Legal Fellow

• Assigned challenging projects based on their particular interests and strengths
• Researching various legal questions
• Drafting licensing agreements
• Developing internal and external policies
• Spearheading individualized projects under the supervision and guidance of an attorney
• Attending and participating in internal and external meetings
• Collaborating on projects

• High energy for and commitment to the Wikimedia Foundation's free knowledge mission, including an interest in free culture issues, digital rights, open source software, Creative Commons licensing, etc.
• A good sense of humor and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment that demands fast turn-arounds
• 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)
• The ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment and work on a team with diverse demographic and cultural characteristics
• 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 expression (domestic and international), intellectual property, contract drafting, international law, privacy, data security, and/or licensing

• Candidates with strong research backgrounds are preferred
• Candidates with experience with wikis or Wikimedia projects are preferred
• Multilingual candidates are a plus
• Candidates with experience and/or coursework in drafting agreements and/or policies are preferred
• Being a Wikimedian

Work with a fellow's university to facilitate earning academic credits and/or receiving funding