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Law Firms

General Inquiries

Law firms interested in getting involved with the Vance Center’s pro bono programs are welcome to reach out directly through our contact form. We encourage firms to share any relevant information about areas of interest, specialization, and/or jurisdictions of practice in which they can offer expertise on a pro bono basis.

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Specialized Services

Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Provision of Legal Services for Reporters Shield

The Vance Center and Reporters Shield are actively seeking lawyers and/or law firms with the qualifications, skills, and experience to provide legal services to clients. Reporters Shield is a membership program that defends investigative and other public interest reporting organizations worldwide from legal threats and claims meant to silence critical voices. Reporters Shield helps reduce the risk of lawsuits through training and funds legal assistance to fight lawsuits meant to intimidate and financially burden reporters (such as “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPPs).

Through this Request for Expressions of Interest, the Vance Center and Reporters Shield invite eligible lawyers to indicate their interest in providing these services.

Careers

Open Positions

We are accepting rolling applications for the position below until it is filled. We recommend applying as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

Program Assistant, Lawyers for Reporters  - Public Interest Reporting Program

The Program Assistant will support the Lawyers for Reporters team with client communications, intake, scheduling, internal and external communications, and other relevant administrative and programmatic tasks.

Candidates should have a minimum of two years of directly relevant experience, with strong organizational, project management, and verbal and written communication skills. Experience and/or general knowledge of journalism, nonprofit/public interest legal work, and the U.S. legal market, including pro bono legal services, is preferred.

See the full job description and apply here.

Ongoing Opportunities

We welcome inquiries about internship, externship, and volunteer opportunities from law students, law graduates, and lawyers at any time. Please contact us and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.

NGOs

We welcome inquiries from nonprofit organizations around the world seeking pro bono legal advice on key issues within our four main areas of practice.

These include queries related to international and comparative environmental, humanitarian, human rights and media law, climate change and natural resource sustainability, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, children’s rights, rights of migrants and refugees, rights of disabled persons, rights of Indigenous peoples, human rights defenders, anti-corruption and transparency, privacy, the free press, access to information, among others.

We cannot provide legal assistance to individuals except in exceptional circumstances and cannot respond regularly to requests for such assistance.

Please contact us directly with your inquiry and we will respond as soon as possible.