[Hiring] Legal Fellow @Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio

Role Description

The Legal Fellow supports the legal work of Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio (PPGOH), a reproductive rights and healthcare nonprofit organization. This one-year, paid fellowship provides early-career legal professionals with hands-on experience in healthcare law, reproductive rights, regulatory compliance, and nonprofit operations. The Fellow conducts legal research, supports organizational risk management and healthcare compliance work, participates in litigation, and supports PPGOH’s General Counsel with various aspects of organizational legal support. Work is performed under the supervision of PPGOH’s General Counsel and may involve cross-functional project support.

Cultural Awareness

• Treating all individuals with respect, empathy, and dignity
• Protecting confidentiality and sensitive information
• Valuing diverse cultures, identities, and lived experiences
• Seeking to understand the communities we serve and delivering inclusive, culturally responsive services
• Supporting equitable access to the highest attainable standard of health for all, regardless of background or identity

Duties and Responsibilities

• Legal Research and Analysis
  • Conduct legal research related to reproductive healthcare, nonprofit operations, employment matters, and regulatory compliance.
  • Monitor and summarize changes in federal, state, and local laws impacting healthcare delivery and reproductive rights.
  • Prepare research memoranda, summaries, and briefing materials for leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Policy and Compliance Support
  • Assist in reviewing organizational policies, procedures, and practices to support legal compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Support audits, regulatory reporting, and internal compliance initiatives.
  • Help develop guidance documents and tools that translate legal requirements into operational practice.
• Organizational Legal Support
  • Assist with drafting, reviewing, and organizing contracts, agreements, and legal correspondence.
  • Support litigation, including interfacing with outside counsel on litigation strategy, liaising between PPGOH senior leadership and outside counsel, and supporting the discovery process including document preservation, collection, and production.
  • Collaborate with departments such as clinical operations, education, advocacy, HR, and finance on legal inquiries.
• Equity and Mission Integration
  • Apply a health equity and reproductive justice framework to legal research and organizational initiatives.
  • Support projects that advance equitable access to healthcare and education services.
  • Maintain confidentiality and uphold organizational values in all work activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school or current enrollment in final year of JD program.
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to reproductive rights, healthcare access, or social justice.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Requirements

• Interest or coursework in health law, nonprofit law, constitutional law, or civil rights law.
• Experience through internships, clinics, advocacy work, or nonprofit settings.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory environments.
• Experience working with diverse communities and/or equity-centered organizations.
• 0–2 years of relevant legal, policy, or nonprofit experience.
• Ohio Bar admission required.

Benefits

• This role requires availability during core business hours of 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. Eastern Time and requires occasional work during evenings and weekends based on operational needs, project timelines, or system implementations.
• Occasional travel may be required for meetings, training, community engagement activities, or project-related activities. The ability to travel within the service area is required.
• Work is primarily performed in a remote, home-office based environment and requires prolonged periods of sitting or standing, computer use, and screen time.
• The role requires regular and timely attendance at virtual training, and/or events, reliable internet access, maintenance of a private and secure workspace, and compliance with confidentiality and data-security requirements.
• Work involves frequent collaboration with colleagues through scheduled and unscheduled virtual meetings and communication tools.