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The diverse, mission driven and hardworking staff at the National Women’s Law Center has led the way for almost every major legal and policy victory for women in the last 50 years. We use the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions for gender inequity. Every day we work to break down the barriers that harm all of us—especially women of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and low-income women and families—and we need you with us to continue this fight, especially at this critical moment when the Law Center is expanding its reach, its programs, and its staff!
This critical work wouldn’t be possible without our staff. We offer a comprehensive benefits package with generous vacation and sick leave and fully paid family and medical leave, teleworking options, an employee assistance program, 403(b) employer contributions, professional development opportunities, flexible hours and more. Additionally, our compensation framework is specifically designed to ensure transparency and standardization, with clear opportunities for career growth.
In the spring of 2020, NWLC proudly and voluntarily recognized a staff bargaining unit, NWLC United, affiliated with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union/IFPTE Local 70, a union for non-profit workers. Management and union representatives reached agreement and joyfully signed the organization’s first collective bargaining agreement in October of 2022.
Don’t see a position that fits you? In the meantime, we encourage you to become involved in other ways! NWLC does not support traditional volunteer opportunities right now, but you can support the Law Center through Pro Bono and Cy Près Support, through grassroots advocacy, or by joining the Legal Network for Gender Equity. If you have a specific skillset or volunteer opportunity in mind, please contact [email protected].
If you require reasonable accommodations during any part of the hiring process, please email [email protected].
NWLC is committed to providing staff with a rich and comprehensive benefits package including:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Employees who work at least 20 hours/week and their legal spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children are all eligible for our medical and dental coverage. Our medical insurance includes virtual visits, mental health services, and more. We also offer voluntary vision coverage. NWLC covers the cost of dental and vision insurance at 100%.
403(b) Retirement Benefits
All full-time and part-time employees are eligible for a 403(b)-retirement plan. Employees are immediately eligible to make voluntary contributions to the plan up to the IRS maximum. After 90 days of employment NWLC will match up to 3% of an employee’s compensation to the employee’s account and also make a non-elective contribution of 6% of an eligible employees salary to the employees account. These contributions are vested immediately.
Leave
NWLC provides annual leave accrued on a calendar year basis, starting with an accrual amount of annual leave up to 20 days and sick leave accrual up to 20 days in the first year. We also offer fully paid family and medical leave.
Holidays
NWLC recognizes federal holidays including New Year’s Day, the day after New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous’ People’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. We are closed the week of Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. We also provide three “floating holidays” which employees can take at any point during the year. NWLC closes the last two Fridays in July and every Friday in August for summer Fridays.
Teleworking and Flexible Working Hours
Staff have flexibility regarding when they start and end their day to accommodate care responsibilities, commuting, and other personal matters. NWLC’s telework policy is currently under review as we preparing to move into our new office at 1350 Eye Street N.W., Washington DC, in March 2023. The assumption is that all roles are based in D.C. and will be required to work in person at least monthly.
Stipend
NWLC will provide Employees with a stipend of $175 each month to apply to expenses related to work, which could include but are not limited to cell phone costs, commuting and Wi-Fi.
Professional Development
NWLC offers in-house professional development activities for staff to meet organization-wide goals as well as funds for external training opportunities.
Additional Benefits
Additional benefits include NWLC paid life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability insurance for all employees. We also offer a pre-tax metro/qualified parking and flexible spending account for employees to use for out-of-pocket health care and dependent care.
Recently, the National Women’s Law Center underwent an extensive compensation review process. The goal of this project was to make NWLC’s pay practices simpler and more transparent, and to ensure that they reflected our commitments to internal equity and opportunities for future growth.
The system we have adopted is innovative and aligned with the Center’s decades of leadership in pay equity. Learn more here.
