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Description:Do you want an impactful career AND quality time with your family or to pursue your hobbies?You can have both by joining Empire Justice Center as a Civil Rights Supervising Senior Attorney!About Empire Justice CenterEmpire Justice Center is a diverse, highly respected statewide legal services organization that fights for marginalized low-income individuals and families across New York....

The Opportunity:Position Title: Civil Rights AttorneyDepartment: Civil RightsLocation: Santa Clara, CAReports To: Civil Rights Managing AttorneyClassification: ExemptStatus: Full-Time, occasional evenings and weekends requiredCompensation: $92,888–$116,086/annually commensurate with skills and experienceJoin the team behind the missionEvery day, people across California turn to the Council on Amer...

Position Summary:The NAACP Empowerment Programs, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for equal rights, seeks an Associate General Counsel, to join the organization's growing Legal Department. The NAACP Is the nation's largest and oldest civil rights organization. It was established to combat racial violence, injustice, and discrimination against Black Americans, playing a key role in major le...

Position Summary:The NAACP Empowerment Programs, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for equal rights, seeks an Associate General Counsel, to join the organization's growing Legal Department. The NAACP Is the nation's largest and oldest civil rights organization. It was established to combat racial violence, injustice, and discrimination against Black Americans, playing a key role in major le...

Position Description:General Summary:The Harris County Attorney's Office (HCAO) is hiring an attorney to join our newly created Appellate & Civil Rights Division that represents the nation's third largest county, its elected officials, and 19,000 employees in state and federal appellate litigation. The Division seeks an experienced and motivated attorney with stellar writing and advocacy skill...

Overview:The Los Angeles, CA office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its Police/Civil Rights Practice.The ideal candidate must have: a minimum of 1 year of civil litigation experience, in any practice area, or a minimum of 3 years of criminal trial experience. Must also be willing and able to meet firm minimum billing of 1,950 billable hours...

Overview:The Los Angeles, CA office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its Police/Civil Rights Practice.The ideal candidate must have: (1) a minimum of 2 years of civil litigation experience, in any practice area and a minimum of 5 years of criminal trial experience, or a minimum 5 years of civil litigation experience, in any practice area; an...

Position Summary:DRM is seeking a motivated and self-directed attorney who is committed to enforcing and enhancing the rights of people with disabilities. The Staff Attorney will engage in individual and systemic work related to discrimination and rights violations. Duties of the Staff Attorney include, but are not limited to the following:Provide direct representation to clients in cases selected...

Who We Need: We are seeking a Civil Rights Litigation Associate with 0-6 years of experience to join our Civil Rights Practice Group. You will work for one partner/supervisor on difficult, high-stakes constitutional and civil rights cases for individuals and small businesses. The ideal candidate is a skilled researcher and writer with a keen eye for detail, brings a creative approach to conflict r...

Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a non-profit, civil rights legal center, seeks a dynamic and motivated litigator who shares our vision of creating a society that strives toward justice and fairness for all. Ideal candidates have at least 2 years' experience in complex, civil rights and/or class action litigation. This Staff Attorney position will be based in DRA's Berkeley, CA office. DRA offer...

Job Description:Position Summary:The Chief Deputy City Solicitor of the Civil Rights Unit is the head of the Unit. This is a management level position that involves running the civil rights practice of one of the largest municipalities in the country. Responsibilities include managing and supervising a team of three (3) managing attorneys, and approximately twenty (20) trial attorneys and seven (7...

Position Summary:The Civil Rights Staff Attorney for the Edley Center on Law & Democracy supports substantive legal work on behalf of the Center. This position provides dedicated legal expertise in civil litigation and policy to support the Center's wide range of legal research and advocacy. The Staff Attorney works on state and local policy development in California and other states, research...

Position Summary:The Office of the General Counsel is seeking an externally funded Civil Rights Litigation Fellow to join the organization's growing Legal Department. During this year-long fellowship, the Civil Rights Litigation Fellow will engage in impactful affirmative civil rights litigation and legal advocacy across a variety of areas including voting rights, criminal justice, economic justic...

Every day, disabled Montanans are neglected and abused by care providers, excluded from schools, unnecessarily institutionalized, denied critical services, denied treatment in correctional facilities, separated from their communities, and shut out of decisions that shape their own lives.Our job is to change that.Sometimes we negotiate. Sometimes we investigate. Sometimes we build coalitions. Somet...

About the Opportunity:The Northeastern University School of Law invites applications for the Margaret Burnham Visiting Professorship in Civil Rights. This appointment honors the legacy of University Distinguished Professor Margaret Burnham, founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice (CRRJ) Project, and is established to support a faculty appointment that continues the work of Professor Bu...

The SPLC is seeking experienced Civil Rights Senior Fellows who are committed to social justice!This unique mid-career Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowship, based at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is a new pilot program designed to address urgent gaps in civil rights enforcement resulting from recent reductions in federal capacity. SPLC's EJW Civil Rights Fellowship will mobilize former g...