Legal Fellow

• Fellows will be assigned challenging projects based on their particular interests and strengths, ranging from researching various legal questions to drafting licensing agreements to developing internal and external policies
• Each fellow will receive individualized projects that they will be expected to spearhead under the supervision and guidance of an attorney from the Legal Department
• Fellows will work closely with their supervising attorney - attending and participating in internal and external meetings, collaborating on projects, receiving feedback and support, and generally learning about the practical dimensions of practicing law in-house at a web-based company

• 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. Candidates with strong research backgrounds are preferred
• Experience working with large online user communities (or at least the desire to). Candidates with experience with wikis or Wikimedia projects are preferred
• The ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment and work on a team with diverse demographic and cultural characteristics. Multilingual candidates 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. Candidates with experience and/or coursework in drafting agreements and/or policies are preferred
• 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. While coursework in these areas is not required, students who have experience in these areas are heavily preferred

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