s staff and students.
Job Specific Responsibilities:
As a Racial Justice Senior Staff Attorney, you will:
- Serve as the lead attorney on one or more CHLPI projects to increase access to health care and the quality of health care for low-income individuals and families, explicitly working toward racial justice and equality goals.
- Develop new and support existing policy reform, administrative advocacy and/or impact litigation projects with a general goal of reducing racial and socioeconomic disparities in health and public health systems.
- Liaise with other CHLPI attorneys to enhance the focus on pursuing goals related to racial equity across the organization’s initiatives.
- Supervise and mentor students on a broad range of relevant skills.
- Review government and government-funded health care policies for racially disparate impacts subject to antidiscrimination law.
- Audit and address health insurance policies that further entrench systemic racism.
- Work with state-based advocates to develop progressive health care policy reforms targeted at increasing access to care for communities of color.
Basic Qualifications:
Candidates must have a J.D. and be admitted to a state bar. Five years or more of related experience required.
For full position details and instructions on how to apply visit: https://www.chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CHLPI-Racial-Justice-Sr-Staff-Attorney-Position-Posting.pdf
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CLINICAL FELLOW, HEALTH LAW AND POLICY CLINIC, HEALTH CARE ACCESS TEAM:
Job Summary:
The Clinical Fellow works under the supervision of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) clinical instructors to advocate for legal, regulatory, and policy reforms to expand access to high-quality healthcare; to reduce health disparities; and to promote more equitable and effective health and public health systems. This position represents a unique opportunity to work within Harvard Law School’s clinical program, to join a dynamic public interest and clinical teaching health and public health law and policy clinic, and practice in burgeoning areas of state and national importance.
Job Specific Responsibilities:
As a clinical fellow, you will:
- Serve as the lead attorney on one or more Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC) projects to increase access to health care and the quality of health care for low-income individuals and families, explicitly working toward racial justice and equality goals.
- Manage and direct the day-to-day work of one or more of HLPC’s impact litigation cases, including the work necessary to design, administer and prosecute a successful lawsuit.
- Collaborate with other attorneys across the country on various litigation projects including amicus briefing, cocounseling, and litigation consultation.
- Support efforts to ensure that justice-oriented processes and goals are fully integrated into our work to improve the health of vulnerable populations living with HIV, HCV and other chronic health conditions.
- Collaborate as a team member on HLPC projects with clinical staff and students on policy development and advocacy, building upon and extending CHLPI’s innovative work in health and public health law and policy.
- Work closely with students on the projects that the Fellow oversees and support student development in skills including problem-solving, law and policy analysis, research and writing, oral communication, time and project management, and leadership.
- Participate in office-wide projects and in the Center’s program as a laboratory for innovation in legal practice and clinical legal education.
- Help to set and implement the vision for the ongoing development and success of the Clinic.
Basic Qualifications:
J.D. earned within the last three years.
For full position details and instructions on how to apply visit: https://www.chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/HLPC-HCAT-Clinical-Fellow-Posting.pdf
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CLINICAL FELLOW, HEALTH LAW AND POLICY CLINIC, WHOLE PERSON CARE TEAM:
Job Summary:
The Clinical Fellow works under the supervision of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) clinical instructors to advocate for legal, regulatory, and policy reforms to expand access to high-quality healthcare; to reduce health disparities; and to promote more equitable and effective health and public health systems. This position represents a unique opportunity to work within Harvard Law School’s clinical program, to join a dynamic public interest and clinical teaching health and public health law and policy clinic, and practice in burgeoning areas of state and national importance.
Job Specific Responsibilities:
As a clinical fellow, you will:
- Serve as the lead attorney on one or more Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC) projects to increase access to health care and the quality of health care for low-income individuals and families, explicitly working toward racial justice and equality goals.
- Focus on the role of law and policy in enabling the healthcare system to (1) effectively address the structural and social determinants of health and (2) respond to health-related needs of individuals and communities across the health care continuum, from prevention to treatment and beyond.
- Collaborate as a team member on HLPC projects with clinical staff and students on policy development and advocacy, building upon and extending CHLPI’s innovative work in health and public health law and policy.
- Participate in office-wide projects and in the Center’s program as a laboratory for innovation in legal practice and clinical legal education.
- Manage client and partner relationships on the projects that the Fellow oversees.
- Work closely with students on the projects that the Fellow oversees and supporting student development in skills including problem-solving, law and policy analysis, research and writing, oral communication, time and project management, and leadership.
- Help to set and implement the vision for the ongoing development and success of the Clinic.
Basic Qualifications:
J.D. earned within the last three years.
For full position details and instructions on how to apply visit: https://www.chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/HLPC-WPC-Clinical-Fellow-Posting.pdf