Job Location : New York,NY, USA
The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.
Since its establishment in 2016, the Institute has filed precedent-setting litigation, undertaken major interdisciplinary research initiatives, and become an influential voice in debates about the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. Its active litigation docket includes cutting-edge cases relating to transparency, surveillance, and social media. Through its research program, the Institute has published a series of influential essays focused on emerging threats to the system of free expression. It has also hosted public events on new technology and public discourse, data journalism and the law, the First Amendment and inequality, whistleblowers, leaks, and national security journalism.
The Knight Institute seeks a recent college graduate or early career professional to support the Institute's litigation work as a paralegal. The paralegal will be responsible for providing litigation and administrative support to the Institute's groundbreaking free-speech litigation. The paralegal position is a full-time position based at Columbia University in New York City with a minimum two year commitment.
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