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Administrative Assistant

Under the general supervision of the Williams Institute Executive Director, perform general administrative and secretarial support duties and specific assistance with the staging of educational and CLE Events and other occasional programs. Coordinate and implement all logistics for the staging of Williams Institute educational programs, activities, and events. Help publicize all events, and adhere to established methods to receive RSVP's, ticket requests, etc. Assist the Executive Director with development and promotional activities for the Williams Institute as needed. Assist in the development of event and program agendas, reports, event invitation lists, and timelines. Arrange for CLE credit for CLE events and produce all documents and materials required for CLE courses. Manage the formulation of time lines and checklists for events and programs. Plan and schedule the production of invitations, programs, brochures and other promotional materials. Participate in day of event activities including catering, registration, parking, signage, etc. Maintain complex electronic calendar of meetings, projects, conferences, presentations, lecturers, etc. Manage the Reading Room Collections donation program of the Williams Institute, and maintain a donor database of all Williams Institute's donors. Develop and maintain spreadsheet programs to track expenditures for all programs. Compose executive correspondence and edit for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and content consistency.

All interested applicants must apply through the UCLA Career Opportunities website (click
here).

Sears Law Teaching Fellowship

The Williams Institute annually offers the Sears Law Teaching Fellowship to a recent law school graduate or practicing lawyer. The Fellowship will prepare outstanding law school graduates for careers in law teaching and scholarship in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, nationally or internationally, or any field necessary to create a comprehensive understanding of these topics. During the two-year fellowship, the Fellow will conduct research, write, and teach in this field, and assist the Williams Institute in its work and events. The Williams Institute has already supported five law teaching fellows, each of whom has successfully obtained a highly-competitive tenure track position at an accredited law school in the United States. The Sears Law Teaching Fellowship was made possible by a generous $1.5 million gift from Jim Hooker.

See application information for the 2010 Teaching Fellowship position.

Peter J. Cooper Public Policy Fellowship

The Williams Institute also offers the Peter J. Cooper Public Policy Fellowship to a recent graduate or law school graduate who is interested in public policy research and writing on sexual orientation and gender identity issues. Peter J. Cooper and Norman Blachford gave a gift of $1 million to endow the Fellowship, which is offered annually. The Fellowship will be offered to a qualified applicant after graduation from an accredited college, law, public policy, or other graduate school, who has demonstrated interest in conducting research and writing on sexual orientation public policy issues. During the Fellowship, the Peter J. Cooper Public Policy Fellow will primarily support the public policy research and writing of the Williams Institute's senior staff and faculty, but may also conduct his/her own research and writing projects.

See application information for the 2010 Public Policy Fellowship.


The Williams Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex, disability, height, weight, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, marital status or veteran status in employment.