I saw this posting this week on EFF attorney Jason Schultz's personal blog:
EFF Seeks Detail-Oriented, Can-Do Referral CoordinatorThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an Internet civil liberties nonprofit organization based in San Francisco's Mission District, is seeking a full-time Referral Coordinator to start immediately. Job responsibilities include answering the telephones, answering general email, doing legal case intake, filing, data entry, helping with membership mailings, and all-around organizational support. Ease with using computers, office applications, and the Internet is essential. Familiarity with (and, preferably, passion for) Internet civil liberties issues is also required. Daily interaction with the public requires compassion and interpersonal skills. Environment is fast-paced, work is cutting edge, staff is hardworking yet laid back and friendly.
Salary at nonprofit scale and includes benefits package. To apply, send a cover letter and your resume in a non-proprietary format to rc-at-eff-dot-org. No phone calls please!
This sounds like the job I had done for them early this year. It was a great job, at a great organization, with really great people.
It's actually not a job for a JD, but it could be a good one for someone thinking about going to law school who also has an interest in these high-tech civil liberties issues. (Or perhaps even a local night law student since I think it's a 9-5 job.) It's also a good one for someone who thrives on helping people. The EFF has become a big point of contact for people having trouble when law and technology collide. It can't help everyone through representation, but just being able to point people to other information and sources of help can be really important too, and this person would play a key role in doing that.