Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a
Legal Fellow

Summary

Join our legal fellowship program as a current law student or recent graduate to gain immersive in-house experience with specific education and training in Internet law and free knowledge organizations. You'll work on challenging projects, attend meetings, collaborate with attorneys, and learn about practicing law in-house at a web-based company.

Requirements

• High energy for and commitment to the Wikimedia Foundation's free knowledge mission, including an interest in free culture issues, open source software, Creative Commons licensing, etc
• Good sense of humor and ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment that demands fast turn-around
• Intellectual curiosity and flexibility that makes them enjoy tackling difficult and ambiguous problems in creative ways
• Experience working with large online user communities (or at least the desire to). Students with experience with wikis or Wikimedia projects are preferred
• Ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment and work on a team with diverse demographic and cultural characteristics. Multilingual students (especially German and/or French) are a plus!
• Excellent writing skills that can be adapted to communicate complex legal concepts to a large audience with varying (or no) backgrounds in law
• Completed coursework in some or all of the following areas of law: internet law, freedom of speech (domestic and international), intellectual property, contract drafting, international law, privacy, data security, and/or licensing

Responsibilities

• Research various legal questions
• Draft licensing agreements
• Develop internal and external policies

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Remote work, flexible hours
• Life and disability insurance
• Bonuses and incentives
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Family and parental leave