Job Opportunities - South

Advancement Project | Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney, Power & Democracy (Washington, DC) [$88,000 - $129,000]

The Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney will be expected to implement important strategic initiatives to advance the objectives and goals of the Power and Democracy Program. Responsibilities will encompass litigation, policy, voter protection, and public advocacy on behalf of Advancement Project and our grassroots partners in local communities. OUF.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia | Community Engagement Manager (Atlanta, GA)

[$75,000 - $85,000]

The ACLU of Georgia is seeking a dynamic Community Engagement Manager to coordinate public engagement and advocacy efforts statewide. The Community Engagement Manager (CEM) will cultivate and manage a sustainable organizing program, tapping into the ACLU’s growing network of members, supporters, and volunteer activists, to enhance the organization’s advocacy capacity and effectiveness. The CEM recruits and develop leaders in local communities to advocate for change, and works with coalition partners and civic leaders towards shared initiatives.

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund | Co-Executive Director (Washington, DC) [$172,000]

Americans for Financial Reform is seeking a Co-Executive Director, a highly-collaborative, strategic, and anti-racist leader who would be energized by the opportunity to work in partnership with a dedicated and talented team fighting to transform the financial system in a way that centers economic justice and imagines a world in which there is prosperity for all. OUF.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Constitutional Litigation Internships (Washington, DC) [$6,800 stipend]

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is seeking legal interns who are committed to civil rights, impact litigation, and upholding core First Amendment protections. Full-time positions are available during the summer; both part-time and full-time positions are available during the fall and spring. Your work will include defending the rights of women, LGBTQ people, and racial and religious minorities against religion-based discrimination and oppression. And you will fight to keep religion out of government—including through challenges to religious activities in public schools, public financing of religious institutions, and government-sponsored religion in the public square. OUF.

Cohen Milstein | Fellowship (Washington, DC) [$100,000]

Fellows work closely with attorneys throughout the Firm on high-stakes antitrust, securities & investor protection, civil rights, human rights, consumer protection, public client, employee benefits, and whistleblower/False Claims Act matters. Fellows participate in all aspects of the Firm’s work, including investigating potential cases, researching cutting-edge legal issues, conducting discovery, drafting pleadings, and collaborating with our colleagues in leading firms across the country. OUF.

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc | Family Representation Unit Staff Attorney (Kent or Sussex County, DE) [$65,000+]

The Family Representation Unit Staff Attorney will help launch a parent representation program. The Family Representation Unit will aim to ensure a fair and equitable child welfare system, by leading, administering, and supporting the effective delivery of multidisciplinary counsel/representation and services to indigent parents facing child welfare intervention in the parent-child relationship, including dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination of parental rights matters. Through zealous, creative, and persistent advocacy the Unit will protect, advocate, and advance the rights of parents facing the removal of their children by the Division of Family Services. The Staff Attorney will handle a caseload of 60-80 active open cases representing parents facing state intervention, including termination of parental rights. Under the supervision of the Managing Attorney and Supervising Attorney, the staff attorney will assist clients throughout the state of Delaware (but with a focus on their home County) and collaborate with/supervise social workers, peer mentors, and engage in systemic advocacy. The Staff Attorney will report to the Supervising Attorney and Managing Attorney for the Parent Representation Unit. The Staff Attorney will be in the Union bargaining unit. OUF.

Everytown Law | Litigation Fellow (New York, NY or Washington, D.C.) [$87,500 - $90,000]

The Litigation Fellows will report to Everytown Law’s senior attorneys and have a high level of responsibility and self-direction. The Fellows will work on our Affirmative Litigation Team to (a) seek accountability and reform of the gun industry’s illegal and reckless business practices, (b) take on dangerous gun lobby-backed laws that conflict with constitutional protections, and (c) enforce gun violence prevention laws. OUF.

Everytown Law | Constitutional Law Fellow (New York, NY or Washington, D.C.) [$87,500 - $90,000]

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s major Second Amendment decisions in NYSRPA v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi, the need to elevate and strengthen gun safety in the courts has never been more urgent. The Fellowship presents an extraordinary opportunity to participate in the development of constitutional doctrine at this pivotal moment. The Fellow will join Everytown Law’s Second Amendment practice, which focuses on defending life-saving laws against Second Amendment and related constitutional challenges through both direct representation and amicus briefing. OUF.

Human Rights Defense Center | Litigation Director (Boynton Beach, FL) [$150,000 - $180,000 DOE]

The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) is seeking a full-time Litigation Director in its Boynton Beach, Florida office. Applicants must be licensed attorneys, ideally in Florida. Position can be remote for the ideal candidate. We are seeking a dynamic and visionary attorney who is dedicated and passionate about prisoner rights, free speech and government transparency, opposing the police state and holding governments accountable for their human rights abuses. Interest and enthusiasm about free speech and government transparency issues is a big plus. OUF.

Issue One | Programs Manager (Washington, DC) [$80,000 - $105,000]

The Programs Manager, Technology Reform at Issue One is dedicated to advancing transformative reforms for a more inclusive democracy, focusing on technology reform. Responsibilities may include policy and legislative analysis, independently and collaboratively developing and executing policy and legislative goals for federal or state legislation, coordinating congressional activities and leading executive branch advocacy. The role also involves campaign advocacy, writing, and editing and requires 5+ years of relevant experience with specialized knowledge in technology reform policy; legislative or policy experience required; legal background beneficial, but not required. OUF.

Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | Legal Intern (Washington, DC) [Unpaid]

The Bazelon Center is always seeking talented law students, who are committed to social justice and interested in promoting and protecting the rights of adults and children with mental illnesses, for summer and school-year internships. The Center’s staff work on U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state appellate cases, bring impact litigation at the trial court level, engage in policy advocacy in Congress and at federal agencies, and provide education and training on the rights of people with mental illnesses. The Center’s attorneys are considered experts in systems reform litigation. Legal interns will have an opportunity to obtain hands-on experience with both the investigation and litigation of disability rights matters. Interns will have the opportunity to investigate potential claims by interviewing complainants and witnesses, reviewing documents, and preparing factual and legal memoranda. Interns will work on the Center’s active litigation docket by conducting legal research, drafting briefs, and assisting with legal proceedings. OUF.

Legal Aid Justice Center | Senior Immigration Attorney (Charlottesville or Richmond, VA) [$75,000 - $99,000]

The Legal Aid Justice Center seeks to hire a senior immigration attorney. The role can be in our Charlottesville or Richmond, VA office. The attorney will be responsible for helping develop and implement strategies to end mass detention and deportation of immigrants in Virginia, break the ties between immigration enforcement and local and state government and law enforcement, ensure that immigrant communities remain intact and protected in Virginia, fight the separation of immigrant families and the exclusion of immigrants from state benefits like in-state tuition, protect immigrants across the Commonwealth whether they are in federal custody or in their communities and fought for inclusion of undocumented immigrants in rent relief during the pandemic. OUF.

Memphis Public Interest Law Center | Senior Litigation Attorney (Memphis, TN) [$75,000 - $90,000]

Memphis Public Interest Law Center is a non-profit public interest law firm whose mission is to fill the gap in legal services in the Memphis area. The Housing Project is our grass-roots legal advocacy project that addresses the rental housing crisis through renter-centered research, education, and advocacy. We provide the full spectrum of direct legal services as part of our advocacy program. We like to challenge unlawful practices and see the law enforced. The Senior Litigating Attorney will serve as our lead litigator and will work closely with the Executive Director to build our litigation program. This role involves managing a caseload, creating and executing litigation strategy, and participating in the development of a full litigation program. OUF.

National Congress of American Indians | Environmental Analyst (Washington, DC) [$72,000 - $101,000]

The Environmental Analyst will conduct research and analysis on environmental and natural resource matters important to Indian Country for the NCAI Institute for Environmental Sovereignty. Applicants should have at least eight years of experience in the field of environmental science, biology, toxicology, and/or forestry, preferably including at a federal or state regulatory agency. Ideal candidates will be adept at preparing written materials and delivering presentations for both technical and nontechnical audiences, passionate about serving Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, and have an understanding of and appreciation for Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge frameworks. OUF.

National Congress of American Indians | Policy Lead (Washington, DC) [$83,000 - $120,000]

The Policy Lead – Institute for Environmental Sovereignty will conduct in-depth research and analysis on environmental, natural resource, and conservation law and policy at the tribal, federal, state, local, and international levels for the NCAI Institute for Environmental Sovereignty. The ideal candidate has a good understanding of administrative, federal Indian, and environmental law, and has at least three years of experience carrying out legal and policy research and analysis as well as drafting public-facing reports, white papers, and issue briefs. Candidates will have a passion for serving Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities and a deep interest in environmental protection and natural resource stewardship. OUF.

National Congress of American Indians | Research Analyst (Washington, DC) [$60,000 - $70,000]

The Research Analyst will conduct in-depth research and analysis on environmental and natural resources law and policy at the tribal, federal, state, local, and international levels and conduct related support activities for the NCAI Institute for Environmental Sovereignty. The ideal candidate is highly organized, an excellent writer, and has between three and five years of experience conducting legal research, including collecting and synthesizing information, drafting reports and memoranda, performing rigorous fact-checking, cite-checking, and Bluebooking, and carrying out basic administrative functions. Candidates will have a passion for serving Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities and an interest in environmental protection and natural resource stewardship. OUF.

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) | Deputy Attorney General (Washington, DC) [$180,000 - $190,000]

The Deputy Attorney General will manage and provide oversight for the Legal Counsel Division (LCD) which is responsible for providing legal advice on a broad range of legal issues to the Attorney General and officials and employees in the Executive Office of the Mayor, District agencies, the Council of the District of Columbia, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, and instrumentalities of the District government. The Division regularly advises on sensitive, complex, and high-priority issues involving constitutional law, statutory construction, the Home Rule Act, administrative law, appropriations, and other legal matters particular to the unique status of the District. It also reviews all draft legislation introduced on the Mayor’s behalf, all draft rulemakings from the Executive Branch, and all Council-enrolled bills presented to the Mayor for legal sufficiency to obviate legal objections to them. In addition, the Division is responsible for drafting legal opinions of the Attorney General and performing other duties assigned by the Attorney General or Chief Deputy Attorney General. Apply by November 25.

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) | Deputy Attorney General (Washington, DC) [$185,000 - $195,000]

The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) is seeking candidates for the position of Deputy Attorney General for the Public Advocacy Division (PAD). PAD protects the public interest through civil enforcement actions, with a particular emphasis on protecting vulnerable and disadvantaged District residents. PAD enforces the District’s civil rights, environmental, workers’ rights, anti-fraud, consumer protection, housing conditions, elder protection, antitrust, and non-profit corporations statutes. PAD also works with advocacy partners and state and federal agencies to address national issues that affect those living or working in the District. PAD is divided into five sections: Housing and Environmental Justice, Antitrust and Nonprofit Enforcement, Workers’ Rights and Antifraud, Civil Rights and Elder Justice, and Consumer Protection. Each section is managed by a Chief, as well as an Assistant Chief for some sections. Each Chief reports to the Deputy. With the help of two Assistant Deputies and a staff assistant, the Deputy manages and oversees the operations of PAD, which is comprised of more than 60 attorneys and more than 25 professional staff. Apply by November 25.

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Senior Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$100,000 - $120,000]

The Center for Protest Law & Litigation, a project of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, seeks a highly skilled, enthusiastic, and motivated civil rights attorney to join in the litigation of existing cases and the development of new litigation, theories, and initiatives to defend and advance constitutional rights and social and environmental justice in the United States. This work will involve the range of PCJF’s civil rights matters, including police misconduct, with a special focus on the work of the Center for Protest Law & Litigation regarding legal matters at the intersection of First and Fourth Amendment rights in the context of free speech, assembly, and protest. The attorney will work on both civil litigation and on criminal defense of demonstrators subject to arrest for First Amendment activities, as well as transparency and FOIA matters. OUF.

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$80,000 - $95,000]

Pisgah Legal Services | Benefits Attorney (Asheville, NC) [$62,040 - $111,672]

PLS is seeking a full-time N.C. licensed attorney to handle general poverty law cases primarily in the areas of healthcare and public benefits law. Legal aid experience preferred. Passion for promoting justice and overcoming barriers facing low-income people, being a creative and zealous attorney and a team-player and demonstrated commitment to achieving lasting results for clients and low-income communities are all important. Position is contingent on funding availability. OUF.

Public Justice | Debtors’ Prison Project Staff Attorney (Oakland, CA, Washington, DC or Remote) [$109,350 DOE]

Public Justice’s Debtors’ Prison Project (DPP) works to shrink the criminal legal system by ending the criminalization of poverty. Working with allies and impacted communities, DPP uses litigation, advocacy, and education to ensure people are not punished simply because they can’t pay and to stop governments and companies from treating people impacted by the system as a revenue source.
The DPP Staff Attorney will report to DPP Director Leslie Bailey and may be based in Washington, D.C., Oakland, CA, or remotely. Because Public Justice handles litigation and advocacy nationally, the position will require travel. This is a full-time, exempt position. Among other responsibilities, the Staff Attorney will investigate and develop new DPP cases from inception through appeal, including factual investigation, drafting and submitting public records requests, identifying clients, conducting legal research and analysis, community outreach, and helping build a narrative campaign; and will serve as lead counsel or co-counsel in the full range of litigation tasks involved in DPP cases, including legal research and analysis, discovery, briefing, oral arguments, client communications, settlement negotiations; and drafting or coordinating the drafting of amicus briefs. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in civil rights class actions, public defense, or other litigation challenging injustices in the criminal legal system. Apply by December 15.

Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities | Legal Director (Washington, DC) [$90,000 - $105,000]

The Legal Director leads QT’s Legal Advocacy and Education Program, which seeks to promote and defend the rights of people with developmental disabilities. This includes direct legal representation of people with disabilities in DC seeking alternatives to guardianship; local and national policy advocacy; and community outreach and training. The Legal Director also works with DC government, DC courts, provider agencies, and the broader DC community to ensure that people with developmental disabilities have access to high-quality representation. The Legal Director administers the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making to advance the decision-making rights of people with disabilities and older adults through training, technical assistance, and promotion of promising practices. OUF

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP | Associate Attorney (Nashville, TN) [$130,000 - $180,000]

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney for our Nashville, Tennessee office. This Associate will focus on representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits, as well as individual actions, related to financial fraud matters, including securities, ERISA, consumer, and data breach actions. In addition, the Associate may also assist the Firm’s world-class team of attorneys on a range of gender discrimination, Title XI sexual assault cases, qui tam and whistleblower matters, and wage and hour actions. The ideal candidate for the Associate Attorney position will have 3-5 years of experience in complex commercial litigation and/or class action litigation. Prospective applicants must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Tennessee or expect to be admitted in the immediate future. Familiarity with complex commercial litigation, large-scale discovery and e-discovery preferred. OUF.

Southern Coalition for Social Justice | Senior Counsel for Environmental Justice (Durham, NC) [$95,000]

Southern Coalition for Social Justice is hiring a Senior Counsel for Environmental Justice who will litigate cases, develop case strategies, advise clients, and work with state and federal policymakers to improve environmental justice outcomes for communities across the South. OUF.

Southern Legal Counsel | Attorney (Gainesville, FL) [$63,500]

SLC is seeking a full-time Florida licensed attorney to join our team. SLC is a nonprofit law firm that works proactively to ensure fairness, social justice, and government accountability for Floridians through focused, high-impact initiatives, policy advocacy, and civil litigation. 3 years experience preferred. The attorney will be focused on public benefits, education, and housing cases, and will also join our impact litigation efforts. The ideal candidate will be committed to promoting justice and the public interest and will be a creative, zealous advocate and a team player. Salary range increases based on experience. OUF.

Southern Poverty Law Center | Policy Analyst, Democracy (Atlanta, GA; Jackson, MS; Miami, FL; Montgomery, AL; New Orleans, LA; Washington, DC) [$97,630]

The SPLC is seeking a Policy Analyst who is committed to advancing political participation and civic engagement! SPLC Policy team works to advance the SPLC’s agenda with government officials, advocating policy, legal, and legislative recommendations in alignment with the SPLC’s Impact Statement. Reporting to the Policy Research Director, The Policy Analyst, Democracy is dedicated to creating compelling assets that build the case for an inclusive democracy that challenges voter suppression measures, developing novel theories to expand the franchise and political power for communities of color that have been historically excluded from the political process, and ensuring representational diversity in the Deep South and beyond. Reporting to the Director of Research and working closely with the SPLC’s federal and state policy teams and other internal stakeholders, the Policy Analyst, Democracy is responsible for conducting fact and policy research; producing excellent written policy research products, reviewing and analyzing data; and cultivating partnerships and collaborations with think tanks, academic institutions, and community partners to develop and advance policies to protect voting rights and expand democracy. OUF.

Southern Poverty Law Center | Senior Supervising Attorney, Inclusion and Anti-Extremism (Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA) [ $164,864]

The Southern Poverty Law Center is seeking a Senior Supervising Attorney committed to dismantling white supremacy! The Senior Supervising Attorney in the Inclusion and Anti-Extremism (IAE) Advocacy and Litigation Impact Team (ALIT) develops and litigates individual and class action cases raising constitutional and statutory claims in state and federal court and develops and leads multi-strategy advocacy campaigns falling under the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Impact Area dedicated to dismantling white supremacy, including but not limited to representing victims of hate and extremism, and to stem the tide of online radicalization and extremism. The position also provides opportunities to work on cases and campaigns vindicating and advancing the rights of communities, such as LGBTQ people and immigrants, among others, targeted by hate groups. OUF.

Southern Poverty Law Center | Director of Media and Public Relations (Washington, D.C.) [$164,864]

The Director of Media and Public Relations will lead a team of media relations professionals working to elevate the organization’s work focusing on expanding our democracy and voting, decarceration and decriminalization, and poverty eradication, all under the umbrella of knowledge within the social justice and civil rights movement. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Fair Housing Testing Coordinator | Austin Tenants Council (Austin, TX) [$60,000 - $75,000]

The Austin Tenants Council, a special project of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), seeks a Fair Housing Testing Coordinator who will support its efforts to investigate allegations of discrimination, protect tenants’ rights, and educate the community on fair housing. A strong belief in equal justice for poor people is paramount to this position.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Staff Attorney | Medical-Legal Project (San Antonio, TX) [$61,000 - $83,000]

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Staff Attorney to join our Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) team in San Antonio. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with medical professionals to address the legal needs of low-income families and improve their health outcomes by addressing social determinates of health. Through this holistic, collaborative approach, attorneys in the MLP team help vulnerable patient-families navigate legal issues such as education, public benefits, and housing, and more. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Paralegal B | Public Benefits Team (TRLA Service Area, TX) [$40,840 - $54,230]

TRLA’s Public Benefits Team represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. TRLA has openings for a paralegal to join this team in TRLA’s Service area offices.  OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Paralegal B | Medical Legal Partnership (San Antonio, TX) [$40,840 - $54,230]

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) seeks a paralegal to work with our Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) project in San Antonio. Our MLP is an exciting opportunity to work with medical professionals to improve the health and well-being of low-income families. The MLP is based on a national medical-legal partnership model which places lawyers in a clinical setting to facilitate the provision of legal services crucial to vulnerable patient-families. MLP model takes a holistic approach to help families to overcome some social determinants that can harm their health. Some of the MLP’s priority areas will include, but not be exclusively, education, public benefits, and housing. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)| Paralegal A | Southern Migrant Legal Services (Nashville, TN) [$39,840 - $53,230]

The paralegal must be fluent in written and spoken English and Spanish. Preference will be given to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to social justice, especially in the areas of workers and immigrants’ rights. Duties include (but aren’t limited to): assisting attorneys with litigation preparation; conducting outreach in rural areas (especially during evenings and weekends); performing client intakes; preparing community legal education materials and conducting Know Your Rights presentations; investigating cases; communicating with community organizations, the media and other service providers; referring individuals to other agencies and private attorneys and any other duties as necessary. OUF.

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