Senior Policy Counsel or Policy Counsel
Go From Here is a new law and policy lab dedicated to catalyzing a bold, affirmative agenda for equality, freedom, and shared prosperity over the next five years. We work toward new rights, legal rules, and governing strategies to shift power to the multiracial working class and make America work for everyone.
Go From Here is fiscally sponsored by Proteus Fund, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity.
We’re looking for dynamic leaders who are excited to help shape this startup project with us. We are open to candidates based anywhere in the United States, with the expectation of periodic travel to Washington, DC. We encourage applicants to apply by October 23, 2026; postings may close earlier based on application volume.
America’s promise of multiracial democracy is in crisis. The current authoritarian project seeks to restore hierarchies of race, class, gender, and religion. White nationalist and nativist ideas that had been pushed toward the fringes are being encoded into federal policy. At the same time, the civil rights laws are being dismantled and weaponized against Black and brown people and marginalized communities, while deregulation, tax cuts, and cronyism concentrate wealth at the top.
But this moment is also one of historic opportunity. Americans are asking fundamental questions about the role of government, the economy, and how we’ll build a better future. And although the present crisis is profound, it is not without precedent. Our forebears repeatedly fought to transform the country against daunting odds, from the abolition of slavery to the labor uprisings of the 1930s to the civil rights movement. We can and must do so again.
Success will require more than defending existing systems. Too many of our institutions have been failing for years, allowing economic exploitation and systemic discrimination to persist and making it harder for hardworking people to get by, let alone share in the wealth they’ve created for the nation. Our legal protections, meanwhile, have been anemic. In America today, a person can hold equal rights on paper and still be denied health care, housing, a living wage, and a voice in the decisions that shape their life.
We need a transformative agenda that upends rigged systems and builds power for struggling Americans. One that defuses strategic racism and unites Americans around their shared goals of equality, freedom, justice, and prosperity.
Our name and vision draw inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1967 book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? In it, Dr. King set forth a sweeping economic vision as the essential next phase of the civil rights movement. He called for an agenda that would end racial subordination and foster cross-racial solidarity around new rights, programs, and structures to deliver material well-being.
Go From Here seeks to advance that vision, with a focus on the governing strategies, rights, and legal structures needed to make this country work for everyone. Operating as an agile and collaborative lab, we partner with advocates, policymakers, academics, organizers, and community leaders to advance innovative ideas for the short and long term.
Our core commitments are to:
• Reimagine, not just restore
• Center the multiracial working class
• Understand racial and economic justice as one fight
• Pursue structural reform that shifts power
• Advance a welcoming, broad-based movement
We are building a team to drive two interconnected tracks of work:
Governing Power Project: preparing for a future federal governing moment. We are assembling the core building blocks of a comprehensive governing program to advance racial and economic justice when the next major federal policy window opens. Rather than restoring inadequate institutions or aiming for incremental fixes, we seek to advance the structural reforms that shift power toward the multiracial working class and make government work for everyday people.
New Paradigm Project: forging new rights and legal regimes for the 21st century. We partner with allies to incubate the foundational ideas, legal frameworks, and positive rights needed to build a fairer and more just society over the next generation. We bring together legal scholars, policy experts, organizers, and community advocates to co-create transformative legal interventions that can be tested in state and local “laboratories of democracy” and scaled nationally over time.
Our leadership brings decades of experience spanning litigation, nonprofit advocacy, and government service; deep relationships across the social justice ecosystem; and a track record of translating ideas into policy from city hall to the White House. The project has a five-year horizon to catalyze law and policy experimentation.
Senior Policy Counsel or Policy Counsel
Full-time opportunity
• Serve as our senior legal architect: Drive the research, conceptualization, and drafting behind new rights frameworks, model legislation, and federal governing ideas across both projects.
• Author high-impact proposals: Write policy briefs, enforcement blueprints, and implementation plans that advance our federal agenda. Write and support partners in drafting proposals, legal analyses, and model legislation that build the intellectual capital for new rights and legal regimes and facilitate their advancement at the state and local levels.
• Think in economic, not just legal, terms: Rights that ignore how markets, firms, and labor operate simply guarantee access into a rigged neoliberal economy. We are looking for a lawyer who is fluent enough in economic analysis to pressure-test whether a proposed right would change material conditions, who can work shoulder to shoulder with our Senior Economist on distributional questions, and who treats a legal remedy’s economic consequences as part of the conceptualization and drafting process.
• Work across both projects: Manage projects supporting both project directors, with day-to-day supervision from the New Paradigm Project Director.
Qualifications
• JD required.
• 3-5 years of legal experience required for policy counsel roles.
• 6+ years of legal experience required for senior policy counsel roles.
• Experience in policy or litigation roles at the federal or state level.
• Capacity to work independently to scope, research, analyze, and write on complex and novel law and policy issues.
• Relationships and credibility with peers at legal and movement organizations.
• Background in law and policy relevant to artificial intelligence is a plus.
Compensation: $125,000–$145,000 annual salary for 3-5 years post-JD
$150,000–$175,000 annual salary for 6-9 years post-JD
$180,000 annual salary for 10+ years post-JD
Reports to: Director, New Paradigm Project
What we look for across our team
We are building an interdisciplinary team of law and policy leaders who are eager to join a startup environment and share our ambition for new-paradigm thinking. Across all roles, Go From Here team members must:
• Have a demonstrated commitment to multiracial democracy: A clear understanding that racial and economic justice are inseparable, and an absolute dedication to building power with and for the multiracial working class.
• Possess deep expertise in law or policy: Experience at the federal or state level in civil rights law and/or economic justice policy, with demonstrated capacity to move bold ideas to the center of public debate and into enactment.
• Bring an entrepreneurial & experimental mindset: Enthusiasm for a startup culture where creativity, boldness, and a willingness to test new ideas are rewarded. A hunger to listen, learn, break silos, and change the way things are done. The ability to bring legal, policy, or operational expertise while questioning old assumptions and proposing new approaches.
• Work with an ethos of trust and grace: We strive to treat each other with respect, give grace when responding to missteps, say the hard thing directly and kindly, and take responsibility without drama. A sense of humor always helps.
Proteus Fund is committed to ensuring that its employees are supported holistically, from compensation, benefits, and resources to an enriching work environment and collaborative culture. Benefits for full-time Go From Here roles include:
• Medical, dental & vision coverage for employee and eligible dependents
• 401(k) retirement savings plan available the first day of work, with an employer contribution of 6% of annual salary, fully vested immediately
• Personal wellness allowance
• Generous time off
15 vacation days per year in Year 1, rising to 20 in Year 2 and beyond
15 sick days per year
3 personal days per year
15 paid holidays
Paid winter break from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day
• 12 weeks paid family leave; short-term and long-term disability
• FSA for medical care, dependent care, and commuting costs
• Bereavement leave
• Life insurance
REMOTE: This position works indoors and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones. Most of the work will be performed remotely, which requires a dedicated work space. Go From Here is exploring the possibility of office space for DC-based staff.
Physical requirements: This position is largely sedentary, with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; however, some movement may be required depending on the specific job duties. This position requires the ability to: operate a computer daily, as well as other home- or in-office devices such as a copier or printer as needed; communicate effectively with coworkers and external parties, including - for example - via email, phone, and/or video conferencing; and, occasionally, lift up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Other duties: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
We believe that one of the greatest strengths of an organization is the rich diversity of its staff. We are committed to providing equal employment and promotional opportunities based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established under the law. Our policies and practices reflect our commitment to nondiscrimination in all areas of employment.
Accessibility: Proteus Fund is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Proteus will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources at jobs@proteusfund.org.
Additionally, throughout this document, use of the pronoun “they” is intended to be inclusive of humans who identify as non-binary as well as those of gender expansive identities and experiences.
Open roles and how to apply
Go From Here is currently hiring for:
Director, Governing Power Project (FTE)
Director, New Paradigm Project (FTE)
Senior Policy Counsel or Policy Counsel (FTE)
Senior Economist/Economic Policy Strategist (FTE)
Partnerships Manager (part-time contractor)
Operations Manager (part-time contractor)
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