Interim Litigation & Regulatory Counsel

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has an immediate need for an Interim Litigation & Regulatory Counsel.

Overview: Our client is seeking an experienced litigator to support its legal team. The attorney will assume substantial responsibility immediately, independently evaluate potential cases, develop litigation strategy, draft and review court filings, manage discovery and administrative records, and drive matters forward with limited day-to-day supervision.

Company: Nonprofit public policy organization.

Experience: 4+ years of relevant legal experience with substantial hands-on civil litigation experience.

Location: Hybrid; onsite four days per week in Washington, D.C .

Responsibilities Include:

• Take principal working responsibility for assigned federal and state litigation, including constitutional, administrative-law, statutory, and economic-liberty matters.
• Investigate facts and legal theories; assess standing, jurisdiction, causes of action, remedies, procedural posture, evidentiary needs, and litigation risk.
• Draft and revise complaints, petitions for review, motions, briefs, declarations, discovery requests and responses, administrative-record materials, settlement documents, and appellate filings.
• Manage assigned matters from pre-suit analysis through discovery, dispositive motions, trial or merits proceedings, appeal, and resolution.
• Maintain command of deadlines, court rules, filing requirements, case records, budgets, and next steps; promptly identify strategic, ethical, or operational issues requiring escalation.
• Prepare witnesses and organizational representatives for interviews, declarations, depositions, hearings, and other proceedings.
• Help identify and develop affirmative litigation opportunities consistent with the client’s mission and institutional priorities.
• Coordinate effectively with outside counsel, pro bono firms, public-interest litigation organizations, clients, amici, experts, and coalition partners.
• Draft and supervise amicus briefs and support participation as plaintiff, petitioner, intervenor, or amicus where appropriate.
• Provide candid, practical recommendations to the General Counsel and organizational leadership concerning litigation strategy, exposure, costs, and institutional considerations.
• Work with policy experts to develop legally sound positions and preserve issues and records for possible litigation.
• Translate complex legal arguments into clear memoranda, policy publications, talking points, and other materials for non-lawyer audiences.
• Provide substantive guidance and constructive review to less-experienced attorneys and legal fellows on assigned matters.
• Collaborate with policy, communications, development, and operations teams while protecting privilege, work product, client confidences, and litigation strategy.
• Assist with internal legal review, conflicts analysis, engagement arrangements, records preservation, and compliance matters connected to legal work.
• Represent the client professionally in court proceedings, agency meetings, coalition discussions, conferences, public panels, and other external settings, as appropriate.
• Exercise mature legal judgment, communicate directly with clients and litigation partners, and drive matters forward with limited day-to-day supervision.

Qualifications Include:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; admission to the District of Columbia Bar, or eligibility and willingness to become admitted promptly, is preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant legal experience, with substantial hands-on civil litigation experience in a law firm, government, public-interest organization, or comparable setting.
• Demonstrated ability to take meaningful responsibility for complex litigation matters with limited supervision.
• Excellent legal research, writing, editing, analytical, and oral-advocacy skills.
• Working knowledge of federal civil procedure, appellate procedure, discovery, jurisdiction, standing, and remedies.
• Preferred experience with Administrative Procedure Act, constitutional, regulatory, separation-of-powers, property-rights, economic-liberty, federal appellate, or administrative-record litigation.
• Commitment to the client’s mission of advancing individual liberty, free enterprise, limited government, and accountable regulation.

Pay rate: $85

Individual compensation offered for this position within the pay range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page:

All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.

Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.

JOB ID: 264666