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Posted 4 weeks agoStaff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel, Immigrants' Rights Project [Term-Limited]
at ACLU
New York, United StatesHybrid
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Requirements
- J.D. degree and active Bar membership
- experience in federal courts is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as within a team; ability to foster and contribute to a collaborative team environment
- Demonstrated ability to perform complex legal analytical work
- Demonstrated ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively
- Self-motivation and diligence, with a proven ability to meet firm deadlines and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Fluency in Spanish strongly preferred; fluency in other languages commonly spoken by immigrants in the U.S. preferred Demonstrated
- experience working in immigrant community settings strongly preferred •
Benefits
- Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
- Experience working with reporters and the media preferred COMPENSATION
- The range of salaries are the following, based on year of law school graduation (please consult the hiring manager for specific salary details, based on individual circumstances)
- 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
- The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay.
- These salaries are reflective of positions based in New York, NY where are National Offices are headquartered. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
- Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
- benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
- We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
- Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
- For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change.
Contact
- For details on our pay structure, please visit: https://www.aclu.org/careers/ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf WHY THE ACLU
- If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org .
Additional details
- The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel in the Immigrants’ Rights Project of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY or San Francisco, CA.
- This is a hybrid role that has in-office
- requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. This is a 2 -year term-limited position.
- The Immigrants’ Rights Project is part of the Legal Department of the national ACLU and has offices in New York and San Francisco.
- For nearly 40 years, the Project has litigated in trial and appellate courts across the country, including the U.S.
- Supreme Court, to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of immigrants and seek equal justice under the law.
- Our work has focused on due process, access to the courts, unfair detention, equal treatment, and state and local laws and policies.
- For example, we have challenged attacks on birthright citizenship; removals under the Alien Enemies Act; the targeting of student activists for arrest, detention, and deportation; family separation; the Muslim ban; multiple attacks on the asylum system; indefinite and mandatory detention; immigration detainers; state and local anti-immigrant laws; racial and language profiling connected to immigration enforcement; and attempts to eliminate judicial review.
- We work closely with partners at the national ACLU and affiliates, as well as allied organizations, to pursue litigation and to engage in and support other forms of advocacy and education.
- This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).