Job Title: DC Associate Job Responsibilities: - Engage in high-stakes, cutting-edge litigation practice across a variety of practice areas including commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, employment and discrimination, and complex regulatory and securities matters. - Participate in a pioneering public interest practice focusing on gender and racial equity, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, religious freedom, democracy protection, an
Job Title: Senior Attorney/Of Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Lead all stages of complex litigation, including legal research, motions practice, discovery, and trial preparation. - Draft and edit high-quality legal briefs and memoranda. - Manage all aspects of discovery, including taking depositions, drafting and enforcing subpoenas, and designing and overseeing efficient document review processes. - Supervise and mentor junior attorneys and litigation staff. - Develop and e
Job Title: Attorney Advisor - GS-14 - Civil Rights Division Job Responsibilities: The Attorney Advisor position within the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the General Counsel at the . Department of Health and Human Services involves providing legal advice and services on issues related to the enforcement and administration of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, as well as Health IT, interoperability, and information blocking under the 21st C
Job Title: Attorney Advisor - GS-15 - Civil Rights Division Job Responsibilities: The Attorney Advisor will primarily provide legal advice and services on issues related to the enforcement and administration of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, as well as Health IT, interoperability, and information blocking under the 21st Century Cures Act. The role involves providing legal advice in a variety of contexts, including the development, investigation,
Job Title: Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: As a Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney in the Legal department, you will engage in all facets of impact and individual litigation, including legal research, fact investigation, client collaboration, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings and oral arguments in court. You will identify and develo
Job Title: Mississippi LLI Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Mississippi LLI Attorney will be responsible for providing pro bono legal support to journalists and news outlets engaged in local enterprise and investigative journalism within Mississippi. Key responsibilities include: - Representing Mississippi journalists and news organizations in litigation and other matters involving access to judicial records/proceedings, freedom of information, and other newsgathering and
Job Title: Louisiana LLI Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Louisiana LLI Attorney will work remotely on a full-time basis, focusing on providing pro bono legal support to journalists and news outlets engaged in local enterprise and investigative journalism within Louisiana. Key responsibilities include: - Representing journalists and news organizations in Louisiana in litigation and other matters related to access to judicial records/proceedings, freedom of information, an
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Represent journalists and news organizations in legal matters involving access to judicial records/proceedings, freedom of information, and other newsgathering and First Amendment issues. This responsibility includes various tasks such as: - Intake and case selection. - Making strategic decisions. - Drafting correspondence, administrative appeals, pleadings, briefs, and other legal filings in trial and appellate courts.
Job Title: Litigator Job Responsibilities: - Lead and support all phases of impact litigation in federal and state courts, focusing on immigrant rights, civil liberties, First Amendment protections, and privacy rights. - Conduct factual record development, legal research, and analysis; identify plaintiffs; draft pleadings, briefs, and motions; handle discovery processes. - Collaborate with internal staff and external partners to ensure litigation aligns with organizing, poli
Job Title: Co-Director, Litigation Job Responsibilities: - Co-manage the litigation department, which includes strategic planning, budgeting, and cross-program coordination. - Share responsibility with the Co-Director, Litigation, for the overall litigation vision and leadership of the team. - Lead and support all phases of impact litigation in federal and state courts, focusing on immigrant rights, civil liberties, First Amendment protections, and privacy rights. - Conduct
Job Title: Senior Litigation Attorney Organization: CAIR Legal Defense Fund (a nonprofit subsidiary of CAIR Foundation) Job Responsibilities: - Lead or co-lead trial teams and collaborate with other attorneys on case strategy. - Independently manage all aspects of litigation, including fact investigations, coordinating expert discovery, taking and defending depositions, drafting and arguing substantive motions, leading trial preparations, and presenting oral arguments in fe
Job Title: Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney/Senior Counsel, LGBTQ & HIV Project Job Responsibilities: The position of Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel within the LGBTQ & HIV Project at the organization’s National Office entails a variety of responsibilities aimed at advancing the rights of LGBTQ individuals and those living with HIV. The role involves creating and implementing strategies that leverage litigation, legislative advocacy, policy adv...
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Reform Project Job Responsibilities: - Lead and contribute to impact litigation in state and federal courts across the ., including tasks such as investigating potential lawsuits, researching and drafting pleadings and briefs, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings, oral arguments, trials, and appeals. - Maintain a docket of active and developing lawsu
Job Title Deputy Director Job Responsibilities The Deputy Director, Litigation at the organization will lead complex civil and constitutional litigation efforts. The role involves developing and executing comprehensive litigation strategies, overseeing case direction, discovery, and trial work. The Deputy Director will mentor and supervise attorneys and fellows, ensuring alignment with advocacy and communications efforts in collaboration with grassroots partners. Educatio
Job Title: Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney in the Voting Rights Project is responsible for developing and litigating voting rights cases in state and federal courts. The role involves a wide range of duties, including: - Participating in litigation of constitutional and statutory cases on voting rights issues, which includes researching and drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal
Job Title: Attorney Department: Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Apply Summary The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is seeking experienced attorneys to address significant and complex issues related to the enforcement of federal statutes and executive orders that prohibit unlawful discrimination. This includes areas such as voting, education, employment, housing, police services, public accommodations and facilities, and federally funded and cond
Job Title: Attorney Department: Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Job Responsibilities: As a Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division, your primary duties include: - Investigating allegations of civil rights discrimination or potential violations of the law. - Conducting extensive document review to gather, analyze, and evaluate data and evidence. - Interviewing witnesses and drafting legal and factual memoranda. - Presenting evidence to federal grand juries,
Attorney Job Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: As a Trial Attorney within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, you will have a range of responsibilities that include: - Investigating allegations of civil rights discrimination or potential violations of the law. - Conducting extensive document review to gather, analyze, and evaluate data and evidence. - Interviewing witnesses and drafting legal and factual memoranda. - Presenting evidence to federal
Job Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: As a Trial Attorney for the . Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, the candidate will engage in a diverse range of duties aimed at enforcing federal statutes and executive orders that prohibit unlawful discrimination. The responsibilities include: - Investigating allegations of civil rights discrimination or potential legal violations. - Conducting comprehensive document reviews to gather, analyze, and evaluate data and
Attorney Job Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: As a Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, the responsibilities include investigating allegations of civil rights discrimination or potential violations of the law. The role involves conducting extensive document reviews to gather, analyze, and evaluate data and evidence, interviewing witnesses, and drafting legal and factual memoranda. Attorneys are expected to present evidence to federa
Job Title: Senior Policy Counsel/Advisor or Policy Counsel/Advisor – Voting Rights & Democracy Job Responsibilities: The Senior Policy Counsel/Advisor or Policy Counsel/Advisor role involves managing a portfolio focused on voting rights and judicial nominations. The incumbent will engage in public policy advocacy, which includes legislative advocacy, advocacy with administrative agencies, and close collaboration with coalition allies and grassroots partners. Responsibiliti...
Job Title: Senior Counsel/Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Senior Counsel/Counsel role within the Voting Rights Project at the organization involves a range of responsibilities focused on advancing racial justice and civil rights through legal advocacy. The principal areas of support include litigation, election protection, and programmatic activities. Key responsibilities include: - Leading and participating in litigation across federal and state trial and appellate courts
Attorney Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions Civil Rights Division Job Title Attorney Job Responsibilities As a Trial Attorney within the Civil Rights Division, your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of activities aimed at enforcing federal statutes and executive orders that prohibit unlawful discrimination. Key duties include: - Investigating allegations of civil rights discrimination or potential violations of the law. - Conducting exte
Job Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: As a Trial Attorney within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, the candidate will engage in a wide array of responsibilities aimed at enforcing federal statutes and executive orders that prohibit unlawful discrimination. The duties encompass: - Investigating allegations of civil rights discrimination or potential legal violations. - Conducting thorough document reviews to gather, analyze, and evaluate data and ev
Senior Legal Counsel Job Title Senior Legal Counsel Job Responsibilities - Case Screening & Legal Analysis: Monitor relevant litigation and evaluate amicus participation based on alignment with the mission of the reputed firm. - Brief Drafting: Draft, edit, and file persuasive, high-quality amicus briefs, ensuring compliance with court rules and deadlines. - Collaboration: Coordinate with external counsel and pro-consumer groups to develop and strengthen legal arguments
Job Title: Special Counsel, Rapid Response Job Responsibilities: - Work within the organization's legal department to identify, evaluate, and develop potential litigation in cases critical to defending democracy and other rapid-response situations. - Draft and file emergency pleadings as needed in emergency litigation with support from the team. - Collaborate with internal multidisciplinary teams and external partners, including co-counsel, nonprofit allies, and externa
Job Title: Staff Attorney, . Litigation Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for . Litigation will play a pivotal role in the Center's efforts to influence litigation and advocacy for reproductive rights in the United States. This position involves developing original legal research and analysis to defend and expand constitutional protections related to reproductive decision-making and access to care. The Staff Attorney is expected to: - Monitor and track relevant
Job Title: Access to Justice Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Serve as lead counsel or co-counsel in the investigation and development of impact litigation that aligns with the strategic goals of the Access to Justice Project and the mission of the organization. - Engage in a full range of litigation tasks including legal research, analysis, briefing, oral arguments, client representation, and occasionally factual investigation, discovery, and settlement negotiation. - Revie
Job Title: Senior Legal Advisor Job Responsibilities: - Develop and manage legal matters, including all aspects of legal and regulatory work such as matter development, outreach, drafting, strategy, and participation in all stages of litigation. - Support and supervise the development of legal matters by other team members, using expertise to assist in matter development and participation in the progressive legal sphere. - Report to Legal Directors and collaborate closely wi
Job Title: Senior Counsel (Civil Rights Focus) Job Responsibilities: The Senior Counsel position is centered on the protection and advancement of civil rights through litigation. Key responsibilities include: - Litigation: Serve as lead or co-counsel in federal and state court proceedings. Responsibilities encompass advising clients on litigation strategy, risks, objectives, and overseeing all aspects of litigation from case initiation through appeal. This role involves r
Job Title: Senior Legal Advisor (Civil Rights Focus) Job Responsibilities: - Develop and support the execution of legal strategies to challenge abuses of power by government officials at various levels, including state, local, and federal. - Empower government entities to address community needs through regulatory and legal support strategies. - Support organizational leadership in promoting a culture of excellence, which includes supervising litigation, regulatory work, and
Attorney Hiring Organization **Members Only** Hiring Office Various Sections Attorney Appointment Type Attorney Permanent Job ID 26-CRT-ATT-001 About the Office The Civil Rights Division (CRT or Division) of the Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), established by the Civil Rights Act of 1957, is dedicated to upholding the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans, with a focus on protecting the most vulnerable members of society. The Division enforces federal laws that
Trial Attorney (Civil Rights), GS 13-14 Duties: The candidate will be reviewing charge files and recommending the initiation of litigation. Filing petitions for compliance with administrative subpoenas. Seeking temporary injunctive relief. Prosecuting cases while ensuring consistency with EEOC litigation policies and judicial precedents. Conducting discovery for litigation in federal court. Preparing pretrial and post-trial briefs and materials. Conducting all facets of tria
Job Title: Senior Litigation Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Senior Litigation Attorney at the organization will be responsible for managing litigation and legal advocacy efforts aimed at protecting the rights of immigrant children and youth facing removal from the United States. This includes those at risk of permanent separation from parents or caregivers due to removal. The attorney will track, analyze, and engage in litigation affecting immigrant children, with a part
Job Title: Managing Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Develop, influence, drive, and lead strategic impact litigation and related advocacy focused on promoting accountability, transparency, and ethics in government, preserving democratic institutions, and defending the rule of law. - Perform and oversee core litigation tasks including legal research, fact development, identifying and working with clients and witnesses, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, participa
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: As a Staff Attorney at a reputed firm, you will engage in litigation to support the rights of nontheistic individuals, which include those identifying as humanist, atheist, agnostic, or "nothing in particular." Your role will be to ensure these individuals can live freely and openly, without discrimination, and receive equal treatment from the government. Key responsibilities include: - Researching potential instances of discr
Job Title: Trial Attorney (January 2027 – January 2028 Charles . Ruff Fellowship) Job Responsibilities: The selected candidate will serve as a Ruff Fellow in the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for the District of Columbia. The fellowship involves a one-year term where the fellow will work within one of OAG’s components which include the Immediate Office of the Attorney General, Civil Litigation Division, Public Advocacy Division, Legal Counsel Division, Office o...
Job Title: Attorney (Detail) Job Responsibilities: The selected attorneys will serve as Trial Attorneys within the Civil Rights Division's enforcement sections. These positions are anticipated to be placed in sections such as Educational Opportunities, Employment Litigation, and Voting Sections. The attorneys will work collaboratively with experienced career staff to: - Manage a full docket of civil rights investigations and litigation aligned with Administration priorities.
Job Title: National Legal Director Job Responsibilities: Strategy & Leadership: - Develop and refine the overall strategic direction for the organization's legal work to pursue its overarching mission, values, and strategic goals effectively in collaboration with the Executive Director and office directors. - Serve as a strategic partner to the Executive Director and leadership team in actualizing the organization's mission. - Regularly interface with the Managing Director
Job Title: Litigation Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Litigation Attorney at the organization will engage in various activities aimed at protecting individual rights and limiting government power. The key responsibilities include: - Developing and managing their own cases, including directing legal strategy, taking depositions, and presenting oral arguments at every stage of litigation, potentially up to the . Supreme Court. - Engaging in media writing, public speakin
Job Title: Senior Litigation Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Support the organization's litigation work, with a focus on impact litigation. - Collaborate with the director of litigation to develop, execute, and support major litigation efforts. - Work within the principles of community lawyering and participate in interdisciplinary teams. - Engage closely with the organization's six programs: Civil Rights and Racial Justice; Health Justice and Public Benefits; Housing and C
Job Title: Immigration Litigation Attorney/Senior Immigration Litigation Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Manage individual caseloads while ensuring timely progression of cases. - Conduct consultations with prospective clients for new cases. - Collaborate closely with paralegals and fellow attorneys to ensure smooth handling of cases. - Participate in firm committees guided by firm partners to contribute to the firm's success. - Work within a hybrid model, balancing flexibil
Washington, . office of a **Members Only** Top Ranked Law Firm seeks senior litigation associate attorney/litigation counsel with preferably 6+ years of experience. The candidate will handle a civil rights litigation caseload without supervision. Will litigate federal and state court cases, investigate potential cases, prepare complaints, draft briefs on dispositive motions and other motions, handle all discovery including taking and defending depositions, conduct oral