Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, National Prison Project
ACLU - National Office · CA, US
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About the Role
The National Prison Project seeks applicants for a Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel position in Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, or New York, NY. This role focuses on ensuring conditions in detention facilities comply with constitutional, domestic, and international human rights standards, with a special emphasis on immigration detention. The position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).
Responsibilities
- Contribute to all aspects of the Project’s litigation and non-litigation work, with a special focus on immigration detention.
- Litigate in federal and state courts, including appellate courts, throughout the country.
- Carry a substantial caseload in federal and state court, working closely with other staff attorneys and local counsel.
- Conduct legal research and write legal memoranda.
- Analyze legislation for potential litigation.
- Draft pleadings and briefs, engage in discovery and motion practice, and conduct evidentiary hearings and oral arguments.
- Provide technical assistance and expert legal advice to local ACLU affiliates, cooperating attorneys, and others.
- Conduct policy advocacy on immigration detention, prisoners’ rights, and criminal justice issues.
- Develop new cases, identify and work with potential plaintiffs and witnesses.
- Engage in public speaking to a variety of audiences on immigration detention, prisoners’ rights, criminal justice, and civil liberties issues.
- Travel as required for litigation, case management, conferences, and client development.
- Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Demonstrated litigation experience.
- Admission to practice (based on office assignment).
- 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 while under pressure.
Skills
- Proficiency in Spanish preferred.
Location
- Washington, DC
- San Francisco, CA
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 0-2 years since law school graduation
- 3-5 years since law school graduation
- 6-10 years since law school graduation
- 11-15 years since law school graduation
- 16-20 years since law school graduation
- 21-25 years since law school graduation
- 26-30+ years since law school graduation
Education Level
- J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
Salary/Compensations
- 0-2 years since law school graduation: $96,069 - $120,009
- 3-5 years since law school graduation: $134,414 - $158,579
- 6-10 years since law school graduation: $165,839 - $187,087
- 11-15 years since law school graduation: $190,585 - $201,403
- 16-20 years since law school graduation: $203,304 - $208,540
- 21-25 years since law school graduation: $209,595 - $213,890
- 26-30+ years since law school graduation: $214,920 - $219,104
Benefits
- Generous paid time-off policy.
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment).
- 401k plan and employer match.
- Annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops.
About the Company
- For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
- The ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.
Equal Opportunity
- Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
- We are committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally.
- We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.