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Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, National Prison Project

Attorney role at ACLU, focusing on prison project.
ACLU - National Office
Remote
Hybrid
On-Site
United States
USD 92,374 - 210,677
Job Description
The ACLU is seeking a Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel to join their National Prison Project. This role involves working to ensure that conditions in prisons, jails, juvenile detention centers, and immigration detention facilities comply with legal and human rights standards. The position is a four-year, limited term and is based in either New York, NY, or Washington, D.C., with hybrid work arrangements requiring in-office presence two days a week or eight days a month. Remote work from a different U.S. location may be approved.

Role Involves:
  • Litigating in federal courts, including appellate courts, throughout the country.
  • Handling a substantial caseload in federal court, working closely with other staff attorneys, local counsel, immigrant rights organizations, and clients.
  • Conducting legal research and writing legal memoranda.
  • Analyzing legislation for potential litigation.
  • Drafting pleadings and briefs, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings and oral arguments.
  • Providing technical assistance and expert legal advice to local ACLU affiliates, cooperating attorneys and others who seek assistance from the Project.
  • Conducting policy advocacy on prisoners’ rights, criminal justice, and immigration detention issues.
  • Developing new cases and non-litigation advocacy projects.
  • Engaging in public speaking and articulating ACLU views to a variety of audiences on a broad range of prisoners’ rights, criminal justice and civil liberties issues.

Requirements:
  • J.D. degree and active Bar membership.
  • Complex civil litigation experience in federal courts.
  • Demonstrated experience working with immigration detention, and issues related to conditions of confinement.
  • A demonstrated ability to work independently as well as within a team. Ability to foster and contribute to a collaborative team environment is essential.
  • Excellent legal research and writing skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform complex legal analytical work.
  • Demonstrated ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively.
  • Self-motivated, diligent and able to meet strict deadlines in a dynamic environment.
  • Ability to travel required.

The ACLU offers:
  • Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
  • Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
  • Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
  • Support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops
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ACLU - National Office

The ACLU - National Office is a non-profit organization dedicated to defending individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Through litigation, lobbying, public education, and organizing, the ACLU strives to achieve equality and justice for all, challenging injustice and defending freedom. It focuses on issues such as LGBTQ+ rights, HIV advocacy, and combating discrimination. The organization values diversity, equity, and inclusion, promoting a culture of belonging and respect.

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