[Hiring] Legal Associate @Resolve To Save Lives

Role Description

The Legal Associate supports RTSL’s public health legal work by:

• Conducting legal and regulatory research.
• Monitoring policy developments.
• Supporting the development of presentations and legal and policy materials.
• Coordinating with partners and tracking priority workstreams.

Working under the guidance of the Director, Public Health Legal and in collaboration with other members of the public health legal team, RTSL technical teams, and external partners, the Legal Officer helps translate legal analysis into practical tools, guidance, and technical assistance that advance public health policy and strengthen national legal and regulatory frameworks.

Success in the role means providing rigorous, timely, and practical legal and policy support that helps RTSL teams and partners advance priority public health reforms.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor, LLM, or equivalent degree.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant legal or policy experience, including experience in legal research and analysis, regulatory or policy analysis, public interest law, global health or related area(s) of legal work.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting legal and regulatory research, producing clear written analysis.
• Prior experience coordinating projects, deliverables, or partner engagements across multiple workstreams.
• Prior experience working with or supporting government ministries, regulatory agencies, or other public sector institutions.

Requirements

• Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills, with close attention to legal authority, accuracy, and detail.
• Ability to analyze laws, regulations, policies, and international legal instruments and identify their practical implications for public health policy and implementation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal and policy issues into concise, practical, and accessible guidance for legal and non-legal audiences.
• Strong analytical judgment and ability to distinguish legal requirements from policy options, implementation considerations, and advocacy objectives.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently on defined assignments while recognizing when issues require additional legal guidance or escalation.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills and ability to work effectively with government officials, technical experts, partners, and colleagues from different professional backgrounds.
• Collaborative and service-oriented approach to working with multidisciplinary public health teams.
• Familiarity with international public health law and relevant WHO instruments, including the International Health Regulations, or demonstrated ability to develop this expertise quickly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other relevant research and collaboration tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote, internationally distributed organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience communicating legal concepts effectively to non-legal audiences.
• Experience working in or with low- and middle-income countries, strongly preferred.
• Experience or substantive knowledge in one or more of RTSL's priority areas, such as health security, nutrition policy, health taxes, cardiovascular health, or environmental health.
• Experience supporting legislative, regulatory, or policy reform processes.
• Experience conducting comparative legal research across multiple jurisdictions.
• Fluency in French.

Benefits

• Health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Contributions toward retirement.
• Paid annual leave and sick leave, in addition to public holidays.
• Two paid, week-long organization-wide breaks at mid-year and end-of-year.
• Professional development and home office setup benefits.
• Up-to-date computer equipment.