Litigation - Appellate Attorney / Litigation - Civil Rights Attorney in New Orleans, LA

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Public Interest

New Orleans, LA

Litigation - Appellate Attorney / Litigation - Civil Rights Attorney in New Orleans, LA

Attorney

1-12 yrs required

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Job Title: Staff Attorney, Democracy: Voting Rights Litigation Team

Job Responsibilities:
- Litigate cases in state and federal courts, primarily across the organization's five focus states, which includes working and co-counseling with private attorneys.
- Conduct extensive legal research and factual investigations.
- Write motions, briefs, and other court filings; conduct discovery, court appearances, and oral arguments.
- Lead advocacy and litigation efforts, including legal research, factual investigations, and drafting memorandums and complaints.
- Identify and develop new cases and litigation strategies to advance voting rights, working with community groups, coalitions, and individuals.
- Participate in relevant task forces and coalitions.
- Collaborate extensively across departments within the organization to ensure effective implementation of impact area goals.
- Represent the Democracy - Voting Rights Litigation Team on relevant task forces and coalitions.
- Work closely with the organization's Policy Department staff and other departments to help advance the organization's policy objectives.
- Engage in public speaking and articulate the organization's policies and programs to the public and the media on voting rights issues.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Education and Experience Information:
- At least one (1) year of federal court civil litigation or comparable experience post law school.
- Membership in good standing of at least one state bar in the United States, preferably in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, or Washington, .
- . degree from an ABA-accredited law school.

Salary Information:
- This is an exempt role, and the minimum starting salary is $73, annually. Salary is based on legal experience post law school.
- Staff Attorney I (1-3 years out of law school): $73,.
- Staff Attorney II (4-5 years out of law school): $84,.
- Senior Staff Attorney I (6 & 7 years out of law school): $97,.
- Senior Staff Attorney II (8 & 9 years out of law school): $112,.
- Senior Staff Attorney III (10 & 11 years out of law school): $129,.
- Senior Staff IV (12+ years out of law school): $148,.

Other Information:
- The role offers work designation options such as Local Remote, where the employee works remotely but is expected to attend work-related activities at the organization's offices or in the states in which the organization operates, and Telework, where the employee works at an organization's office at least three days per week and may work two days per week from an alternative work location.
- This position will report to a Senior Supervising Attorney, Democracy: Voting Rights.
- The job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.
- This position is represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.
- The organization is an Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Diversity and considers applicants equally without regard to various personal characteristics and affiliations.

Jul 04, 2025
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