Job Opportunities - South

AARP Foundation | Foundation Litigation Fellow (Fall start) (Washington, DC) [$30.00 per hour]

AARP Foundation conducts legal advocacy through its litigating arm, AARP Foundation Litigation, a public interest law firm at the intersection of aging and social justice. We advocate for systemic change in federal and state courts nationwide to advance the legal rights and interests of people 50 and older, particularly low-income and vulnerable individuals. We are looking for a top-notch third-year law student with a passion for litigation to work with us to end senior poverty. OUF.

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.

Alliance for Justice | Federal Research and Advocacy Director (Washington, DC) [$125,000 - $131,000]

The Federal Research and Advocacy Director will oversee AFJ and AFJ Action’s work to develop advocacy-oriented research that supports a rights-expansive judiciary; to lead a research team who advance advocacy efforts; to research and write reports on federal judicial nominees and some executive nominees; to research and write about major cases in the federal courts and trends in judicial philosophy and judicial nominees; to leverage research to raise awareness about the importance of the federal judiciary; to expand AFJ’s relationships and networks to ensure research is utilized by the Hill, AFJ members, partners, and stakeholders; and to directly engage in federal court confirmation campaigns. 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.

BASTA (Building and Strengthening Tenant Action) | BASTA Deputy Director (Austin, TX) [$75,000 - $90,000]

BASTA (Building and Strengthening Tenant Action) is a project housed in Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) dedicated to helping Austin renters work alongside their neighbors to improve conditions in their homes and communities. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced candidate to be our Deputy Director. This person will play a key leadership role in advancing our project’s mission. Reporting to BASTA’s Project Director, this position will be responsible for ensuring that our organizational infrastructure is designed to effectively support our current work as well as our future growth. OUF.

BASTA (Building and Strengthening Tenant Action) | BASTA Director of Legal Services (Austin, TX) [$75,000 - $85,000]

BASTA (Building and Strengthening Tenant Action) is a project housed in Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) dedicated to helping Austin renters work alongside their neighbors to improve conditions in their homes and communities. BASTA’s Director of Legal Services will be a pivotal member of our leadership team responsible for a wide range of legal activities related to tenants rights, community benefits agreements, and housing issues. The Director of BASTA Legal Services will supervise two BASTA paralegals and, with the support of the Project Director, will build out the BASTA Legal Services team, including identifying potential funding for and recruiting additional community lawyers. The Director of BASTA Legal Services Director will work closely with the Project Director, the BASTA Research and Policy Director, BASTA paralegals, and TRLA housing attorneys to support the tenants association, community education, and policy efforts. OUF.

Bay Area Legal Services | Staff Attorney – Dade City (Dade City, FL) [$60,350.00/yr DOE]

Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) is seeking to fill a full-time staff attorney position to provide counsel and advice and represent clients in civil legal proceedings in traditional areas of public interest law. The primary focus of the position will be in family law (original dissolution of marriage proceedings, original paternity proceedings, and supplemental petitions to modify) and domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking and other injunction matters. The Team Leader of the Dade City office will supervise the position. Staff Attorneys will facilitate or directly provide qualified legal services to low income clients to meet their civil legal needs. OUF.

Bay Area Legal Services | Staff Attorney (Plant City) (Plant City, FL) [$69,400/yr DOE]

Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) is seeking to hire an attorney for a full-time position in the Plant City office within the Sixth Circuit. This is a hybrid position and is funded under the VOCA grant, from the Attorney General’s Office to represent and assist survivors of domestic, sexual, and dating violence and human trafficking. Attorney primarily advocates for victims of crime under a VOCA grant in the areas of family law and injunctions for protection against domestic violence, however, practice may also include additional substantive areas of law if the client meets criteria for being a victim of crime under grant criteria. On occasion, clients who are not crime victims are represented as well. OUF.

Bay Area Legal Services | Staff Attorney (Senior Advocacy Unit) (Tampa, FL) [$74,350/yr DOE]

Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) is seeking to fill a full-time Staff Attorney position on our Senior Advocacy Unit (SAU). The SAU provides high quality legal services to seniors (60+) in a variety of areas including home ownership, landlord/tenant, public benefits, and other issues affecting low income and vulnerable senior populations. The position will be supervised by the Team Leader of the Senior Advocacy Unit (SAU). Staff Attorneys will facilitate or directly provide qualified legal services to low income clients to meet their civil legal needs. OUF.

Bay Area Legal Services | Legal Content Manager (Tampa, FL) [$69,400/yr DOE]

The Legal Content Manager (Attorney) will lead and manage the firm's website and content, and play a pivotal role in helping increase access to justice using technology: to inform, educate, empower, and guide individuals and families with legal problems to solutions. They will focus on creating legal information, legal action plans, and document assembly guided interviews for housing (70%) and family law (30%) matters affecting low-income individuals and vulnerable populations. OUF.

Burakiewicz & DePriest, PLLC | Associate Attorney (Washington, D.C) [$90,000 - $140,000]

Burakiewicz & DePriest is seeking an attorney to join our litigation practice representing employees and unions (often in class or collective actions) in a wide range of labor and employment issues including civil rights and wage & hour claims. Responsibilities include all aspects of litigation, including investigating claims; preparing and responding to written discovery; depositions; brief writing; settlement negotiations; as well as witness examination during arbitrations, hearings, and/or trials. The attorney will work directly with clients and other attorneys in the firm, often in a team environment. The position is an opportunity to gain hands-on litigation experience while working on meaningful cases. Please submit a cover letter, resume, references, transcript, and independent writing sample to hiring@bdlawdc.com. OUF.

Capital Collateral Regional Counsel – South | Investigator – Capital Postconviction (Fort Lauderdale, FL) [$55,000 - $70,000]

The Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel–South (“CCRC-South”) is a State of Florida agency that represents indigent Florida death row inmates in postconviction proceedings challenging the legality of their convictions and sentences in state and in federal courts. Duties of the investigator include but are not limited to: review of the trial and appellate records to gain comprehensive knowledge of each case and client; collecting, indexing, maintaining and reviewing public records regarding all aspects of the case; interviewing clients, their families, and associates, and working with expert witnesses to obtain a comprehensive social history; locating and interviewing witnesses, taking witness statements, developing evidentiary leads; producing written reports and memoranda; court testimony; service of process, witness coordination, and related duties, as may be required.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Employee Benefits/ERISA Associate (Washington, DC) [$160,000 - $184,000]

Cohen Milstein’s is accepting applications for junior associates to join the Employee Benefits/ERISA Practice, which represents employees in federal class action lawsuits. Cohen Milstein has one of the leading ERISA practices in the nation, and the group has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for employees and retirees. OUF.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Consumer Protection Associate (Washington, DC) [$153,000 - $181,000]

The Consumer Protection Practice Group works to protect consumers from deceptive business practices and defective products. Cohen Milstein has been successful in class actions at recovering monetary compensation for consumers who were deceived by consumer service providers such as banks, insurance companies, credit card companies and phone companies. OUF.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Antitrust Associate (Washington, DC) [$160,000 - $184,000]

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC is one of the country’s premier law firms litigating class actions and other complex litigation. With more than 100 attorneys and eight offices, we are involved in groundbreaking and high-stakes litigation concerning antitrust violations, securities fraud, civil rights and employment claims, consumer protection, employee benefits, whistle blower cases, international human rights, catastrophic injury, and matters representing state attorneys general in civil law enforcement investigations and litigation. 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.

George Washington University | Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity 2026 Cohort (Washington, DC)

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is seeking early—to mid-career professionals engaged in health-related work to join its 2026 cohort. During this year-long, non-residential fellowship, fellows participate in three in-person meetings in different parts of the globe and bi-monthly online learning modules. All educational experiences and travel expenses associated with participation in the fellowship are fully covered by the program. Fellows use the knowledge and skills gained through the program to build more equitable communities and support each other in the fight for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. This fellowship is open to professionals from diverse fields and global backgrounds who have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing health equity. Apply by April 10, 2025, to join the 2026 cohort.

Gupta Wessler LLP | Plaintiff-Side Appellate Attorney (San Francisco, CA or Washington, DC) [$135,000 - $160,000+]

Gupta Wessler seeks an associate attorney to join our small, collegial team. We’re looking for star candidates who have demonstrated exceptional writing and editing skills, the capacity to think rigorously and creatively about the law, strong advocacy instincts, collaborative spirit, and a genuine passion for public interest work. Judicial clerkship experience is strongly preferred and at least one year of practice experience (not including clerkships) is required. The position can be located in either our Washington, DC or San Francisco office. 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.

LatinoJustice PRLDEF | Deputy General Counsel For Litigation (New York, NY; Orlando, FL; or Austin, TX) [$190,000 in New York City ($171,000 outside of New York City)]

LatinoJustice PRLDEF (LJP) seeks an experienced and dynamic litigator and manager to play a key leadership role in developing and directing LJP’s litigation during a period of unprecedented growth and the expansion of LJP’s programmatic reach. LJP’s Deputy General Counsel for Litigation (DGC-L) oversees LJP’s Legal Department and directs and coordinates LJP’s extensive litigation docket across multiple issue areas and in multiple jurisdictions. The DGC-L identifies and develops new litigation matters based on organizational priorities and ensures their effective execution. The DGC-L directly participates in litigation as well, maintaining an active docket and serving as lead counsel in selected cases. OUF.

Legal Aid Justice Center | Senior Supervising Immigration/Workers Rights Attorney (Norfolk, VA) [$81,173.87 - $109,426.03]

The Legal Aid Justice Center seeks to hire a senior supervising attorney for our new expansion into Hampton Roads. The attorney will be a part of both the Immigrant Justice and Worker Justice Programs and work hand-in-hand with those teams on advocacy in the Hampton Roads region. The attorney will initially work in a shared office space in Norfolk and later play a key role in helping with the establishment of our permanent office. OUF.

Legal Aid Justice Center | Co-Deputy Director of Advocacy (Charlottesville, Richmond, Falls Church, VA) [$115,000 - $180,983]

This position is responsible for building out and overseeing the implementation of an integrated advocacy strategy framework that uses multiple coordinated strategies to dismantle the systems that create and perpetuate poverty and racial injustice. In partnership with the other Co-Deputy Director of Advocacy, who is responsible for the client-centered systems that support our advocacy, you will set a strategic vision for our advocacy work and supervise some of our program directors, supporting them in leading their teams to execute client-centered strategic impact and case work to seek outcomes aligned with LAJC’s ambitious goals to achieve racial, economic, and social justice. As a member of LAJC’s executive team, you will help determine and execute LAJC's strategic vision and advise the Executive Director regarding organizational priorities for all programmatic work and the effective use of organizational resources. 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.

Mehri & Skalet, PLLC | 2025-2027 Mehri & Skalet Find Justice Fellowship (Washington, DC) [$95,000 - $105,000]

Mehri & Skalet is now accepting applications for the 2025-2027 Mehri & Skalet Find Justice Fellowship. The Fellowship is designed for recent law school graduates with a commitment to social justice and an interest in impact litigation. The Fellowship provides promising new attorneys with an introduction to our practice, exposure to our clients and nonprofit partners, and a unique opportunity for a three-month externship with a nonprofit.

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.

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]

Promise of Justice Initiative | Civil Attorney (New Orleans, LA) [$65,000 - $87,000]

PJI’s legal department is nimble and strives to meet the moment we’re in. It has a track record of securing landmark wins, including Ramos v. Louisiana, in which the United States Supreme Court found that non-unanimous jury convictions (Jim Crow Juries) were unconstitutional. The PJI civil litigation team has spent a decade fighting off executions in Louisiana through litigation challenging lethal injection and gassing as cruel and unusual methods of killing people. The team is also currently litigating forced labor in prisons, the detention of incarcerated people past their release dates, and the deprivation of proper medical care for people in prison, among other challenges. This position requires a commitment and belief in the ethos that our clients and their families are valuable, have answers, and should be consulted and heard because they are humans and because what we learn from our clients impacts the strength of evidence and influences litigation strategy. All attorneys at PJI are expected to center their clients in their legal practice and regularly visit in person, in prison, or elsewhere. Apply by May 2.

Public Justice Center | Attorney, Workplace Justice Project (Baltimore, MD) [$74,000+]

The Public Justice Center seeks an Attorney with at least 2-4 years of legal experience for its Workplace Justice Project. This project uses litigation, legislative work, and community engagement to advance justice, equity, and worker power in the workplace. Seeking attorneys with a race equity analysis and a passion for social justice. OUF.

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 Center for Human Rights | Senior Attorney, Impact Litigation Unit (Atlanta, GA) [$100,000 - $115,000]

The Atlanta-based Southern Center for Human Rights is looking for a Senior Attorney for our Impact Litigation Unit to help challenge the unconstitutional practices of the criminal legal systems of Alabama and Georgia. Experience managing litigation teams and providing supervision to junior staff and investigators is essential. Salary range for the Senior Attorney is $100,000 – $115,000 plus a robust benefits package. 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 | Regional Manager, Community Organizer Augusta-Richmond (Augusta, GA) [$97,637]

The Regional Manager, Community Outreach will lead the Georgia State Office’s outreach, organizing, and capacity building efforts in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia (consolidated government). The Regional Manager will engage with the community to understand their priority needs/issues and manage outreach efforts to ensure that all voters in the state have the information that they need to access the ballot, especially as voter registration rules and options for how to vote as they change. OUF.

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