Consumer Watchdog’s Legal Project staff attorneys represent consumers in high-profile litigation before the courts and administrative agencies with a particular focus on health and other insurance matters. Staff attorneys are responsible for their own caseload from the investigation stage through final resolution, will tackle complex legal issues on a daily basis, and have the opportunity to work with other top public interest and plaintiffs’ attorneys in the nation. This is a full-time position.
Consumer Watchdog is a nationally-recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a powerful voice for the People in an era when special interests dominate public discourse, government, politics and our culture.
Founded in 1985, Consumer Watchdog operates a unique model of citizen advocacy on behalf of the vast majority of Americans whose interests are otherwise unrepresented. It deploys a team of public interest attorneys, policy experts, strategists, and grassroots activists all working together in the courts, before government agencies, legislative bodies and Congress, and in the public arena through news and social media to expose, confront, and redress injustice. Consumer Watchdog has saved Americans billions of dollars and protected countless lives. The staff of Consumer Watchdog includes some of the nation’s foremost advocates and experts.
Our work, which is spotlighted daily in the national and local media, includes advocating in the areas of health care reform, civil rights, insurance reform, privacy, environmental protection, corporate accountability and other state and federal matters. The organization has offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Consumer Watchdog’s Legal Project attorneys advocate on behalf of consumers before regulatory agencies, the legislature, and the courts. Over the course of three decades, Consumer Watchdog attorneys have represented consumers in numerous class actions, civil lawsuits, and administrative complaints. The Legal Project specializes in highly complex litigation to address civil rights violations, consumer abuses in the marketplace and political corruption.
A particular focus of Consumer Watchdog’s litigation has been to challenge the illegal practices of insurance companies. Consumer Watchdog has successfully challenged a number of health insurers for violating Obamacare rules and violating the privacy of HIV patients. After winning a California initiative to bar insurance companies from discriminating against consumers based on their demographic characteristics, Consumer Watchdog has enforced the law against hundreds of auto, home and business insurance companies.
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Candidates will possess 3-5 years of civil litigation experience, preferably in public interest or a similar organization, and a demonstrated commitment to public interest law and consumer advocacy issues. Knowledge of California insurance law, class action law and/or the Administrative Procedure Act a plus. Must be able to work independently and willing to dive into uncharted territory.
E-mail your resume with a cover letter explaining your interest in Consumer Watchdog and this position along with a ten-page legal writing sample to Mark Reback at [email protected]